Re: downgrade a notebook from Vista to XP

[Jon Paris <Jon.Paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 28-Apr-08, at 10:52 AM, pctech-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Doing the right thing, do I need to
> spend the $269.99?

No - buy the OEM version.  I've been running that Parallels /XP Pro  
configuration for over 6 months now.

Since your hardware did not come with a preloaded version of Windows  
you meet all the criteria for the OEM license.

By the way - last time I checked Tiger Direct was cheaper than New  
Egg.  Also don't buy Parallels retail - it is almost invariably out  
of date.  I was lucky that I had read a post to that effect and the  
helpful staffer at BestBuy confirmed that they were selling an old  
release.  Reason being that Parallels upgrade policy is not the most  
generous in the world and many people found they were on a back  
release with "brand new" software and had to pay an upgrade fee.


P.S. I don't regard moving from Vista to XP as a "downgrade" - maybe  
"down level"? <grin>

Jon Paris

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