![]() ![]() To Microsoft, ‘downgrade’ describes the licensing rights it grants to older operating systems. In an older-to-newer move, developers usually make it possible to retain all the digital detritus on the drive, from already-installed applications and Word documents to iTunes tracks and family photos, while updating the system files.ĭowngrade doesn’t mean the process for rolling back Windows from Vista to XP, since there isn’t such a procedure, not in the generally accepted use of ‘upgrade’. Specifically, these downgrade rights let owners of some versions of Vista replace it with XP without having to pay for another licence. In effect, the licence for Vista is transferred to XP. Else, I think replacing Windows7 with XP is a BIG mistake. But in any case make an image of your current Windows7 so that you can always go back in case the XP experiment does not work. Since you obviously have a very recent PC, that is not a done deal. Think of it as a swap, Vista for XP, not as an extra licence. Before you do anything, check whether you can get all XP drivers for your PC. By Microsoft’s end-user licensing agreement (EULA), you can’t have both the Vista and its downgraded XP installed at the same time on the same or different machines. To the vast bulk of users, though, ‘downgrade’ is a synonym for reverting to an older version. In that case, it simply means dumping Vista and returning to XP. So, what downgrades does Microsoft allow? Owners of the OEM editions of Vista Business and Vista Ultimate can downgrade to Windows XP Professional, including Tablet PC Edition and 圆4 Edition. ![]()
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