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getting rid of vista

  • 06-11-2007 11:49pm
    #1
    webmanie
    Registered Users Posts: 110 ✭✭


    Hi Guys is it pos to put my old copy of xp on my laptop as vista is crap ?


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  • #2
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    If you reformat the drive there shouldn't be an issue as you start from scratch. Or are you thinking dual boot?
    Check http://www.google.ie/search?q=xp+over+vista


  • #3
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,410 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Contact the sales person they may be able to help you with the license or maybe not.

    neither VISTA home nor premium have downgrade rights to use XP so you would need a retail copy of XP

    Vista Business and Vista Ultimate allows you to use an old XP PRO license (not XP home)

    If your existing copy is OEM you aren't allowed to transfer it.
    if your existing copy of XP is OEM and has a PC brand on it you can't install install on another brand - it'd hard coded into it

    them's the rules that microsoft made


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    How does the official downgrading procedure work? I've never used it nor know anyone who has.


  • #5
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,410 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Karsini wrote: »
    How does the official downgrading procedure work? I've never used it nor know anyone who has.
    its mostly done by corporates who just use a volume XP pro key. to do at home you install XP PRO and when it comes to activation ring the number and when you give them the vista key and they give you a install code for xp.


  • #6
    DonkeyStyle \o/
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,145 ✭✭✭DonkeyStyle \o/


    You always have the MS licensing answers Capt'n, do they have certification for this or something? :)
    Wouldn't surprise me!


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