Microsoft puts an 18-month cap on Windows 7 to XP downgrades

**MIG-31** · Jun 18, 2009, 02:47 PM

Microsoft has gone public with a piece of its Windows 7 to XP downgrade guarantee that it refused to make official until yesterday: The end date.

Volume licensees who buy Windows are provided automatically with guaranteed downgrade rights to previous versions of Windows. A Windows 7 volume licensee has the right to downgrade to Vista, Windows XP or other previous versions of Windows, according to Microsoft’s policies.
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Source: Zdnet

Judas · Jun 18, 2009, 04:32 PM

that's crazy....downgrade to xp... that's like getting windows xp and downgrading to 95....

ET3D · Jun 18, 2009, 04:37 PM

It makes sense because it takes time for businesses to move to a new OS, and this lets them continue to use the existing OS while having a license to the new one, which helps transition later (which is good for Microsoft).

Jun 18, 2009, 02:47 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 44,497 Rep Power: 244 System Specs	Microsoft puts an 18-month cap on Windows 7 to XP downgrades Microsoft has gone public with a piece of its Windows 7 to XP downgrade guarantee that it refused to make official until yesterday: The end date. Volume licensees who buy Windows are provided automatically with guaranteed downgrade rights to previous versions of Windows. A Windows 7 volume licensee has the right to downgrade to Vista, Windows XP or other previous versions of Windows, according to Microsoft’s policies. ___________ Source: Zdnet __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here How you can help HardwareHeaven by using Digg! HH Hardware Diggs / GH Gaming Diggs

Jun 18, 2009, 04:37 PM	#3
ET3D Hopeless Dreamer Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Dreamland, near the pool of infinite graphics cards Posts: 2,738 Rep Power: 73 System Specs	Re: Microsoft puts an 18-month cap on Windows 7 to XP downgrades It makes sense because it takes time for businesses to move to a new OS, and this lets them continue to use the existing OS while having a license to the new one, which helps transition later (which is good for Microsoft).