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  1. September 25th, 2003, 10:15 AM #1
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    Downgrading from xp pro

    http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...rade_chart.doc


    Some of you may already know that you can downgrade from xp pro to other os's on an oem copy and some of you may not.

    We had a discussion with a MS rep this morning about the downgrade rights and was given this info. We were also told that the media and cd key for the downgraded version of windows you want to install can come from anywhere you like, but microsoft will not be supplying cd's or cd keys for it.
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  2. September 25th, 2003, 11:12 AM #2
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    It says in plain print:

    OEM License Agreement
    "Application licenses acquired via the OEM channel follow rights granted in the OEM license. OEM licenses do not typically grant downgrade rights. "

    I think you need to reread the document you were provided...
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  3. September 25th, 2003, 11:16 AM #3
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    Ok...maybe I should read a little closer...

    (there is a system product, and an application product...I misread)

    XP oem is down gradable...

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    Ya_know reading M$ licencing literature is a bit like finding the 9 people in this painting

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  5. September 25th, 2003, 12:15 PM #5
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    3 ,,,and a dead pig so far...



    are u sure there are 9?


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    I can find 8............
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  7. September 25th, 2003, 01:00 PM #7
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    Answer is here.
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  8. September 25th, 2003, 01:09 PM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by freddy
    3 ,,,and a dead pig so far...



    are u sure there are 9?


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    And that pig is well endowed indeed!
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    Missed the one to the right of the bird......
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    Microsoft would claim there were 11 people in there
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  11. September 25th, 2003, 02:50 PM #11
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    printed that out ,,,,looked at it and got 8 ,,,,,forgot the baby!!!!!


    just thought the "pig" counted ,,,,,,,,,at least in the UK



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  12. September 25th, 2003, 02:52 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by gazzak
    Microsoft would claim there were 11 people in there

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    Question Well for once I ain't missing the point ... but seems everyone else is !

    Errr now I've just spent 15 minutes looking for people in some stupid picture (Thanks Noo for finding me more things to 'waste' my life with ) .... WTF do we want to downgrade ??? - now if I could just upgrade legitamately I might be interested ... or are we saying mad things like I can pay for xp home & then 'downgrade' that to w2k pro !?!?! - 'cos then I am interested !!!!
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  14. September 26th, 2003, 07:17 AM #14
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    XP home can't downgrade to anything...
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  15. September 26th, 2003, 07:50 AM #15
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    I don'k know about you, but I have lots of business clients with custom software that will only run on win 98. As you know, you can no longer obtain 98 OEM with new systems. So, by purchasing xp pro OEM with a new system, they can then install 98 on the machine so that they don't have to worry about not being able to use their old software.
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