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Posted by Ant on June 17, 2008, 10:26 am
Please log in for more thread options On 6/17/2008 7:06 AM PT, Ant typed:
>>>>>>> I know MS wants to have all new laptops/notebooks with Vista from
>>>>>>> local retail stores (e.g., Best Buy, Costco, Circuit City). I was
>>>>>>> wondering if one can still downgrade the OS to XP SP2/SP3
>>>>>>> preinstalled with software, drivers, and support?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thank you in advance. :)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> See: How to get and keep Windows XP after June 30
>>>>>>
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/06/05/How-to-get-and-keep-Windows-XP-after-June-30_1.html
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> So I have to downgrade from Vista to XP. I can't get XP without
>>>>> downgrading (preinstalled already and ready to go with all softwares
>>>>> and drivers)? :(
>>>>
>>>> No from what I read, both Dell and HP will sell computers with
>>>> downgrade rights with Windows XP installed. And you will get both
>>>> Windows XP and Vista install discs.
>>>
>>> Oh wow. So when I buy a Dell and HP laptop/notebook from a local
>>> retail store (e.g., Best Buy, Costco, Circuit City, Fry's
>>> Electronics), I just tell the employee to have it preinstalled with
>>> XP instead of Vista. What about other brands like Sony, Toshiba, IBM,
>>> etc.?
>>
>> No read the article!
>
> I did, but it was confusing. :(
>
>
>> An even bigger loophole -- something called downgrade rights -- will
>> allow people to get Windows XP on new PCs, even after computer makers'
>> stock of Windows XP licenses runs out. An OEM such as Dell can sell you
>> a PC that starts out with Vista Business or Vista Ultimate on it, and
>> then downgrade the operating system to Windows XP Professional before
>> shipping the machine out to you. In the box, you will receive discs for
>
> Oh, you can't do this with local retail stores. That stinks. :( I was
> hoping this was possible without online mail orders.
>
>
>> Vista, XP, Vista drivers, and XP drivers. That way, if you decide you'd
>> prefer Vista, you can use the installation disc and drivers to upgrade
>> to that OS.
>
> I like that offer, but not the online order part.
>
>
>> You can do this only with Vista PCs for which the OEM has decided to
>> offer downgrade rights, however. A Dell spokesperson says that Dell will
>> provide the option for its XPS line of gaming PCs (the XPS M1730 laptop,
>> XPS 630 gaming desktop, and XPS 730 gaming desktop), for its line of
>> Vostro small-business PCs, and for enterprise customers. Dell won't
>> offer the choice indefinitely, though -- only through January 31, 2009.
>
> Hmm, and no low-end non-business/non-gaming (consumer) machines.
>
>
>> HP also offers a downgrade option on its business desktops, notebooks,
>> and workstations, and will continue to do so until at least July 30,
>> 2009, says a company spokesperson. As with Dell PCs, when someone buys a
>> system, it will have XP Pro installed, and will come with discs for both
>> XP and Vista.
>>
>> January 31 of next year is also the last date you'll be able to buy XP
>> on a machine from a "system builder" -- a company that builds no-brand
>> custom PCs from components and purchases Microsoft software from a
>> distributor rather than directly from Microsoft itself
>
> Thanks. The laptop/notebook will be ordered really soon since the old
> one got stolen and probably will never be recovered. :(
>
> Now, the hard part is which brand and model to get...
Since 6/30/2008 (nice timing too) is the last day to get XP, I did NOT
see any demo computers (desktops too) with XP running in stores. Are
they hidden or something?
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