Downgrade to XP

I have an HP PC with pre-installed Windows Vista. I want to downgrade to XP
but I can't find where to call MS for my region ( I am not in the US). Where
can I find a list of phone numbers for EU region?

Please repost your inquiry in the appropriate HP Support Forum:
http://h30434.www3.hp.com/psg/

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience

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"Andreas" <> wrote in message news:%...
I have an HP PC with pre-installed Windows Vista. I want to downgrade to XP
but I can't find where to call MS for my region ( I am not in the US). Where
can I find a list of phone numbers for EU region?

On Jan 15, 5:44*pm, "Andreas" <ayiangoul...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I have an HP PC with pre-installed Windows Vista. I want to downgrade to XP
> but I can't find where to call MS for my region ( I am not in the US). Where
> can I find a list of phone numbers for EU region?

Scroll down to it and read this relevant story: Downgrading Vista to
XP is possible ... maybe -

http://www.windowssecrets.com/comp/090115

Eric,
PC Buyer Beware!
http://www.pcbuyerbeware.co.uk/

We did it. Our IBM Thinkcentre comes preloaded with Vista Business. We
purchased XP Pro setup CDs from IBM website for a few bucks (less than $20
IIRC). That machine now runs XP Pro.

You might want to contact HP.

"Andreas" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Why MS advertise that buying Vista license you are entitled to downgrade
> to XP?
> I have heard of people who have done it:
> Installed XP with other key, called MS and requested new key for XP and
> then activated.
>
>
> "Ken Blake, MVP" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:44:25 +0200, "Andreas"
>> <> wrote:
>>
>>> I have an HP PC with pre-installed Windows Vista. I want to downgrade to
>>> XP
>>> but I can't find where to call MS for my region ( I am not in the US).
>>> Where
>>> can I find a list of phone numbers for EU region?
>>
>>
>> You can not downgrade at all. If you want XP instead of Vista, you
>> will need to buy a copy and do a clean installation of it, from
>> scratch.
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
>> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>

see this pamphlet

http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...ion-020707.pdf

You need to have ultimate or business versions first of all...

"Andreas" <> wrote in message
news:#...
> I have an HP PC with pre-installed Windows Vista. I want to downgrade to
> XP but I can't find where to call MS for my region ( I am not in the US).
> Where can I find a list of phone numbers for EU region?
>

So, I have Vista business OEM, I have OEM CD & key from other PCs.

My original answer remains unanswered: Where should I call? How do I find a
phone number or email for my region and call to explain why I need to
downgrade? There must be a map which lists regional offices for each
country. I know that MS office for my country is very small and they don't
handle such cases so it must be from some other country.




"Someone" <some - > wrote in message
news:gko6r3$umd$...
> see this pamphlet
>
> http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...ion-020707.pdf
>
> You need to have ultimate or business versions first of all...
>
> "Andreas" <> wrote in message
> news:#...
>> I have an HP PC with pre-installed Windows Vista. I want to downgrade to
>> XP but I can't find where to call MS for my region ( I am not in the US).
>> Where can I find a list of phone numbers for EU region?
>>

"Andreas" <> wrote in message
news:%...
>I have an HP PC with pre-installed Windows Vista. I want to downgrade to XP
>but I can't find where to call MS for my region ( I am not in the US).
>Where can I find a list of phone numbers for EU region?

Downgrade rights only apply to Vista Business and Ultimate. If your version
has Home in the name, you can't downgrade. You can only do a clean install
from a newly purchased XP license, and you have to check, first, that XP
drivers for your system are available and on hand.

HTH
-pk

"Andreas" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Why MS advertise that buying Vista license you are entitled to downgrade
> to XP?

Because it does apply to some versions, Business and Ultimate. It does not
apply to all versions.

> I have heard of people who have done it:

And they have one of the qualifying versions.

-pk

> Installed XP with other key, called MS and requested new key for XP and
> then activated.
>
>
> "Ken Blake, MVP" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:44:25 +0200, "Andreas"
>> <> wrote:
>>
>>> I have an HP PC with pre-installed Windows Vista. I want to downgrade to
>>> XP
>>> but I can't find where to call MS for my region ( I am not in the US).
>>> Where
>>> can I find a list of phone numbers for EU region?
>>
>>
>> You can not downgrade at all. If you want XP instead of Vista, you
>> will need to buy a copy and do a clean installation of it, from
>> scratch.
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
>> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>

I understand from what county you are from

normally its up to the OEM to decide if you are entitled to downgrading!

in your case its HP

You see microsoft allows the downgrade only if the OEM company supports
this..

you have to call HP, microsoft wont help you

where did you get this machine from?



"Andreas" <> wrote in message
news:...
> So, I have Vista business OEM, I have OEM CD & key from other PCs.
>
> My original answer remains unanswered: Where should I call? How do I find
> a phone number or email for my region and call to explain why I need to
> downgrade? There must be a map which lists regional offices for each
> country. I know that MS office for my country is very small and they don't
> handle such cases so it must be from some other country.
>
>
>
>
> "Someone" <some - > wrote in message
> news:gko6r3$umd$...
>> see this pamphlet
>>
>> http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...ion-020707.pdf
>>
>> You need to have ultimate or business versions first of all...
>>
>> "Andreas" <> wrote in message
>> news:#...
>>> I have an HP PC with pre-installed Windows Vista. I want to downgrade to
>>> XP but I can't find where to call MS for my region ( I am not in the
>>> US). Where can I find a list of phone numbers for EU region?
>>>
>

further information:

"What's changing is Microsoft is giving six more months where it will
provide downgrade media for XP Professional for OEMs and system builders to
provide to their customers who purchase Windows Vista Ultimate and Business
editions - (which the company figures will be) largely going to be small
businesses since that's the audience that would want/use XP Pro. So it's the
same old downgrade right thing that was in the EULA (End User License
Agreement) before; it's just Microsoft is providing the media to partners a
few months more."

"The same caveat with providing the downgrade media as before applies,
which is OEMs and system builders don't have to do so if they don't want -
it's their business decision to make."
http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1619


so you can see its not up to microsoft... it's the OEM or system builders
responsibility to provide you with this option

and if they don't care, they are not forced to do this!



"Andreas" <> wrote in message
news:...
> So, I have Vista business OEM, I have OEM CD & key from other PCs.
>
> My original answer remains unanswered: Where should I call? How do I find
> a phone number or email for my region and call to explain why I need to
> downgrade? There must be a map which lists regional offices for each
> country. I know that MS office for my country is very small and they don't
> handle such cases so it must be from some other country.
>
>
>
>
> "Someone" <some - > wrote in message
> news:gko6r3$umd$...
>> see this pamphlet
>>
>> http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...ion-020707.pdf
>>
>> You need to have ultimate or business versions first of all...
>>
>> "Andreas" <> wrote in message
>> news:#...
>>> I have an HP PC with pre-installed Windows Vista. I want to downgrade to
>>> XP but I can't find where to call MS for my region ( I am not in the
>>> US). Where can I find a list of phone numbers for EU region?
>>>
>