Microsoft caps Windows 7 to XP downgrade program at April 2011
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Tip: Click here to update all your PC's outdated driversMicrosoft has kept itself quiet on details of the Windows 7 to XP downgrade program until today.
Mixed reactions were recieved when they announced that the program would last until April 2011. The Redmond company previously declined reports claiming that the downgrade program would only last six months after the release of Windows 7. A Microsoft spokesperson told ZDNet the following:
Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate customers will have the option to downgrade to Windows XP Professional from PCs that ship within 18 months following the general availability of Windows 7 or until the release of a Windows 7 service pack, whichever is sooner, and if a service pack is developed.
Businessess that purchase computers with Windows 7 pre-installed before April 23, 2010 can choose to downgrade to Windows XP. They would also be given the opportunity to upgrade back to Windows 7 at a later date. However, any computer purchased after April 23rd can only be downgraded to Vista. While home users may find little use for the downgrade program, businessess typically do not deploy an operating system until the first service pack has been released.
The new downgrade program details may prove to be troublesome for businessess. Those who don’t want to give Windows Vista a visit would be forced to upgrade and downgrade at an early date. IT research firms including Gartner generally recommend companies to wait a year to a year and a half before upgrading to Windows 7.
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Comments(2)
i doubt anyone will take you seriously until you learn how to spell... and you're
calling others retards?
i'm sick of people living in the past and seeing all these downgrade paths just annoy
me. for myself, vista has been stable for the most part as i've been a user since the rtm
launch. the issues i did have with vista were rectified over a year ago now and i use it
as i did xp beforehand. forget about vista now because 7 is right around the corner and
you'll be two versions behind and on your last legs to upgrade from xp.
i
would imagine there will be no downgrade or upgrade path from xp to what comes after 7 so
i would suggest that those who still are refusing to upgrade to make a choice soon as your
time is running out.
the time has come to take the plunge, if it's old
dos-based apps that are holding you back there will be xp-mode but the better solution is
to begin to upgrade those systems. it's time for users to embrace the future......
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By dj on 21.06.2009 - 15:06