OEM is the responsibility of the laptop manufacturer..
"the_dac" <thedac@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I have a laptop running an OEM version of Vista Business Edition. I am
> willing to downgrade to XP Pro since I am facing to many performance and
> compatibility issues wit Vista (15 minutes to boot, improper interaction
> with
> SBS2k3...).
> According to the EULA I can downgrade to XP Pro. Now the question is:
> how/where can I get a CD of XP Pro? If I have to buy a version of XP Pro,
> the
> downgrade rights is just a fake.
>
> Thanks in advance for your help.
>
> Cheers,
> dac.
>
>
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