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01-10-2008
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| | Downgrade - Vista Home Premium to XP I have just built a new PC and installed Vista Home Premium X64, basically, I am having a lot more software compatibility issues than I expected - some with programs I require for work purposes and as such can’t be without. Could someone please confirm that Microsoft are not allowing you to use your purchased Vista licence to temporarily downgrade to XP while the well publicised compatibility issues are addressed? |
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01-10-2008
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| | Re: Downgrade - Vista Home Premium to XP You cannot use a Vista product key to install XP. You'll need to purchase an XP license. -- ---- Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 _________________________________________________________________________________ "mke_p" <mke_p@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:BB801491-2894-44F6-8BC7-CBC8168B68AE@xxxxxx Quote: >I have just built a new PC and installed Vista Home Premium X64, basically, >I > am having a lot more software compatibility issues than I expected - some > with programs I require for work purposes and as such can’t be without. > > Could someone please confirm that Microsoft are not allowing you to use > your > purchased Vista licence to temporarily downgrade to XP while the well > publicised compatibility issues are addressed? > |
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01-10-2008
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| | Re: Downgrade - Vista Home Premium to XP Thought as much - as I would only want to downgrade for a short time until the compatibility issue wasnt so bad cant really justify buying another windows licence. What about switching to the 32bit version is that possible as I have now discovered the main program I require is 32bit compatible? "David B." wrote: Quote: > You cannot use a Vista product key to install XP. You'll need to purchase an > XP license. > > -- > > ---- > Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm > How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 > _________________________________________________________________________________ > > > "mke_p" <mke_p@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:BB801491-2894-44F6-8BC7-CBC8168B68AE@xxxxxx Quote: > >I have just built a new PC and installed Vista Home Premium X64, basically, > >I > > am having a lot more software compatibility issues than I expected - some > > with programs I require for work purposes and as such can’t be without. > > > > Could someone please confirm that Microsoft are not allowing you to use > > your > > purchased Vista licence to temporarily downgrade to XP while the well > > publicised compatibility issues are addressed? > > > |
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01-10-2008
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| | Re: Downgrade - Vista Home Premium to XP Is your license OEM or retail? IIRC (and I'll be corrected if I'm wrong) if you have the retail version, you can request the 32 bit install DVD from Microsoft and use your current product key to install it, if you have an OEM license you'd have to purchase Vista 32 bit. -- ---- Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 _________________________________________________________________________________ "mke_p" <mke_p@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:13D3436E-0D1F-4D91-8A41-28C25F14F15D@xxxxxx Quote: > Thought as much - as I would only want to downgrade for a short time until > the compatibility issue wasnt so bad cant really justify buying another > windows licence. What about switching to the 32bit version is that > possible > as I have now discovered the main program I require is 32bit compatible? > > "David B." wrote: > Quote: >> You cannot use a Vista product key to install XP. You'll need to purchase >> an >> XP license. >> >> -- >> >> ---- >> Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm >> How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 >> _________________________________________________________________________________ >> >> >> "mke_p" <mke_p@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:BB801491-2894-44F6-8BC7-CBC8168B68AE@xxxxxx Quote: >> >I have just built a new PC and installed Vista Home Premium X64, >> >basically, >> >I >> > am having a lot more software compatibility issues than I expected - >> > some >> > with programs I require for work purposes and as such can’t be without. >> > >> > Could someone please confirm that Microsoft are not allowing you to use >> > your >> > purchased Vista licence to temporarily downgrade to XP while the well >> > publicised compatibility issues are addressed? >> > >> |
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01-11-2008
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| | Re: Downgrade - Vista Home Premium to XP "mke_p" <mke_p@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:BB801491-2894-44F6-8BC7-CBC8168B68AE@xxxxxx Quote: >I have just built a new PC and installed Vista Home Premium X64, basically, >I > am having a lot more software compatibility issues than I expected - some > with programs I require for work purposes and as such can’t be without. > > Could someone please confirm that Microsoft are not allowing you to use > your > purchased Vista licence to temporarily downgrade to XP while the well > publicised compatibility issues are addressed? to Business and Ultimate. Unfortunately you will have to purchase a separate XP license to get to XP. HTH -pk |
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