Re: Purchasing XP but installing 2000

From: Bruce Chambers (bchambers_at_nospamcableone.net)
Date: 06/02/04 

Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2004 20:29:42 -0600

Greetings --

    Sorry about that. Microsoft seems to changed things around a bit.
Anyway, the relevant document can be reached from:

http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/resources/volbrief.mspx

Bruce Chambers 

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"Chris_9999" <chris_9999@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:40bd24c0$0$1585$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
> this link seems to be broken:
> http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/downloads/downgrade_chart.doc
> chris
> "Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@nospamcableone.net> wrote in message
> news:%23BWglpDSEHA.644@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > Greetings --
> >
> >     Who told you Win2K was no longer available for purchase?  I
order
> > machines With an OEM Win2K installation on a weekly basis.
> >
> >     Some WinXP Pro licenses, such as OEM or open/Select Volume
> > Licensing (One must read the specific EULA for verification), do
> > provide for downgrading of the license to an earlier version of
> > Windows, but there is still no way to downgrade the installed
> > operating system, short of formatting and performing a clean
> > installation.  In order to do this, one must have a valid
installation
> > CD and Product Key for the target OS.
> >
> > Microsoft Downgrading Chart
> > http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/downloads/downgrade_chart.doc
> >
> >
> > Bruce Chambers
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> >
> > You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
> > having both at once. - RAH
> >
> >
> > <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:16ddc01c44836$a6af32b0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> > > Since Windows 2000 is no longer available to purchase, do
> > > you know is it legal to purchase a Windows XP license and
> > > instead install Windows 2000?
> >
> >
>
>

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