How to downgrade Vista business to xp pro?

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• What should I do to downgrade my Windows Vista business, Windows XP Pro licenses.

  Original title: Downgrade my Vista Business.

  Hi... I have 3pc with licenses professional Vista but I need to downgrade to win xp pro... what should I do?

  Hello

  Thanks for posting your query in Microsoft Community.
  You want to downgrade from Windows Vista business to Windows XP. Let me know if this isn't the issue.
  Can I downgrade my OEM version of Windows Vista business to Windows XP Professional?

  Yes. Right of demotion OEM desktop operating systems PC apply to Windows Vista business and Windows Vista Edition full, as stated in the terms of the license. Please note, downgrade versions OEM Windows Vista business and Windows Vista Ultimate are limited to Windows XP Professional (including Windows XP Edition Tablet PC and Windows XP x 64 edition). End users can use the following media for their downgrade: Volume Licensing media (provided that the end-user has a Volume License Agreement), trade retail (FPP) or System Builder hologram CD (provided that the software is acquired in accordance with the Microsoft OEM System Builder License). Use of degraded operating system is governed by the Windows Vista Business license terms, and the end user cannot use the downgrade and professional Windows Vista operating system. There is no right of demotion for Windows Vista Home Basic or Windows Vista Edition Home Premium.

  For reference:
  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/itprovistamigration/thread/4ea0018b-2b8a-4C7E-8dca-377780d260d8
  
  I hope it helps. If you have problems in the future, please let us know. We will be happy to help you.

• Convert Vista business with XP Pro

  I would like to convert my vista business operating system to XP Pro. I understand that I must clean the Vista disk and reinstall with XP Pro CD. All this is perfect.  What I need to know is how to convert my license key Vista for XP which is used a key to activate the software.

  Here is the procedure: http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/08/22/how-to-downgrade-from-windows-vista-business-or-ultimate-oem-edition-and-install-windows-xp-professional-without-extra-charge/.

  I hope this helps.

  Good luck!

  Lorien - MCSA/MCSE/network + / has + - if this post solves your problem, please click the 'Mark as answer' or 'Useful' button at the top of this message. Marking a post as answer, or relatively useful, you help others find the answer more quickly.

• Formatting a hard drive with Vista Business w/XP Pro

  I reloaded microsoft XP Pro operating system on my HP laptop to address reformatted but I still get request if I want to authenticate my version of the OS, whenever I start. My (disappeared) product key. Can you give us another key so that I can load XP Pro because I don't want Vista Business as my operating system, which I think is come installed with this HP laptop?

  I hope you can answer my questions above quickly. Thank you.

  Do not post your key in the forum. If you are still there, edit your message and remove it. And no, you will need to buy XP if you want a key

• Satellite P300D Pro - how to get Vista business after Ulimate upgrade?

  6 bought weeks ago my first laptop - Toshiba Satellite Pro P300d 21F - it came with Vista preloaded Business. I could not use Windows Media Center, so I bought the upgrade to Ultimate. Big mistake because all my Toshiba set up has now gone - no internet, no Norton, no use of DVD (apparently my graphics card has a limited capacity) and all my software loaded - Toshiba and the rest is now gone - but it apparently is in a directory called the old Windows.

  If I had known that a little upgrade would be so upset I would not have been worth it - so the question of the attack, it is how to cancel the apparently unduable and return to mental health with the Business version and no library.

  Thanks in advance for any help

  Hello

  All Toshiba laptops come with preinstalled recovery Toshiba disk creator tool.
  You can find a shortcut on the desktop when you start it or the first time.

  It s is strongly recommended that you create this recovery disk because it allows you to restore the system again.
  Have you created this disk?

  If this isn't the case, you can check if your HARD drive recovery option still works.
  To do this, start Notepad, and then press F8. Then an advanced boot menu should appear.
  Here you choose the first option called fix my computer.
  In the new window select Toshiba Recovery.
  This would begin the recovery procedure and install again the image of Toshiba.

