I think what you have read is an urban myth.
The company that you bought your computer from might allow an exchange to
XP, but that would have nothing to do with Microsoft.
"Rachel" <Rachel@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I have a new laptop with Vista Home Premium and I want to downgrade to XP
> Pro.
>
> I have read that with the Business or Ultimate editions that I can phone
> customer support and do a downgrade to get an XP key if I give them my
> unactivated Vista key.
>
> Since I don't have Business or Ultimate, can I do an upgrade to that and
> then downgrade to XP Pro (as it will be cheaper than buying the non-OEM XP
> Pro)?
>
>