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Old 05-10-2007   #7 (permalink)
the_dac


 
 

Re: Downgrading to XP Pro... How to get the CD?

Don't want to seems unpolite but really...
Delivering a product working in an acceptable way is the responsibility of
the software editor... If it is not the case, an idea would be to make
customer life easier.

"Mike Hall MVP" wrote:

> OEM is the responsibility of the laptop manufacturer..
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> "the_dac" <thedac@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F00ABB96-4191-44A9-BE9D-6D7FC8905B70@microsoft.com...
> > 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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> Mike Hall
> MS MVP Windows Shell/User
> http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/
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