See if this chart from Microsoft helps: http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/8/6/2860872a-35dc-4a10-8617-3927aacd189a/downgradeOEMversion-020707.pdf
On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 8:46 AM, Evan Brastow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Because I don't feel anyone on this list has anything better to do than to > answer my silly questions… J > > > > Just took delivery of my first Dell in years (I've been using HP > Workstations for about 6 years but wanted to give Dell a try again.) > > > > It's one of their gaming systems, actually, but it will do well for my > graphics work. 3GHz Core2 Extreme processor overclocked to 3.67GHz, 4GB of > RAM, dual 750GB hard drives, dual 1024MB ATI Radeon graphics cards, etc… > etc… > > > > Sounds nice, right? > > > > Also comes with Windows Vista (there was, of course, no other option when > ordering.) > > > > Great, so I feel like I bought a new Cadillac and the nav system is a > Lite-Brite with dysfunctional pegs. > > > > So, what I'd like to do, obviously, is go back to XP. But I'm wondering if > there is any legal way to do so? I know I can't transfer an XP license from > my old system that had XP on it, and I don't think I can buy XP at stores > anymore. > > > > Does Microsoft still allow you to "downgrade" (as if going from a Lite Brite > with dysfunctional pegs to a working Etch-A-Sketch is a downgrade) from > Vista to XP if you call them? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Evan > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
