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Jack
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      08-22-2007
Is it possible to upgrade your version of vista to a better version and then
if you wanted to, downgrade back to the original version?
 
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Rick Rogers
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      08-22-2007
Hi Jack,

No, not without starting over with a clean install. Any upgrade to an NT
system is not reversible in this manner.

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Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
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My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

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> Is it possible to upgrade your version of vista to a better version and
> then
> if you wanted to, downgrade back to the original version?


 
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      08-23-2007


"Rick Rogers" wrote:

> Hi Jack,
>
> No, not without starting over with a clean install. Any upgrade to an NT
> system is not reversible in this manner.
>
> --


> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "Jack" <> wrote in message
> news:AF22E509-AF00-4BA6-8309-...
> > Is it possible to upgrade your version of vista to a better version and
> > then
> > if you wanted to, downgrade back to the original version?

>
> Yes you can if you have the windows.old folder after you install the new version !

Read tihs LINK but it may be better to reinstall the other versiion.
LINK
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/933168
 
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