Upgrade to Vista Business downgraded to XP 7

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• Can I upgrade to Vista Business and all my files and settings to keep intact?

  Can I upgrade to Vista Business and not lose all programs/Intel? I have a program that works under Vista Home and not need Vista Business. Help!

  Tuesday, December 7, 2010 22:02:42 + 0000, bgblk1968 wrote:
   
  > Can I upgrade to Vista Business and not lose all programs/Intel?
   
   
  By definition, means a 'upgrade' (as opposed to a new installation)
  that all data, programs, etc. are kept intact.
   
  There is however no guarantee that it always works perfectly.
  However unlikely, it is always possible that something can go wrong.
  That is why he is careful to make sure you have a backup of anything
  You can't afford to lose before you start.
   
   
  > I have a program that works under Vista Home and not need Vista Business. Help!
   
   
  What kind of program is it? What you describe is very rare.
   
   

  Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP

• How to upgrade Windows Vista business to Windows 7 Professional?

  Hello

  Can someone help me to upgrade Windows vista business to windows 7 Professional. How upgrad? Since the location of the event it? What are the procedures? Required computer is windows vista is installed in the system to upgrade to windows 7? Can I clean install windows 7 Professional the disc?

  Please help me fix this.

  Thank you

  Prashant

  Where can I still get Windows 7?

  Full version - Microsoft Windows 7 Professional

  Version upgrade - Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Upgrade

  --------------------------

  How to upgrade:

  http://www.notebooks.com/2009/10/07/how-to-upgrade-to-Windows-7/

  -------------------------

  How to do a clean install:

  Boot from the Windows 7 DVD

  To learn how to change your BIOS options to boot from the DVD drive, the following tutorial:

  http://notebooks.com/2011/05/05/How-to-load-BIOS-and-change-boot-configuration/
  Click Install now
  Accept the license agreement
  When the option is displayed to select a type of installation, click (Custom advanced)

  Select the disk partition where you want to install Windows 7 click Next.

  You will receive the following warning:

  The partition you have selected may contain files from a previous Installation of Windows. If so, these files and folders will be moved to a folder named Windows.old. You will be able to access the information in Windows.old, but you will be able to use your previous version of Windows.

  (At all costs, do NOT click on anything in Format, deletion or Partition name.) So even do a custom installation, your personal files are still kept. Click OK

  The installation program will now begin installation. During installation, your computer will be restarted several times.

  Once the installation is complete, you can complete the Out of Box experience as the choice of your laptop, create a username, password, your time zone. You can then proceed to download the latest updates for Windows and reinstall your applications and drivers.

  You can then retrieve your personal files from the Windows.old folder and reinstall all of your applications and drivers.

  http://notebooks.com/2010/11/09/how-to-recover-documents-music-and-email-after-upgrading-with-the-Windows-old-folder/

• 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

• 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.

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  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

• Upgrade to Vista Business

  I need to improve my Home Windows Vista business on my gateway to work from home.  One of my friends has a reinstallation of Windows Vista Business from DELL DVD.  I'd be able to simply insert the DELL Vista Business DVD in my gateway and be good, or that won't work?

  N °

  Recovery Dell discs are for Dell and Dell Computers equipment...

  And the Dell Vista OEM license is linked to a computer.

  Vista Home Basique/Familiale Premium to Vista Business is not an upgrade path.

  You will need to BUY a COMPLETE of Vista Business version and do a clean install of it.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/918884

  MS advice on the conduct of clean install.

  http://www.theeldergeekvista.com/vista_clean_installation.htm

  A tutorial on the use of a clean installation.

  See you soon. Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• 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.

• Windows apparently can't stand Vista more means can't be upgraded to Vista Business from Home Premium?

  I have a laptop Dell Inspiron 1545 using a Vista Home Premium x 64 OS and I want to upgrade the operating system Vista Business but what I understand that MS can't stand Vista does that mean I can't do this? Is there another place I can buy a 3rd type company. third-party software for my portable computer? I read an answer in the system here that said I can improve, but the question and the answer was written in ' 09 and I don't think that's relevant today. Thanks for any help.

  Hello

  you have never been able to do this upgrade

  You can't put Vista Home Premium to Vista Business; This is NOT an upgrade path

  Home Premium to Business must be done with a clean installation using a patented FULL vista

  You can upgrade Home Premium to Ultimate

  Ultimate includes the enterprise features

  to buy it test a computer repair shop and ask them to left over copies

  purchase online can be fraught with dangers of piracy

  _______________________________________________________________

  Vista is supported, but Microsoft doesn't sell vista

  Microsoft has moved on Windows 7

  Desktop operating systems	Latest service pack	End of standard support	End of extended support
  Windows XP	Service Pack 3	April 14, 2009	April 8, 2014
  Windows Vista	Service Pack 2	April 10, 2012	11 April 2017

  __________________________________________________________________

  information for you about Windows 7:

  so eager to upgrade to Windows 7, it will depend on if the manufacturer of your computer/laptop has windows 7 drivers available for your computer/laptop as to whether Windows 7 will work properly on your machine

  check with them

  and read this

  Windows 7 upgrade advisor

  http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyId=1b544e90-7659-4BD9-9e51-2497c146af15

  Windows 7 system requirements

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/products/system-requirements

  Windows 7 upgrade paths

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

  Compare editions of Windows 7:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/products/compare

  Windows 7 Compatibility Center to check software and hardware compatibility:

  http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/compatibility/Windows-7/en-us/default.aspx

  Windows 7 price:

  http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/en_US/list/CategoryID.50726100

• 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

• Side-by-side configuration is incorrect, after the upgrade from Vista Business to Win7 for AutoCAD, Revit (Autodesk) and most but not all Adobe programs and a few others.