• Vista Business and Quickbooks Pro 2007 compatibility

  I have a MAC that has installed windows programs can be used and I want to be sure that the QB 2007 Pro is vista compatible. The man in the store said, but rather get another YES someone here if not more! :) Thank you!

  Read the info directly:http://support.quickbooks.intuit.com/support/pages/ContentSections/ResourceCenters/Vista/VistaCompatibleProducts

  Products and Services that run on Microsoft Windows Vista

  QuickBooks products and services that run on Microsoft Windows Vista

  Most of QuickBooks products and services work with Vista without any necessary changes. However, some require specific settings work properly with Vista, and some do not work with Vista. The following tables contain the list of goods and services in each category

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Webcam 2.0 integrated 1.3meg using vista business pro 32 bit keeps falling of the driver.

  Its Spartan laptap running vista business 32 bit pro... Toshiba and asus are listed as manufacturers and I have no idea which continues, I had this work and it was an old from my boss.

  The build in webcam does not work.

  I found a driver that fixed, but none where he dissappeared and now its still doesn't work and I can't me remember how I fixed it before. Why is there a free service offered by any manufacturer just scans and charge what you need? This Hunt the internets, while trying to not download anything destructive is terrible.

  (ms-16372 model #?)

  1.3 megapixel camera

  Vista business pro 32 bit

  Cam does not appear in the bios or Device Manager... same as the first time... when I loaded the previous driver as if by magic, apparently. How can I know which is the right that there are 1000 of the drivers out there for this brand of cam (chicony I guess) and I honestly think it was an XP driver who actually does the work before...

  Help!

  Its Spartan laptap running vista business 32 bit pro... Toshiba and asus are listed as manufacturers and I have no idea which continues, I had this work and it was an old from my boss.

  The build in webcam does not work.

  I found a driver that fixed, but none where he dissappeared and now its still doesn't work and I can't me remember how I fixed it before. Why is there a free service offered by any manufacturer just scans and charge what you need? This Hunt the internets, while trying to not download anything destructive is terrible.

  (ms-16372 model #?)

  1.3 megapixel camera

  Vista business pro 32 bit

  Cam does not appear in the bios or Device Manager... same as the first time... when I loaded the previous driver as if by magic, apparently. How can I know which is the right that there are 1000 of the drivers out there for this brand of cam (chicony I guess) and I honestly think it was an XP driver who actually does the work before...

  Help!

  Hey Leakim13

  as it's a webcam built into your laptop, you would normally look for the drivers and the software on the manufacturers Web site

  you go find a drivers and software section key in your model number and download it install the latest available drivers software

  and if do you repair do not install hardware 3rd party from windows update drivers

  Walter, the time zone traveller

• I have a desktop computer with Vista business I want to upgrade to Windows 7 and install Vista on a laptop that has XP Pro but is Vista capable.

  Transfer Vista Business on XP Pro computer.

  I have a desktop computer with Vista business I want to upgrade to Windows 7 and install Vista on a laptop that has XP Pro but is Vista capable.

  Hello

  If you use the Vista licence as part of the upgrade to Windows 7 you cannot use the license of Vista anywhere elsewhere

  It is part of the upgrade process

  and also read this on licensing rules;

  If Windows was preinstalled on your computer, Dell, HP, etc., or you bought an OEM/license disk, they are both classified as an OEM license and are not transferable.

  The Windows OEM license is linked to the original computer it is installed on and dies with the computer.
  You cannot transfer it to another computer/laptop

  If a retail Windows license, you can transfer it to another computer/laptop.
  But it can only be installed on one computer at a time.

  A single license is a single Installation.

• The license sticker is for Vista Business and Vista Basic is preinstalled

  I just bought a Satellite Pro L300, which was supposed to have Vista Business installed.

  When I turned on the laptop and went through the initial installation of the operating system and configuration, Vista Basic installed, without ever asking me a license key.

