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Bizarre Windows 7 Downgrade/Upgrade Policies Coming
Blog Comment Use any old Vista disk, Run an upgrade from XP to Vista, then run the Vista to 7 upgrade. As you have 3 days to activate Vista, you needn't worry about a product key, It's just a game of leapfrog. Not really a solution for deployment over the...
[June 22, 2009, 9:45]
Bizarre Windows 7 Downgrade/Upgrade Policies Coming
Blog Comment As for XP being scorned, but now being praised, or at least accepted, I had personally expected the same thing to happen with Vista, to be honest. Those who have read my ramblings from the beginning will know that I tried Vista on my S6510 laptop a...
[June 19, 2009, 12:05]
Bizarre Windows 7 Downgrade/Upgrade Policies Coming
Blog Comment It is also interesting to note that, before Vista, XP was a much maligned OS for, amongst other things, its security vulnerabilities. The subsequent acceptance of XP in preference to Vista speaks volumes.
[June 18, 2009, 14:03]
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]
Bizarre Windows 7 Downgrade/Upgrade Policies Coming
Blog Over at the ZDNet U.S.site, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes has posted about what will apparently be a new low in bizarre downgrade/upgrade policies involving Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP. That would then artificially inflate the overall sales...
[June 18, 2009, 6:54]
Microsoft expands XP rights through Windows 7
News With Vista, the downgrade right was not only marketed by computer makers but, once Microsoft stopped selling XP, some PC makers sold Vista machines that were "pre-downgraded" to Windows XP. Microsoft is expanding that Vista downgrade-rights...
[April 7, 2009, 12:57]
Monolithic OS upgrades are so over
Blog Well, if Vista doesn't deliver I shall have no qualms about a downgrade. Ask for a downgrade to Windows XP. Even Newham Council, which over the past couple of years veered from Linux pilot poster child to Vista case study as one of Microsoft's five...
[September 25, 2007, 18:26]
Microsoft throws another lifeline to Windows XP
News Providing downgrade media for a few more months is part of that commitment, as is the Windows Vista Small Business Assurance programme, which provides one-on-one, customised support for our small-business customers.
[October 6, 2008, 8:42]
Deadline looms for demise of Windows XP
News Windows Vista Ultimate and Windows Vista Business come with downgrade rights. HP has been offering business desktops, notebooks, and workstations with the option to downgrade to Windows XP Pro from Vista since August 2007, and will continue to...
[June 17, 2008, 9:12]
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]
The Windows Premium and the Vista Premium
Blog The last system comes preloaded with Vista Business and includes an XP Professional "downgrade" option with included recovery disks. The Vista systems I could find were all Vista Business + XP Professional "downgrade" - I strongly suspect this is...
[April 6, 2009, 17:28]
HP 2133 Mini-Note
Blog Mine came with Windows Vista Business preloaded, and the CDs for a "downgrade" to XP Professional. I am not about to waste another bunch of days trying to figure that out, so at that point I decided to simply dump Vista and go with the "downgrade...
[January 25, 2009, 7:41]
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]
Microsoft allows XP to stay a little longer
News In recent weeks, several PC makers launched programs that allow new PC buyers to more easily "downgrade" their Vista Business and Vista Ultimate machines to Windows XP. The move indicates the continued demand for the older operating system, some...
[September 28, 2007, 8:07]
Status Update, Vista to XP Retreat (Advance?)
Blog Comment In the first weeks after Vista was released, it suddenly became difficult to even order a new computer with XP; then it slowly started reappearing as an alternate configuration; then they quietly started shipping Vista systems with "Microsoft...
[January 28, 2008, 7:11]
XP is dead; long live XP
News Because Vista Business and Vista Ultimate come with a licence agreement that includes 'downgrade rights', HP and Dell decided they would continue to sell PCs that came with a Vista licence but had XP pre-installed.
[June 30, 2008, 13:53]
S6510: XP Faster, More Stable than Vista
Blog As I have mentioned previously, the S6510 came with a certificate of "Downgrade Rights for Microsoft Windows Vista Business", and a Windows XP Professional Recovery DVD. I suspected that it was the "Intel Turbo Memory" option, and a little research...
[January 13, 2008, 20:44]
HP ProBook 4310s review
Reviews One model in the line-up comes with a downgrade to Windows XP Professional, while others run Vista Home Basic. The operating system in our review sample was Windows Vista Business, but Windows 7 models are also available.
[November 9, 2009, 10:01]
Dell Vostro 1310 review
Reviews Other choices include Windows Vista Ultimate, and either Business or Ultimate with the option to downgrade Windows XP Professional. Adding this to the base £249 specification, which runs Windows Vista Home Basic, brings the cost up to £299.
[September 15, 2008, 10:50]
