Call the Activation Support Line, explain you are downgrading, and they will give you instructions on how to activate it, apparently completely for free. Once XP is installed, the operating system will fail product activation, as it should, since it is a previously used unlicensed copy of XP. Businesses now have downgrade rights, which allow owners of fully licensed Vista PCs to install Windows XP over Vista completely for free, without having to own an unused copy of Windows XP.Īccording to the program PDF, computers with licensed OEM (comes with a new PC) copies of business editions of Vista can install a copy of XP, one that they must provide themselves. Microsoft has a program assisting businesses who buy PCs with Windows Vista Business (or Ultimate), but want to run XP on them until their software is fully compatible with Vista. Microsoft Offering Downgrade Options From Vista To XP
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