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Vista-XP downgrade?

ThanatosThanatos Registered User regular
edited September 2009 in Help / Advice Forum
Hey, is there an easy way to do a Vista-XP downgrade legally, for free? Does Vista automatically come with an XP downgrade when you get a new computer with it these days?

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  • 1ddqd1ddqd Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    No. You have to have a valid XP license key AND (for legal) the disc to go with it.

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  • PirateJonPirateJon Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    1) If you bought the right version - OEM Vista business or Ultimate - you can get a free downgrade from the vendor. Dell ships vista and xp media when you do that. Other editions or retail copies don't work the same way.

    2) Yes, it's included in the price. Well, from Dell anyway. I'd think the terms at other OEMs are similar.

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  • ViscountalphaViscountalpha The pen is mightier than the sword http://youtu.be/G_sBOsh-vyIRegistered User regular
    edited September 2009
    It might be easier going the other way honestly. If it's a recent purchase- Win7 upgrade might be free with a new computer. I've read going UP to windows 7 is fairly painless.

    I'm going up on my secondary gaming machine when my pre-order comes through.

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  • FantasmaFantasma Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Call your supplier and requests a downgrade to Windows XP. If they do not offer you that option you would need to buy XP from a reseller.

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  • exmelloexmello Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    My friend works in Microsoft Licensing and I'm pretty sure I've heard him say Vista comes with downgrade rights.

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  • geckahngeckahn Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    I'd reccomend upgrading to windows 7. legal, and free. at least till next spring. Unless they shut down beta downloads.

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  • Count FunkulaCount Funkula Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    A lot of new computers are coming with free WIndows 7 upgrades (when it is released) right now, so I would just do that.

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  • ThanatosThanatos Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    This is a business computer, and we're operating in an exclusively-XP environment.

    If it were just for me, I'd absolutely go for Windows 7 instead.

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