Previous
NEC Launches Vista Downgrade Product
News The Japanese computer supplier NEC has officially launched a product to let network administrators downgrade machines running Windows Vista to XP. Computer giant Dell also offers customers the choice to downgrade to XP, with its Dell XP Pro install...
[February 5, 2008, 16:47]
Analysts Downgrade 2008 Global IT Outlook
News The US financial situation is the cause for the downgrade. The global outlook for 2008 IT purchasing could be grimmer than previously believed due to the US economic difficulties. Analyst house Forrester Research has downgraded its 2008 forecast...
[February 12, 2008, 11:53]
Windows XP Professional Downgrade Rights
White Papers Microsoft has included a new End User License Agreement (EULA) which provides users with the right to downgrade to select Microsoft operating systems. This document will explain these downgrade rights, provide scenarios under which customers can...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Vista Downgrade Product Prompts Lots Of U Turns!!
Blog Now that NEC has officially launched a product to let network administrators downgrade machines running Windows Vista to XP, others have followed suit and jumped on the bandwagon of change. Sir Clive Sinclair has brought out a cassette that lets...
[February 6, 2008, 13:47]
AMD Drops On Downgrade
News Shares of AMD slumped 2 to 60 3/4 after an analyst downgrade Monday morning. US Bancorp Piper Jaffray analyst Ashok Kumar said in a note that the firm could lose share during its transition from K6 to Duron processors.
[August 7, 2000, 15:31]
Vista Downgrade
Talkback You are absolutely correct! OS choice should be the consumer's choice, not a monopolistic company in Redmond. Computer manufacturers should be allowed to ship PCs with no OS pre-installed. That is exactly the reason I build my own, for myself and...
[February 6, 2008, 13:44]
2008-01-06. Vista Is A Downgrade. Part 5.
Talkback Truncated again, here's the end: There's one good thing with Vista though: When I installed my VPN for work I used something akin to a Wizzard that was able to connect me almost immediatly and effortlessly whereas in XP I had to go into advanced...
[January 7, 2008, 0:00]
2008-01-06. Vista Is A Downgrade.
Talkback *chuckles* Yes I need to find the right spot for my posts indeed, thank you for the pointer !
[January 10, 2008, 1:25]
2008-01-06. Vista Is A Downgrade. Part 4.
Talkback Truncated again.i think the whole rest should fit in this one now: Ok i'm ok. Imagine how livid I would be if i actually had to have paid 400 buckaroos for that piece of junk of an Operating system that took more than 6 years to develop.
[January 6, 2008, 23:57]
2007-01-06. Vista Is A Downgrade. Part 3.
Talkback The rest got truncated as well. Here is the rest of the rest: As a workaround I am using the VLC player to watch TV on my PC and it doesn't play well at all and it doesn't record video well either. I've tried Virtual Dub, Adobe something, even Nero...
[January 6, 2008, 23:54]
2008-01-06 Vista Is A Downgrade.
Talkback I am a programmer, a bit of a geek, I am a beta tester, I love gizmos and gadgets and I have been using the Windows Operating System since the days of Version 3.1. But this. Argh! Is the first time ever that I:
[January 6, 2008, 23:41]
The Day Ahead: Dissecting A Sector Downgrade
News Commentary: Robertson Stephens analyst Dane Lewis has a weird way of saying "Happy New Year". Lewis downgraded the Internet infrastructure sector and sent the Nasdaq reeling on the first trading day of 2001.
[January 3, 2001, 12:46]
Monolithic OS Upgrades Are So Over
Blog Ask for a downgrade to Windows XP. Well, if Vista doesn't deliver I shall have no qualms about a downgrade. The days of the monolithic upgrade are over. Five years, $6bn later and what do the ingrates do?
[September 25, 2007, 18:26]
The XP Alternative For Vista PCs
News While Microsoft is still pushing Vista hard, the company is quietly allowing PC makers to offer a "downgrade" option to buyers who get machines with the new operating system but want to switch to Windows XP.
[September 24, 2007, 8:37]
PC Makers Find Ways To Extend XP's Life
News Taking advantage of the "downgrade rights" offered as part of the Windows Vista licence agreement, HP and Dell both plan to offer machines loaded with XP well beyond the 30 June deadline, imposed by Microsoft in a bid to get manufacturers and...
[April 28, 2008, 14:04]
Stallman: Three Ways To Deal With Software Patent Threats
News The downgrade removed a feature which allowed you to pre-define abbreviations. A while ago, the users of the word processor XyWrite got a downgrade in the mail. In the second part of Richard Stallman's speech at the Cambridge Computer Lab, the free...
[March 28, 2002, 10:40]
Laptop Review - Fujitsu Lifebook S6510
Blog Although the system came preloaded with Windows Vista Business, the recovery media included both Vista and XP Pro disks, and there was a page included titled "Downgrade Rights for Microsoft Windows Vista Business" which states that the owner has...
[December 27, 2007, 12:15]
Deadline Looms For Demise Of Windows XP
News Microsoft says it will continue to make XP discs available to computer makers to enable downgrade rights until at least 31 January, 2009. Windows Vista Ultimate and Windows Vista Business come with downgrade rights.
[June 17, 2008, 9:12]
Phorm Accused Of Making Web Browsing 'less Stable'
News We disagree that Phorm will downgrade the experience of the internet," the spokesperson told ZDNet.co.uk. From a commercial standpoint, it would be entirely stupid for us to downgrade the user experience, as ISPs buy in[to the service].
[April 17, 2008, 15:52]
BT Breaks £20 Threshold For ADSL - With Limits
News Existing users of other BT broadband packages wishing to downgrade to the cheaper service must pay the same £30 connection fee as new users, as well as paying for the £50 Voyager 105 modem. Users can downgrade if they wish, but we don't envisage it...
[March 1, 2004, 9:40]
