Tecra A8 T7200 - OS Vista Business downgrade to WXP Pro

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• Upgrade to Vista Business downgraded to XP 7

  I recently bought a laptop HP Compaq 8710w comes with Vista Business downgraded to XP Professional. I ordered my upgrade kit, as I understand it will take to do me a clean install. My question is, I will receive a copy at retail of Windows 7, which also includes good 32-bit and 64-bit, or will I receive only the 32-bit version? If I get only the 32-bit version, it will be specific to my serial number or I'll be able to get on ebay and trade it for a 64-bit version?

  It seems almost right that I have to do a clean install anything, I should be locked in the 32-bit version. As long as I do a clean install, it seems that I should be able to upgrade to 64-bit.

  Thank you

  Tyler

  I think that you will have 32 bits by default, you can usually contact Microsoft directly and they will send 64-bit as long as you have a valid product key.

• Can I use a Vista business to windows 7 pro disc to update my windows vista Home premium?

  I have a dell laptop which has Vista Home premium on it and I hate Vista... I bought a disc to upgrade to windows 7, but when I went to get ready to run it, I realized that it says Vista business to Windows 7 pro on it. Im going to erase my hard drive in any case again so can I use this drive for windows 7 operational?

  Hello

  I suggest you to return the DVD upgrade and buy windows 7 full version DVD to get it installed and active.

  Microsoft North American Retail product return

  http://www.Microsoft.com/Canada/returns/default.mspx

  You will be able to perform a custom installation of Windows 7 using a DVD upgrade, but you will not be able to activate Windows 7 due to an installation problem.

  I suggest you to follow the links and check out them.

  Upgrade Windows Vista to Windows 7

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/upgrade-Windows-Vista

  Installation and reinstallation of Windows 7

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/installing-and-reinstalling-Windows-7

  Windows 7 upgrade paths

  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd772579 (WS.10) .aspx

• Tecra A10 - Win7 upgrade Vista Business edition

  Dear Forum

  I'm curious, if you please, on a Tecra A10, which, at the time of purchase, had installed Windows Vista business.
  At the latest date the owner upgraded to Windows 7 (for free I think but I'm not sure).

  Windows 7 installation has become corrupted and need a new facility, but a backup has not been made.

  Please someone knows if the owner has a way of re - download Windows 7 free of charge, taking into account the existing Windows 7 installation is legal.

  Yours with thanks in advance
  Ian

  I put t know what previous owner did somehow but if possible install clean version of Win7 and not Vista Win7 upgrade. I did it on several machines Vista and now all the machines work perfectly with the clean version of Win7 32 bit.

• 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

• 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.

• Vista Business downgrade to XP

  I bought a Dell Vostro 1400, which came with a Vista Business. Then I had to format my PC that has been done by my ISP. The new partition was created and then I loaded professional vista again and got the same recorded.

  Now I want to downgrade the same to XP. Can I use any XP cd and use the key of Vista to do. Is there another procedure.

  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 builderhologram 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.

  Read the above.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• 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

• T60p Vista Business to Win 7 Pro (upgrade) on the new SSD

  My T60p 4 years needs an upgrade.  I plan a (Lenovo preload) Vista Business upgrade to Windows 7 Professional (upgrade multimedia).  Since my HD is rather small (80 GB) and getting noisy, I intend to replace it with a 120 GB SSD intel.

  What is the best way to tackle the upgrade?  I guess I could clone the current HD to the SSD then clean install from upgrade disc.  Is there a way to install the SSD disk without involving the current player / OS from the win7 upgrade media?  I intend to reinstall applications once the operating system is installed.

  Also, don't I have to worry about any special partitioning for the T60p?  I haven't yet decided how much of the thinkpad applications I'll install.  I use windows to manage bluetooth and wireless instead of thinkpad apps.  I use the fingerprint through apps thinkpad reader.

  You can directly install windows 7 OS with support for upgrading without having to install Vista (unless you want).

