On Sat, Sep 01, 2007 at 10:48:19AM -0400, Jeff Wright wrote: > You can't "downgrade" the OS, but you do have the right to install XP in > place of Vista. You have to already have the XP media *and* product ID and > you can then install that instead.
Well, there are some caveats on this. Not all versions of Vista have the downgrade clause in their license, and it doesn't allow you to downgrade to just any version of Vista. But if you have the right combination, and can get the right media, you can do it. > http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/f/4/5f4c83d3-833e-4f11-8cbd-699b0c1 > 64182/royaltyoemreferencesheet.pdf Here's the full explanation. Good luck understanding them. I plan to go down this road as soon as my new desktop comes in as well, so I may report back how it went. As for why - in my case, its because I'd rather have a homogenous OS across all the desktop machines in my house than have to worry about trying to manage any strange issues that might (or might not, I'll admit) come up. Some of the software we use around the house also isn't listed as working with Vista, and I'd rather not have to upgrade some of it (at a cost of more than the computer I'm buying) until I need to. In my case - Vista buys me nothing, and can cost me much, so I'd rather not deal with it yet. YMMV ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
