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Can you get a downgrade from Vista to Xp from Dell?

 
 
James
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      10-18-2007
I have purchased a dell laptop and it only allowed me to purchase with Vista.
Does Dell allow any type of a downgrade program to Xp from Vista?
Or Microsoft?
 
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Carey Frisch [MVP]
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      10-18-2007
Please read the following:

http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...rencesheet.pdf


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"James" wrote:

> I have purchased a dell laptop and it only allowed me to purchase with Vista.
> Does Dell allow any type of a downgrade program to Xp from Vista?
> Or Microsoft?

 
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Richard Urban
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      10-18-2007
Well gosh! What did Dell say when you called them?

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"James" <> wrote in message
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>I have purchased a dell laptop and it only allowed me to purchase with
>Vista.
> Does Dell allow any type of a downgrade program to Xp from Vista?
> Or Microsoft?


 
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Bob Harris
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      10-18-2007
Contact Dell support.

Microsoft does not directly support pre-installed verisons of operating
systems from major PC makers. That is, they will tell you to talk to the PC
maker for things like downgrading, recovery, etc. However, Microsoft does
offer patches and service packs directly to the end-users, via windows
update.

"James" <> wrote in message
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>I have purchased a dell laptop and it only allowed me to purchase with
>Vista.
> Does Dell allow any type of a downgrade program to Xp from Vista?
> Or Microsoft?



 
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Peadar
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      10-18-2007
2 questions. WHY and WHY would you want to do something like that? a new
fresh operating system, to downgrade to the predictable XP.

"Bob Harris" wrote:

> Contact Dell support.
>
> Microsoft does not directly support pre-installed verisons of operating
> systems from major PC makers. That is, they will tell you to talk to the PC
> maker for things like downgrading, recovery, etc. However, Microsoft does
> offer patches and service packs directly to the end-users, via windows
> update.
>
> "James" <> wrote in message
> news:09277410-984C-4A67-9920-...
> >I have purchased a dell laptop and it only allowed me to purchase with
> >Vista.
> > Does Dell allow any type of a downgrade program to Xp from Vista?
> > Or Microsoft?

>
>
>

 
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John
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      10-18-2007
Sadly, many OEMs install loads of crapware that can cause big problems. I
speak from experience with a Lenovo Thinkpad. After removing the crapware,
things improve but it's not a clean (fresh) Vista install.

"Peadar" <> wrote in message
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>2 questions. WHY and WHY would you want to do something like that? a new
> fresh operating system, to downgrade to the predictable XP.
>
> "Bob Harris" wrote:
>
>> Contact Dell support.
>>
>> Microsoft does not directly support pre-installed verisons of operating
>> systems from major PC makers. That is, they will tell you to talk to the
>> PC
>> maker for things like downgrading, recovery, etc. However, Microsoft
>> does
>> offer patches and service packs directly to the end-users, via windows
>> update.
>>
>> "James" <> wrote in message
>> news:09277410-984C-4A67-9920-...
>> >I have purchased a dell laptop and it only allowed me to purchase with
>> >Vista.
>> > Does Dell allow any type of a downgrade program to Xp from Vista?
>> > Or Microsoft?

>>
>>
>>



 
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