| W. Chris Shank on 13 Jul 2007 14:41:32 -0000 |
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If you buy a PC with a Vista license, Vista will be installed. How do you use that license to get XP on the PC and who installs it? What license key do you use? ----- Original Message ----- From: jeff <jeffv@op.net> To: Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List <plug@lists.phillylinux.org> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 12:53:37 PM GMT-0500 Subject: Re: [PLUG] Dell linux W. Chris Shank wrote: > Did they mention how to go about installing XP if you have a Vista license? What media do you need and what key can you use? They weren't specific but perhaps I don't understand your question. If I got one in today, I'd plug in the XP license if the Vista license didn't work. I haven't seen Vista yet, though, so I don't know. The terms of the Vista license allow you to install an OS one level back. I don't know if this involves jiggering with Open or not. You are dead on with your description of the different Dell lines. I was so happy when they moved commercial support out of other countries. Now the strangest accent I hear is from Austin :) Now if they would only get rid of the scripts..... "Yes, I *know* to reseat every connector, cpu, and the RAM before I call." ___________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug -- W. Chris Shank ACE Technology Group, LLC www.myremoteITdept.com (610) 640-4223 -------------------------------- Security Note: To protect against computer viruses, e-mail programs may prevent sending or receiving certain types of file attachments. Check your e-mail security settings to determine how attachments are handled. ___________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
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