  The Home license sticker at the bottom of my laptop shows "Windows Vista Business OEMAct".

  How to install Vista Business? There is no CD/DVD in the sealed box that the laptop came in so I have no extra programs to install.

  I bought this model because supposedly I could downgrade from Vista Business to XP.

  Thank you!

  It's really a case of contact Toshiba by phone or email, form (support/Contacts page).

• How can I get a key product validation for Windows XP to the OEM of Vista Business downgrade, which came with my laptop?

  I recently bought an Asus laptop that came with a genuine product key Vista Business OEM. I want to downgrade to XP and have installed a copy of XP OEM for this purpose I have found information on the internet indicating that I would be able to contact Microsoft, explain my desire to downgrade, to provide them with my Vista Business product key, and they would provide me a product key for XP, I could then use to activate the copy of XP I have installed.

  However, it seems that it is more possible, because all the support activation is automated, and I was able to get a Microsoft service on the phone representative to activate my new installation of XP. How can I do to receive a product key for XP and activation of my installation?

  Thank you

  Scott

  Thanks for the replies, you two! I called Asus, and they said that, since they do not recommend the downgrade, they do not downgrade disks provide, or provide for XP Pro license keys in case a user wants to downgrade. I told them about the rights of download, which I had heard before on the MS site support and they have always said they wouldn't / couldn't provide me with a license key, even if it was for OEM Windows XP distribution. Ah, well!

  I don't think that Asus just "recommended" it or not!

  They must conform to Microsoft.

  Here is the information you watched?

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/products/lifecycle

  And this 1 too

  http://www.Microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&ID=13029

  And I found this in the responses of the Forums for you.

  Can I downgrade my OEM version of Windows Vista business to Windows XP Professional?

  Yes. Right of demotion OEM desktop operating systems PC apply to Windows Vista business and Windows Vista Edition full, as stated in the terms of the license. Please note, downgrade versions OEM Windows Vista business and Windows Vista Ultimate are limited to Windows XP Professional (including Windows XP Edition Tablet PC and Windows XP x 64 edition). End users can use the following media for their downgrade: Volume Licensing media (provided that the end-user has a Volume License Agreement), trade retail (FPP) or System Builder hologram CD (provided that the software is acquired in accordance with the Microsoft OEM System Builder License). Use of degraded operating system is governed by the Windows Vista Business license terms, and the end user cannot use the downgrade and professional Windows Vista operating system. There is no right of demotion for Windows Vista Home Basic or Windows Vista Edition Home Premium.

• If I downgraded from Vista to XP Pro business, can I go back to Vista Business later?

  I bought 11 of these machines in early 2008.  They are machines HP DC5800 comes with Vista business with the ability to go back to XP Pro.  I was not sure about Vista yet again on my work network so I spent in them.  Now that has been support for XP until 2014 and Vista has improved with the SP1, I expect these machines to upgrade to Vista now that I have Windows Vista Business OEM product keys.

  Am I allowed to upgrade to Vista with OEM product key I have?

  I bought 11 of these machines in early 2008.  They are machines HP DC5800 comes with Vista business with the ability to go back to XP Pro.  I was not sure about Vista yet again on my work network so I spent in them.  Now that has been support for XP until 2014 and Vista has improved with the SP1, I expect these machines to upgrade to Vista now that I have Windows Vista Business OEM product keys.

  Am I allowed to upgrade to Vista with OEM product key I have?

  You should have a product key for Windows Vista. Yes, you can use Windows VIsta Business because it is what came with the machine and is probably on the CoA sticker on the unit itself.  You have also bought the right to downgrade to Windows XP.  You can use an operating system on these machines and switch back if necessary.  What I can't say is whteher or not will require a clean install, because it is OEM software.  (Vista to XP - clean install only... OEM XP to Vista OEM, I don't remember.)

  But I think I should comment on a few things...

  You mentioned Windows Vista SP1? (Released 2008-03-18).  Given that Windows Vista SP2 is now (aired on 25/05/2009), you are not just back - you are far behind.  Probably more than a hundred patches AFTER SP2 as well.

