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02-06-2008
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| | Re: Vista Business OEM "Grant" <Grant@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:u3bh6gNaIHA.3400@xxxxxx Quote: > On an HP Business machine, not yet set up, can the product key be used to > downgrade? to XP Pro. > You would need an XP Pro key. -- Kerry Brown Microsoft MVP - Shell/User http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/ |
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02-06-2008
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| | Vista Business OEM On an HP Business machine, not yet set up, can the product key be used to downgrade? to XP Pro. |
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02-06-2008
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| | Re: Vista Business OEM Hi, Contact HP to see if they are willing to grant you a downgrade. An OEM license is supported by the manufacturer, and that includes whether or not they offer downgrade rights. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "Grant" <Grant@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:u3bh6gNaIHA.3400@xxxxxx Quote: > On an HP Business machine, not yet set up, can the product key be used to > downgrade? to XP Pro. > |
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02-06-2008
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| | Re: Vista Business OEM "Rick Rogers" <rick@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23oXKrSTaIHA.1376@xxxxxx Quote: > Hi, > > Contact HP to see if they are willing to grant you a downgrade. An OEM > license is supported by the manufacturer, and that includes whether or not > they offer downgrade rights. > Hi Rick All OEM copies of Vista Business have downgrade rights. http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...rencesheet.pdf The problem is getting the XP media and a key. Supposedly according the above document you can use any OEM XP Pro key then phone for activation when it fails and explain you are using your downgrade rights. I have heard reports that you sometimes have a hassle with this part of the equation. The other problem is finding XP drivers. The manufacturer will have to help here or the downgrade may not work. -- Kerry Brown Microsoft MVP - Shell/User http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/ |
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02-06-2008
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| | Re: Vista Business OEM "Kerry Brown" <kerry@xxxxxx-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message news:AB462060-5B9D-43EB-AC3C-33D6ADE6A92F@xxxxxx Quote: > "Rick Rogers" <rick@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:%23oXKrSTaIHA.1376@xxxxxx Quote: >> Hi, >> >> Contact HP to see if they are willing to grant you a downgrade. An OEM >> license is supported by the manufacturer, and that includes whether or >> not they offer downgrade rights. >> > > Hi Rick > > All OEM copies of Vista Business have downgrade rights. > > http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...rencesheet.pdf > Quote: > > The problem is getting the XP media and a key. Supposedly according the > above document you can use any OEM XP Pro key then phone for activation > when it fails and explain you are using your downgrade rights. I have > heard reports that you sometimes have a hassle with this part of the > equation. > > The other problem is finding XP drivers. The manufacturer will have to > help here or the downgrade may not work. > |
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02-07-2008
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| | Re: Vista Business OEM "Grant" <Grant@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%230X8b3TaIHA.3828@xxxxxx Quote: > > "Kerry Brown" <kerry@xxxxxx-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message > news:AB462060-5B9D-43EB-AC3C-33D6ADE6A92F@xxxxxx Quote: >> "Rick Rogers" <rick@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:%23oXKrSTaIHA.1376@xxxxxx Quote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> Contact HP to see if they are willing to grant you a downgrade. An OEM >>> license is supported by the manufacturer, and that includes whether or >>> not they offer downgrade rights. >>> >> >> Hi Rick >> >> All OEM copies of Vista Business have downgrade rights. >> >> http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...rencesheet.pdf >> Quote: >> >> The problem is getting the XP media and a key. Supposedly according the >> above document you can use any OEM XP Pro key then phone for activation >> when it fails and explain you are using your downgrade rights. I have >> heard reports that you sometimes have a hassle with this part of the >> equation. >> >> The other problem is finding XP drivers. The manufacturer will have to >> help here or the downgrade may not work. >> > Then you should be able to install XP Pro using a key from an existing license. When the activation fails because the key is already in use you will have to pick the phone activation option and convince them you are allowed to do this. Make sure you reference the link I posted. -- Kerry Brown Microsoft MVP - Shell/User http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/ |
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02-07-2008
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| | Re: Vista Business OEM Good info, thanks Kerry. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "Kerry Brown" <kerry@xxxxxx-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message news:AB462060-5B9D-43EB-AC3C-33D6ADE6A92F@xxxxxx Quote: > "Rick Rogers" <rick@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:%23oXKrSTaIHA.1376@xxxxxx Quote: >> Hi, >> >> Contact HP to see if they are willing to grant you a downgrade. An OEM >> license is supported by the manufacturer, and that includes whether or >> not they offer downgrade rights. >> > > Hi Rick > > All OEM copies of Vista Business have downgrade rights. > > http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...rencesheet.pdf > > The problem is getting the XP media and a key. Supposedly according the > above document you can use any OEM XP Pro key then phone for activation > when it fails and explain you are using your downgrade rights. I have > heard reports that you sometimes have a hassle with this part of the > equation. > > The other problem is finding XP drivers. The manufacturer will have to > help here or the downgrade may not work. > > -- > Kerry Brown > Microsoft MVP - Shell/User > http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/ > > > |
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