  I have seen many other people having this problem, but none of the soultions has solved the problem.

  After the upgrade to Win 7 Vista Business company. a number of my programs will not work. a mistake

  "The application failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect."

  train the Viewer even I get this

  Activation context generation failed for "C:\Program Files\AutoCAD 2010\acad.exe". Load Assembly Microsoft.VC90.MFC, processorArchitecture = "x 86" publicKeyToken = "1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b", type = "win32", version = "9.0.21022.8" was not found. Please use sxstrace.exe for detailed diagnosis.

  I tried to uninstall completely all Autodeck and re install but that has not worked.

  Install the Visual C ++ 2008 Runtime.

  Package redistributable Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 (x 86)

  http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyId=9b2da534-3e03-4391-8a4d-074b9f2bc1bf&displaylang=en

  "A programmer is just a tool that converts the caffeine in code" Deputy CLIP - http://www.winvistaside.de/

• The upgrade of Vista Business 64 bit on a workstation used

  I recently bought a Dell Precision T5400 used with Windows Vista professional. I'm very happy with it, but I intend on a program 64 bit running on the workstation. What are my upgrade options?

  Anyway you have to clean install.

  Your options are Windows Vista 64 bit, Windows 7 64-bit or 64-bit Windows 8.

  You can use a Digital River 64-bit with Service Pack 1 setup files to a bootable media and pure install 64-bit Windows Vista Business.

  I recommend Windows 7 Professional with Service Pack 1 64-bit, but you have to pay for a license (its probably the most expensive option).

  You can also switch to Windows 8 Professional upgrade license is cheaper than that of Windows 7, but in my opinion, a lower quality product.

  I would recommend either tried and decide what you like the most and if you think that its worth the upgrade.

  Follow the instructions in install windows own A: http://philipyip.wordpress.com/dell-community-forums/

  I suggest running step 2 and 3 to A Clean installation of Windows Vista before experimenting. The guide tells you how to obtain trial versions of Windows 7 and 8 so you can evaluate them. With Vista 64 bit, you have the product key and must be able to activate using activation activation recovery backup program or phone to Microsoft.

• Sonic Studio DLA prevents Windows 7 Pro upgrade from Vista Business (64 bit)

  When I try to upgrade to Windows 7, I get an error that Sonic Studio DLA must be uninstalled before the upgrade. This program is not visible in Add/Remove programs. A Roxio program was there and I uninstalled it. I searched the registry for roxio and sonic DLA and deleted everything. It will not install. Help, please.

  Hey Killick,.
   
  Please let us know the exact error message.
   
  To remove Sonic DLA Studio we suggest you to run Windows Installer Cleanup Utility. Once the tool is installed, run it in the start menu and remove the program Sonic to the list of programs.
   
  http://download.Microsoft.com/download/e/9/d/e9d80355-7ab4-45b8-80e8-983a48d5e1bd/msicuu2.exe
   
  Also we suggest you to download and run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor to see if your PC is ready for Windows 7.
   
  It scans your hardware, devices, programs for known compatibility issues installed, you gives advice on how to fix any problems found and recommends what to do before upgrade you.
   
  To download the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor check out the link below:
   
  http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=1b544e90-7659-4BD9-9e51-2497c146af15
   
  For your information:
   
  Upgrade Windows Vista to Windows 7:
   
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/help/upgrading-from-Windows-Vista-to-Windows-7
   
  Hope this information is useful.

  Kind regards

  Savan - Microsoft technical support.

• Upgrade to Vista Business, want a total backup feature

  I want to be able to do a full backup of the files AND PROGRAMS.  Company lists complete PC Backup and restore.

  Can I switch to this Home Premium edition?

  I want to be able to do a full backup of the files AND PROGRAMS.  Company lists complete PC Backup and restore.

  Can I switch to this Home Premium edition?

  Hey Alan55

  I'm sorry but vista home premium to vista Professional is NOT an upgrade path

  you will need to purchase a full vista Enterprise license and do a clean install of vista professional

  Save all data before doing so because everything will be lost during the installation

  Walter, the time zone traveller

• Tecra A8 T7200 - OS Vista Business downgrade to WXP Pro

  Hello

  Because of the software that I use in my work, none of the programs are vista ready, I need to install WXP pro on my new laptop, my Tecra A8 T7200 didn't come with disks of installation for the operating system, drivers, etc.

  Can anyone tell me please what steps must I take to ensure that once installed WXP all drivers Toshiba and laptop computers features all work?
  Help, please!

  Hello

  That s easy.
  You will find on the page of the European driver Toshiba all drivers XP and installation instructions.
  Download drivers XP, check the installation instructions document and follow the guidelines.

  PS; I recommend you to install XP on the second partition. In this case, you can use the two BONES; Vista and XP.

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