Has anyone used Windows Vista's downgrade rights?

[Threepwood]

Interested to know any experiences, and how the process works.

I'm finding lots of info on the net, but would like it from a South African perspective so to speak.

 

[alloytoo]

Interested to know any experiences, and how the process works.

I'm finding lots of info on the net, but would like it from a South African perspective so to speak.

You need a legitimate XP disk, then apparently you phone MS sa and they will give you an XP licence key after confirming your Vista one.

 

[Threepwood]

You need a legitimate XP disk, then apparently you phone MS sa and they will give you an XP licence key after confirming your Vista one.

Ja, your right. Sucks though. If you don't have XP already you have to basically buy both, plus its only applicable to OEM and I think DSP. Unless, it's it seen as okay by MS to use someone else's XP disc?

 

[medicnick83]

Interesting thread this... can someone explain in detail what this is all bout?!?

 

[Browser]

gdiza, it sounds like Threepwood might have gotten a system with Vista installed, now he's asking about upgrading from Vista to XP, basically.

 

[medicnick83]

Okay... Yes... this can be done, I was asked to ask a MS person about this... but other than her saying 'yes it can be done'

That's all I know

 

[w1z4rd]

The company I work for down grades about 20 laptops a week from Vista to XP. They are bought with Vista (due to lack of choice for that product), who are unable to roll Vista out successfully on their business networks (cost of hardware, software issue).

I would say at least half the laptops are downgraded, though home users tend to enjoy the Vista experience more than the corporate and business sectors.

 

[Globetrotter]

Remember if you have Vista Business or Ultimate, it includes the XP OEM license. Vista Home doesn't.

I bought an Acer laptop with Vista Business, had problems with vendors not having updated drivers (at the time) that supported Vista, so I decided to downgrade to XP. I called Acer and they shipped me OEM XP discs the next day. Of course, I first had to prove that I had a valid Vista Business license.

 

[kronoSX]

Remember if you have Vista Business or Ultimate, it includes the XP OEM license. Vista Home doesn't.

I bought an Acer laptop with Vista Business, had problems with vendors not having updated drivers (at the time) that supported Vista, so I decided to downgrade to XP. I called Acer and they shipped me OEM XP discs the next day. Of course, I first had to prove that I had a valid Vista Business license.

i never ever worried about those...
the internet is vast and there are so many things to go around a specific point

 

[mh348]

I did my uncles Dell laptop, It also came with Vista (not sure which version), I used my own disc's, It didn't even ask for a key, I used dell oem disc.

 

[JohnnyQ]

This has been covered before.

One can downgrade with available key, a friend's/employer's, any key you can find. Then phone MS with both key's after the installation to activate.

 

[w1z4rd]

Busy watching the guys downstairs downgrade another 4 notebooks today to XP. Its so funny to watch.

 

[killadoob]

are those new laptops wizard?

would not be easier to just load xp as opposed to downgrading?

 

[nocilah]

weird my new laptop has vista on it. no reason to downgrade and i use memeory intensive applications etc.

guess if you in a company with useless bias admins you have to downgrade to xp cuz they too naive, childish and ignorant to move on.

 

[Threepwood]

Well if anyone wants more info just google "vista downgrade rights", I'm too lazy to post what I've found, but it seems like a pain in the a$$ to me.

I thought I could just get Vista, downgrade it to XP and use Vista later, but I must have a legit Windows XP as well so I'd have to get both to use downgrade "rights"