  Follow these instructions:

  http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/10/27/clean-install-Windows-7-with-upgrade-media-and-product-key-...

• s3020la Vista preinstalled downgrading to XP Pro Spanish need drivers

  Hi all

  I have a s3020la PC Pavilion Office

  http://support.HP.com/us-en/document/c01039309

  With Windows Vista Premium Spanish Version preinstalled, I would like to find the drivers for this machine in order to downgrade to XP Pro Spanish.

  Thank you for any assistance you can provide.

  Kind regards

  Antonio Macias

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  Hello

  XP driver for your model:

  Intel chipset (install and reboot before other drivers) here

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  Intel Matrix Storage Manager here

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  .NET framework 1.1 (Install before HP multimedia keyboard) here

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• Tecra M9 crashes when the apparatus or the lid close on Windows Vista Business

  Hello

  I have a Tecra M9 with Windows Vista business, and when I close the lid on the laptop that Windows puts on hold. When I open the lid, although wakes up the computer screen but it crashes.

  Even if I have the machine on the docking station when I disconnect the machine crashes.
  Any ideas? Any help much appreciated.

  Mike

  Hello

  I don't know what you mean in crashes, but I know that this can happen after the standby/hibernation mode, that this sound card is not recognized correctly. To resolve this problem, you must install the hotfix for Microsoft Vista (937077 KB) on the Microsoft network site: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/937077

  Just a question: have you noticed this problem since the first day or after a few days of use?

• Downgrade of Tecra A8 - Bussiness from Vista to XP Profesional

  Hello

  I have a laptop Tecra A8-104 which came with Vista Business. I want to downgrade to XP Professional. Can you help me with this? I don't know where to find a legal XP free kit for installation. Toshiba provides a Kit of XP for the downgrade? After all the Toshiba is the OEM supplier. I think that I don't have to buy a new license, I've already paid for the business of Vista came with the laptop.

  By the way I asked for an XP preinstalled on this model but the Romanian Distributor, Scop Toshiba computers, said that this model does not come with Win XP lt all.

  Microsoft Vista downgrade to XP.

  Could I get some advice from a Manager from Toshiba?

  You might be able to get a Toshiba XP Downgrade drive, call Toshiba Europe and ask them.

  Otherwise, you would need to purchase a retail XP version and installing the drivers of Toshiba and utility from the drivers Toshiba page.

• Tecra S5 Vista Business SP1 - Tempro crashes instantly

  Hello

  I think that the idea of Tempro is just great. This allows me to keep all the drivers updated. Unfortunately, it didn't work for a few days and never again. Now, I received a notification of update that Tempro 1.2 is out.

  Installed and I hope that my misfortunes of the past will be more. No luck. So I'll try again to find out why and I hope someone on this forum can help identify why Tempro should simply crash the second that it is started.

  I get two types of errors:
  1. at startup:
  Problem event name: CLR20r3
  Signature of the problem 01: toshiba.tempo.ui.trayapplication
  Signature of the problem 02: 1.2.0.0
  Signature of the problem 03: 49124c5c
  Signature of the problem 04: Toshiba.Tempo.UI.TrayApplication
  Signature of the problem 05: 1.2.0.0
  Signature of the 06 problem: 49124c5c
  Signature of the problem 07: c
  Signature of the problem 08: 9 d
  Signature of the problem 09: System.TypeInitialization
  OS version: 6.0.6001.2.1.0.256.6
  Locale ID: 7177

  2. start on a current system by clicking on the icon or via start:
  Problem event name: CLR20r3
  Signature of the problem 01: BCYLQJAXAV3IVB3KVH4XSWLTJKNTS1FD
  Signature of the problem 02: 1.2.0.0
  Signature of the 03:49124 c 58 problem
  Signature of the problem 04: Microsoft.VisualBasic
  Signature of the problem 05: 8.0.0.0
  Signature of the 06 problem: 4757a7c2
  Signature of the 07:88 problem
  Signature of the 08:52 problem
  Signature of the problem 09: System.IO.FileNotFoundException
  OS version: 6.0.6001.2.1.0.256.6

  Is there someone who can help get this application to run?

