Vista pc needs to be winXP

[Guest James]

we have purchased a windows Vista for business pc but i need to have WinXP on

it with that said i have a ghost of XP for that same model and windows Vista

product keys (if I am not mistaken) are backwards compatable once ghosted how

do i put the new key back in, r is that not even possible?

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: Vista pc needs to be winXP

 

Vista product keys are not backwards compatible. You must use the pk that

came with your XP.

 

"James" <James@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> we have purchased a windows Vista for business pc but i need to have WinXP

> on

> it with that said i have a ghost of XP for that same model and windows

> Vista

> product keys (if I am not mistaken) are backwards compatable once ghosted

> how

> do i put the new key back in, r is that not even possible?

[Guest James]

Re: Vista pc needs to be winXP

 

thats fine as well but can you tell me how to change it? and thanks for the

reply

 

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

> Vista product keys are not backwards compatible. You must use the pk that

> came with your XP.

>

> "James" <James@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:DD64B0BC-5A6F-4D09-95F4-D9B15441A8B5@microsoft.com...

> > we have purchased a windows Vista for business pc but i need to have WinXP

> > on

> > it with that said i have a ghost of XP for that same model and windows

> > Vista

> > product keys (if I am not mistaken) are backwards compatable once ghosted

> > how

> > do i put the new key back in, r is that not even possible?

>

[Guest DL]

Re: Vista pc needs to be winXP

 

You would need to perform a clean install of winxp, or use your Ghost

recovery cd to boot and install the image

You will require an unused winxp key

 

"James" <James@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> thats fine as well but can you tell me how to change it? and thanks for

> the

> reply

>

> "Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

>

>> Vista product keys are not backwards compatible. You must use the pk

>> that

>> came with your XP.

>>

>> "James" <James@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:DD64B0BC-5A6F-4D09-95F4-D9B15441A8B5@microsoft.com...

>> > we have purchased a windows Vista for business pc but i need to have

>> > WinXP

>> > on

>> > it with that said i have a ghost of XP for that same model and windows

>> > Vista

>> > product keys (if I am not mistaken) are backwards compatable once

>> > ghosted

>> > how

>> > do i put the new key back in, r is that not even possible?

>>

[Guest Colon Terminus]

Re: Vista pc needs to be winXP

 

"James" <James@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:238382EA-3B0E-4736-AD99-A0D0181757C6@microsoft.com...

> thats fine as well but can you tell me how to change it? and thanks for

> the

> reply

>

> "Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

>

>> Vista product keys are not backwards compatible. You must use the pk

>> that

>> came with your XP.

>>

>> "James" <James@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:DD64B0BC-5A6F-4D09-95F4-D9B15441A8B5@microsoft.com...

>> > we have purchased a windows Vista for business pc but i need to have

>> > WinXP

>> > on

>> > it with that said i have a ghost of XP for that same model and windows

>> > Vista

>> > product keys (if I am not mistaken) are backwards compatable once

>> > ghosted

>> > how

>> > do i put the new key back in, r is that not even possible?

>>

 

 

Microsoft offers a tool on their website for this purpose.

KeyUpdateTool_enu

 

 

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[Guest James]

Re: Vista pc needs to be winXP

 

thanks

 

"Colon Terminus" wrote:

> "James" <James@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:238382EA-3B0E-4736-AD99-A0D0181757C6@microsoft.com...

> > thats fine as well but can you tell me how to change it? and thanks for

> > the

> > reply

> >

> > "Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

> >

> >> Vista product keys are not backwards compatible. You must use the pk

> >> that

> >> came with your XP.

> >>

> >> "James" <James@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> >> news:DD64B0BC-5A6F-4D09-95F4-D9B15441A8B5@microsoft.com...

> >> > we have purchased a windows Vista for business pc but i need to have

> >> > WinXP

> >> > on

> >> > it with that said i have a ghost of XP for that same model and windows

> >> > Vista

> >> > product keys (if I am not mistaken) are backwards compatable once

> >> > ghosted

> >> > how

> >> > do i put the new key back in, r is that not even possible?

> >>

>

>

> Microsoft offers a tool on their website for this purpose.

> KeyUpdateTool_enu

>

>

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[Guest Patrick Keenan]

Re: Vista pc needs to be winXP

 

James wrote:

> we have purchased a windows Vista for business pc but i need to have WinXP on

> it with that said i have a ghost of XP for that same model and windows Vista

> product keys (if I am not mistaken) are backwards compatable once ghosted how

> do i put the new key back in, r is that not even possible?

 

If you have Vista Business or Ultimate, you have downgrade rights to XP.

It's up to you to supply the install media, which you apparently

have, and you will apply to MS for a new activation key.

 

https://partner.microsoft.com/Malaysia/40042969

 

 

HTH

-pk

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: Vista pc needs to be winXP

 

If your computer came with Vista Business or Ultimate preinstalled and you

have a copy of XP Pro you can install XP Pro and when you reach the

activation screen do NOT activate over the internet. Instead, use phone

activation and tell the agent that you are downgrading from a business

edition of Vista. The agent will want the product key and COA of both XP

and Vista and will give you a 40-character string to activate XP. I believe

that your copy of XP Pro can be one already installed on another computer.

 

"James" <James@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:DD64B0BC-5A6F-4D09-95F4-D9B15441A8B5@microsoft.com...

> we have purchased a windows Vista for business pc but i need to have WinXP

> on

> it with that said i have a ghost of XP for that same model and windows

> Vista

> product keys (if I am not mistaken) are backwards compatable once ghosted

> how

> do i put the new key back in, r is that not even possible?