This is not even remotely correct. If you are allowed to downgrade your
computer that right, as well as the necessary software and drivers, need to
be provided by your computer manufacturer. Otherwise you can buy your own
copy of XP but good luck with drivers and hopefully installing it won't void
your warranty.
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"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)?
>
>