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Old 01-30-2007   #1 (permalink)
Koen Placke


 
 

Downgrading Windows Vista Business to Windows XP pro

Hi,
does anybody know if you can downgrade a OEM Vista Business license to
Windows XP pro.
I know in the past with the release of Windows XP this was possible to to
downgrade it temporary to Windows 2000..

Are we alloyed to do this again?

Thanks for your feedback,
Koen

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Old 01-30-2007   #2 (permalink)
Conor


 
 

Re: Downgrading Windows Vista Business to Windows XP pro

In article <02F6A67A-BF09-4E36-ACC4-D552D11FAF90@microsoft.com>, Koen
Placke says...
> Hi,
> does anybody know if you can downgrade a OEM Vista Business license to
> Windows XP pro.
> I know in the past with the release of Windows XP this was possible to to
> downgrade it temporary to Windows 2000..
>
> Are we alloyed to do this again?
>
> Thanks for your feedback,
> Koen
>

It would be interesting to see how they could stop you.

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Conor

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Old 01-30-2007   #3 (permalink)
Peter Foldes


 
 

Re: Downgrading Windows Vista Business to Windows XP pro

Koen

Just to my 2 cents in here. There was never any downgrade from Windows2000. It was a Upgrade . Windows 2000 was able to be Upgraded to Windows XP Pro only. You could not use it to Upgrade to XP Home. Windows 2000 is Windows XP without the eye candy

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Peter

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"Koen Placke" <KoenPlacke@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:02F6A67A-BF09-4E36-ACC4-D552D11FAF90@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> does anybody know if you can downgrade a OEM Vista Business license to
> Windows XP pro.
> I know in the past with the release of Windows XP this was possible to to
> downgrade it temporary to Windows 2000..
>
> Are we alloyed to do this again?
>
> Thanks for your feedback,
> Koen

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 01-30-2007   #4 (permalink)
Colin Barnhorst


 
 

Re: Downgrading Windows Vista Business to Windows XP pro

I believe that is only available to Software Assurance customers.

"Koen Placke" <KoenPlacke@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:02F6A67A-BF09-4E36-ACC4-D552D11FAF90@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> does anybody know if you can downgrade a OEM Vista Business license to
> Windows XP pro.
> I know in the past with the release of Windows XP this was possible to to
> downgrade it temporary to Windows 2000..
>
> Are we alloyed to do this again?
>
> Thanks for your feedback,
> Koen


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