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william.hooper@gmail.com
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      09-21-2007
Help,

Vista networking does not work and nor do so many apps I have to get
back to XP urgently. Have do I get a downgrade disc? Is there a
Microsoft Contact place?

William

 
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      09-21-2007
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> Vista networking does not work and nor do so many apps I have to get
> back to XP urgently. Have do I get a downgrade disc? Is there a
> Microsoft Contact place?


Your contact is with your OEM, they may be willing to supply Windows XP.

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D. Solomon
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      09-21-2007
you have to pay for xp again...

sorry..


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> Help,
>
> Vista networking does not work and nor do so many apps I have to get
> back to XP urgently. Have do I get a downgrade disc? Is there a
> Microsoft Contact place?
>
> William
>



 
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Paul Randall
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      09-21-2007
Here is one link related to downgrade rights.

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

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> Help,
>
> Vista networking does not work and nor do so many apps I have to get
> back to XP urgently. Have do I get a downgrade disc? Is there a
> Microsoft Contact place?
>
> William
>



 
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DP
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      09-21-2007
Was the vista machine at one time an XP machine?
If so, do you have the installation disks for XP?
If so, reinstall XP.



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> Help,
>
> Vista networking does not work and nor do so many apps I have to get
> back to XP urgently. Have do I get a downgrade disc? Is there a
> Microsoft Contact place?
>
> William
>


 
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ndy
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      10-16-2007
This is MS offical word.
But this did not work for me. Once I yelled at activation center person,
they me avtivation code.

Q: When a previously-licensed version of Windows XP Professional is used for
the
downgrade, won’t Windows product activation fail on the new PC?
A: When using downgrade rights offered under the License Terms in Windows
Vista
Business and Ultimate versions, and a Windows XP product key that was
previously
activated, online activation over the Internet will fail due to the hardware
configuration
change that occurs when installing on the Vista system. In these cases, the
OS will
prompt the customer to call the Activation Support Line and explain the
circumstances
to the Customer Service Representative. Once it is determined that the Vista
Business or
Ultimate license is valid, the Customer Service Representative will manually
activate
Windows XP.

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>
> Vista networking does not work and nor do so many apps I have to get
> back to XP urgently. Have do I get a downgrade disc? Is there a
> Microsoft Contact place?
>
> William
>
>

 
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