  Personally - for a company (or personal) - I switch to Vista and get Windows 7.  However, this would cost money.  Given that you are still an 11 year old operating system now and considering just the upgrade to an operating system almost 6 years now, on the edge of another new OS coming out in a few months - put two OSes still behind the curve...  This probably isn't something you / your company is ready to do.  Maybe because the software that you have does not work on a modern operating system?

  -These PCs you have, they have Celeron processors.  You're probably better from a performance perspective - without spending money - not even their upgrade to Windows Vista.  Maybe if you have 3 + GB of memory in each...?

  You can watch the lifecycle for Vista Business too:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/lifecycle/search/default.aspx?sort=PN&Alpha=Vista+Business&filter=FilterNO

  and

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/products/lifecycle

  You are already in the cycle of extended support for Windows Vista, just as you are for Windows XP.

  April 8, 2014 is the end of extended support (no more patches for Windows XP) and April 11, 2017 for Windows Vista.  Yes - 3 years - but these machines (hardware) have been at the end of life for a while. especially if they have processors celeron as the web page for the given model.

• Vista Business / XP Pro downgrade question

  I bought a computer with Vista professional which has been downgraded to XP Pro.  The product key that comes with it is for Vista Business.  I can't install Vista Business using the key provided with the computer?

  Contact the manufacturer of your computer on the downgrade rights and recovery DVDs:

  Can I downgrade my OEM version of Windows Vista business to Windows XP Professional?

  Yes. Right of demotion OEM desktop operating systems PC apply to Windows Vista business and Windows Vista Edition full, as stated in the terms of the license. Please note, downgrade versions OEM Windows Vista business and Windows Vista Ultimate are limited to Windows XP Professional (including Windows XP Edition Tablet PC and Windows XP x 64 edition). End users can use the following media for their downgrade: Volume Licensing media (provided that the end-user has a Volume License Agreement), trade retail (FPP) or System Builder hologram CD (provided that the software is acquired in accordance with the Microsoft OEM System Builder License). Use of degraded operating system is governed by the Windows Vista Business license terms, and the end user cannot use the downgrade and professional Windows Vista operating system. There is no right of demotion for Windows Vista Home Basic or Windows Vista Edition Home Premium.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• How to change U200 WXP WXP Pro or Vista Business

  I buy Toshiba u200-181 with xp home edition, how to put on professional level of vista? It is possible or not?

  Want to buy Vista business on your own?

• OS - Vista Business downgrade down to XP

  Hello

  I just took delivery of a "Toshiba Satellite Pro A200GE-1F9 - Core 2 Duo T7300 2 GHz - 15.4"TFT".» Great laptop, but the operating system is very slow... transfer files, access to the internet.

  I understand that the license allows me to downgrade to XP. The question is how can I do this, because this operating system is not ready for the technology on my laptop.

  1 Toshiba provide me with a XP OS disk?
  2 Toshiba provide me with new XP drivers for my laptop?
  3. I have trouble with XP recognizing my hard drive due to the SATA drives.
  4. Why is it only a "Vista drivers download' on the toshiba support site - y at - it not a similar"Download XP drivers?

  Vista is useless because it does so not. Even Microsoft are allowing users to downgrade - please see below.

  Here are a few notes I found on the web

  Can I downgrade my OEM of Windows version

  Vista business to Windows XP Professional? Yes. Right of demotion OEM desktop operating systems PC apply to Windows Vista business and Windows Vista Edition full, as stated in the terms of the license. Please note, downgrade versions OEM Windows Vista business and Windows Vista Ultimate are limited to Windows XP Professional (including Windows XP Edition Tablet PC and Windows XP x 64 edition). End users can use the following media for their downgrade: Volume Licensing media (provided that the end-user has a Volume License Agreement), trade retail (FPP) or System Builder hologram CD (provided that the software is acquired in accordance with the Microsoft OEM System Builder License). Use of degraded operating system is governed by the Windows Vista Business license terms, and the end user cannot use the downgrade and professional Windows Vista operating system. There is no right of demotion for Windows Vista Home Basic or Windows Vista Edition Home Premium.

