FAQ: Giving up on Vista? Here's how to downgrade to XPMicrosoft Corp.'s decision last week to delay the end of Windows XP sales five months means users have just that much longer to jilt Vista and return to the older - - and some say more mature - - operating system. But even with XP's reprieve, few PCs come with anything but Vista. Even if you wanted to take advantage of the wider window of XP opportunity, you might not know where to start. Note: Corporations that acquire Microsoft operating system software through volume license agreements such as Select License, or who have signed up for Software Assurance, can downgrade any Windows software at any time.]. For the rest of us, just what does it take to turn back the clock? Read on for more about the trip to Windows yesteryear. What is a downgrade? To Microsoft, "downgrade" describes the licensing rights it grants to older operating systems. Downgrade doesn't mean the process for rolling back Windows from Vista to XP, since there isn't such a procedure, not in the generally accepted use of "upgrade." In an older- to- newer move, developers usually make it possible to retain all the digital detritus on the drive, from already- installed applications and Word documents to i. Tunes tracks and family photos, while updating the system files. Not so in a downgrade. HI I have also the same problem that I hav lenovo laptop with preloaded vista Home premium installed. But I want to degrade to Xp. I already got my new xp cd.Hi I have already bought Lenovo T61 with Vista Home Premium on board, so can I downgrade to Windows Xp (I mean NOT HOW to install :-) i'm intresting price. Specifically, these downgrade rights lets owners of some versions of Vista replace it with Windows XP without having to pay for another license. In effect, the license for Vista is transferred to XP. Think of it as a swap, Vista for XP, not as an extra license. By Microsoft's end- user licensing agreement (EULA), you can't have both the Vista and its downgraded XP installed at the same time on the same or different machines. You have to pick: It's one or the other. To the vast bulk of users, though, "downgrade" is a synonym for reverting to an older version. Trade Vista for XP's more familiar bugs? Plenty of users say they'd do it in a heartbeat. Here's how to navigate the downgrade. By David A. Karp. FAQ: Giving up on Vista? Here's how to downgrade to XP. More like this. Those who aren't: All users of Vista Home Basic and Vista Home Premium. That program is only for business machines (those that sold with Vista Business preinstalled), and also required that the system be sold with 'XP Downgrade. Hello. I bought a new laptop from HP a couple of months ago. It came with Vista home premium 64-bit OS. This was fine then because I had a 64-bit system and wanted. System builders: Learn about downgrade rights for Windows 8.1, Windows 7, and Windows Server, including which OEM product versions are eligible for downgrade. If you're an 'ultimate' geek running an 'Ultimate' edition of Windows (such as Windows Vista Ultimate or Windows 7 Ultimate), but you want to upgrade or do. In that case, it simply means dumping Vista and returning to XP. So, what downgrades does Microsoft allow? Owners of the OEM editions of Vista Business and Vista Ultimate can downgrade to Windows XP Professional, including Tablet PC Edition and x. Edition. Only the OEM editions qualify for a downgrade, so if you purchased a new PC with either Business or Ultimate preinstalled, you're in like Flynn. Those who aren't: All users of Vista Home Basic and Vista Home Premium, and anyone who upgraded to Vista using a retail edition of any of the operating system's SKUs. But you can't do an inplace upgrade from either Windows Vista Home Basic or Home Premium to Windows 7 Professional. You will have to backup your personal. I need to downgrade a laptop from Vista Home Premium to XP so another member of my family can use the machine for work purposes. Do I need to purchase a copy of XP. You are, as they say, SOL. How do I downgrade? Install a copy of Windows XP Professional with the product key that came with the copy, and then when you hit the activation screen - - which is near the end of the installation process - - select the activate by phone option rather than the online method. You'll likely end up talking with a live rep; tell him that you're downgrading from Vista to XP, and give him the Vista product key. The rep is supposed to walk you through the rest. Where do I get the XP install disc? Until this summer, Microsoft put the responsibility on the end users' shoulders. For example, in this Vista downgrade rights document (download PDF) targeting resellers, the company said "media is provided by the customer.". A few months ago, however, Microsoft relaxed, and began allowing resellers to provide Windows XP setup CDs to customers buying Vista Business- and Ultimate- equipped PCs. In some cases, discs are shipped with the PCs; in others, users must request them. Don't bother calling Microsoft; it won't provide installation media, and will instead direct you to your reseller.
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