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Old 05-30-2008   #1 (permalink)
Mike


 
 

Possible to swap Vista Ultimate (64) Licence for XP Pro (64) licence

Hi,

I heard is is possible under some circumstances to swap a Vista
licence back to an XP licence and would like to investigate if it is
possible for me to do this.

My reasons are the poor networking performance of Vista cf XP and also
the fact that none of the MS development systems I am using (VS6 and
VS2003.NET) will run on Vista.

Thanks in advance for any advice,

Mike

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 05-30-2008   #2 (permalink)
Mark


 
 

Re: Possible to swap Vista Ultimate (64) Licence for XP Pro (64) licence

Maybe this will help.

http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...rencesheet.pdf

Mark

"Mike" <mikedavies621@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> Hi,
>
> I heard is is possible under some circumstances to swap a Vista
> licence back to an XP licence and would like to investigate if it is
> possible for me to do this.
>
> My reasons are the poor networking performance of Vista cf XP and also
> the fact that none of the MS development systems I am using (VS6 and
> VS2003.NET) will run on Vista.
>
> Thanks in advance for any advice,
>
> Mike
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 05-30-2008   #3 (permalink)
Mick Murphy


 
 

RE: Possible to swap Vista Ultimate (64) Licence for XP Pro (64) licen

Some OEMs have that downgrade option in place for Business and above, but not
MS!
Contact the computer Manufacturer.
--
Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia


"Mike" wrote:
Quote:

> Hi,
>
> I heard is is possible under some circumstances to swap a Vista
> licence back to an XP licence and would like to investigate if it is
> possible for me to do this.
>
> My reasons are the poor networking performance of Vista cf XP and also
> the fact that none of the MS development systems I am using (VS6 and
> VS2003.NET) will run on Vista.
>
> Thanks in advance for any advice,
>
> Mike
>
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 05-30-2008   #4 (permalink)
Mike


 
 

Re: Possible to swap Vista Ultimate (64) Licence for XP Pro (64)licence

> Maybe this will help.Hi Mark,

Thanks for your reply. That does seem to explain the situatio pretty
clearly. My problem is that I want to run XP64 and my only licenced
media is XP32. Is there any way around this do you know or do I just
have to go out and buy another copy of XP ?

Thanks,

Mike
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 05-30-2008   #5 (permalink)
Mark


 
 

Re: Possible to swap Vista Ultimate (64) Licence for XP Pro (64) licence

You have to buy a copy. It's like a hundred and change at Newegg for the OEM
version.

Mark

"Mike" <mikedavies621@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:134b99c9-0dc1-47af-9b6a-bee61b7a1476@xxxxxx
Quote:
Quote:

>> Maybe this will help.
>>
>> http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...33e-4f11-8cbd-...
>>
>> Mark
>
> Hi Mark,
>
> Thanks for your reply. That does seem to explain the situatio pretty
> clearly. My problem is that I want to run XP64 and my only licenced
> media is XP32. Is there any way around this do you know or do I just
> have to go out and buy another copy of XP ?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike

My System SpecsSystem Spec
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