  Thanks for your help.

  AndyB

  PS: in case it helps: Tecra S5, ZoneAlarm, SuperAntiSpy, Webroot AV and Vista Business SP1

  I see that you have installed a lot of 3rd party software.
  Hey Buddy, I got the Zonealarm too and I wasn't satisfied. This tool always requires approvals and other applications didn't work properly.

  I m wondering if the Tempro crashed after installing a new OS from Toshiba. I mean you could test to see if a 3rd party tool affect this software.

  I would recommend taking the recovery disk and reinstall the operating system. Updated the Tempro, then check if the problem still persists.

  Sorry, but buddy is a way to discover what causes this problem.

• Vista Business on Tecra A8

  Hello everyone out there!

  I have a problem and a question... Please help...

  I bought a new Tecra A8 two weeks ago and it works with Vista Business.
  It was running OK for the past two weeks, but this weekend, I picked up a virus and had to clean. everything seemed fine and I was under the impression that he was abducted but do not know more.

  last night, Vista downloaded the latest updates of windows, while I was online and then invited to install it, which I accepted. There are 4 items to update and it took a lot of time to do. After the update, it asked to reboot, and now I'm sitting looking at a blue screen that says "please wait" and its's not going past! I let go an hour or so and then restarted, let him go again and its been almost two hours now, does nothing.

  What should I do?
  also, my question... I don't have the Vista installation disc or anything with the laptop? I've only had one disc, and it's the recovery disc. Now, the tech told me that I wouldn't need to do backups on the software as it was there and I just need to throw the disc? Vista is there? the record shows that if I run it, it will delete everything on the laptop and other devices connected to it?

  can I run the disc and it will put Vista on?

  Thank you
  C

  Hi Clarence

  > last night, Vista downloaded the latest updates of windows, while I was online and then invited to install it, which I accepted. There are 4 items to update and it took a lot of time to do. After the update, it asked to reboot and now I m sitting staring at a blue screen that says "please wait" and it s's not going past! I let go an hour or so and then restarted, let him go again and it of been almost two hours now, does nothing.

  Please believe me. It's really not easy to say which had installed Vista and why it goes no further.

  Regarding you question of recovery CD; Well, this CD contains everything you need. The OS (Vista), the drivers Toshiba, tools and utilities are packaged in the image file.
  If you get the laptop using this CD you will set the laptop to factory settings.
  But note; the recovery CD installation formats the entire HARD disk.
  You will lose all data and files from the HARD drive without any backups.
  So be careful ;)

  Greetings

• How to downgrade Vista business to xp pro?

  I am running Windows Vista Business; I have a Vista COA business on the side of my PC and the installation of code.  If I install XP Pro from scratch, it says key code Vista is not valid.

  I called Microsoft and they tell me that I need a Windows XP Pro key code that will cost £65.00, is not correct, surely, I know that Windows 8 is downgrade to Windows 7, they also try and sell you can key code Win 7 If you try this?

  I need to know the legal way to downgrade my Vista to XP Pro?

  I have an HP computer, I spoke to Justine HP, what they don't know, they just sent me to Microsoft.

  Microsoft wanted to charge me for a windows xp pro keycode whicn cannt either correct, im have to know how how its downgraded?

  Ive tried to put in a cd of xp but it rerquires keycode xp, ive tried also cd VB, but who has just installed VB?

  You need to push the issue with them, as their call center staff will not know on this subject.

  Also, here are the different ways to contact HP: Chat, Email, etc.

  http://h20565.www2.HP.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/help/contactHP/home/?AC.admitted=1372885509480.876444892.492883150

  See you soon.