  ***********************

  If you want Windows XP Pro on a new machine, Windows Vista (Business or Ultimate), and then downgrade
  I don't know how many people is aware of this, but if you buy a Windows Vista Business or Ultimate then you can use a Windows XP CD (that you have legal access to) to load Windows XP on this machine.

  When you need the product key / or need to activate, it will potentially fail, but a simple call to with your Vista product key activation center should give you all the details you need. Then, when you're ready to put Vista on this machine, you can do without the purchase of this new cost. Alternatively, you can buy Windows XP today and if you want to load Vista, you can give more money to a store for a copy again.

  For more information, go to http://oem.microsoft.com/script/sites/public/licensing.htm

  Why you post twice!
  One message is enough. Please follow your first thread:
  http://forums.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com/forums/message.jspa?MessageID=99175#99175

• The addition of Vista Business downgrade

  My office (more than 25 computers) has a computer with Windows Vista Business edition and it's completely screwing of the network (all other computers use XP Pro).  I found this site: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9040318/FAQ_Giving_up_on_Vista_Here_s_how_to_downgrade_to_XP , explaining if you own Windows Vista professional edition you can downgrade to Windows XP Professional for free.  My company wants to do that.

  This pdf file: http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/f/4/5f4c83d3-833e-4f11-8cbd-699b0c164182/royaltyoemreferencesheet.pdf more supported article and informed me that we have the right to downgrade.  I remembered to Microsoft technical support and was directed to the Department of licensing and they put me on hold for more than an hour to inform me that I have to pay $ 60 to get the support to do what my company has the RIGHT to do it for free.

  I do not understand why microsoft has a PDF (on their website) explaining the cost free downgrade rights, but once I try to follow upwards, they try to charge me for the downgrade.  It was a huge mistake to trust Vista as being an operating system viable decent in the first place.  Even Microsoft themselves intrinsically admits Vista how shit is through their windows 7 ads.  Not only there all non-intuitive user problems, but it destroyed our database software and network when attempting to use it.

  My boss has suggested that we should upgrade to windows 7 on the network, but after the troubles I had with Vista and the lack of responsibility that Microsoft took to my companies case, I have no other choice to the strongly advise against it.

  I just tell my story in hopes that it might be a better way to solve the problem than to talk with someone on the phone that I understand not (for lack of comprehensible English).  Although I did not understand "pay 60 dollars and we will help you" he also at support.Microsoft.com for assistance.

  Thank you for your time in reading this and your understanding of my frustration.  I appreciate what you can do for me.

  Why I said to contact Dell, HP, it is because they are called OEM:

  An original OEMor OEM, manufactures products or components that are purchased by a company and sold under the brandof purchase of the company. OEM refers to the company that has manufactured the origin of the product.

  Here is the 'book' you are looking for:

  Can I downgrade my OEM version of Windows Vista business to Windows XP Professional?

  Yes. Right of demotion OEM desktop operating systems PC apply to Windows Vista business and Windows Vista Edition full, as stated in the terms of the license. Please note, downgrade versions OEM Windows Vista business and Windows Vista Ultimate are limited to Windows XP Professional (including Windows XP Edition Tablet PC and Windows XP x 64 edition). End users can use the following media for their downgrade: Volume Licensing media (provided that the end-user has a Volume License Agreement), trade retail (FPP) or System Builder hologram CD (provided that the software is acquired in accordance with the Microsoft OEM System Builder License). Use of degraded operating system is governed by the Windows Vista Business license terms, and the end user cannot use the downgrade and professional Windows Vista operating system. There is no right to downgrade to Windows Vista Home Basic or Windows Vista Home Premium Mick Murphy - Microsoft Partner