MS Vista: Downgrade

September 24th, 2007 Technology 4 Comments


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Microsoft is apparently offering a tool to downgrade PCs to XP from Vista. From my quick experience with Vista, that seems like a feature, not a bug.

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4 Responses to “MS Vista: Downgrade”

  1. Kurt Davis says:
    September 24, 2007 at 6:26 pm

    (1) It’s not a software tool, it’s just a new policy.

    (2) Doesn’t apply to the ubiquitous Home versions the average Joe has to use (hint- buy your computers off the Business side from Dell, you can still buy XP preinstalled)

    (3) To utilize, you call Microsoft’s License Activation Service phone # with your qualifying Vista key and they will give you an XP key. You’re on your own to find a copy of the XP installation media (and a compatible version.. if you have an OEM Vista key, you get an OEM XP key)

  2. Jay says:
    September 25, 2007 at 8:26 am

    I’ve actually had very little problems with Vista (I have Vista Ultimate) and while my PC can dual boot to either OS, I’ve found that I am booting into Vista much more than XP and the Media Center interface it uses with the Xbox 360 is better than my XP Media Center interface.

  3. Alex D. says:
    September 25, 2007 at 7:44 pm

    better yet…throw out your virus-prone Windoze puter and get a Mac…it’s a lot easier

  4. Jay says:
    September 26, 2007 at 9:25 am

    I was wondering how long it would take for a Mac fanboy to show up.

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