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Re: [PLUG] The One True OS, migrating to
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Most version of Vista have downgrade rights. You need to work with MS
and it may cost a few extra $$ - but your Vista license may entitle
you to run XP in it's place.
On Jan 18, 2008, at 9:46 PM, James Barrett wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 18, 2008 at 09:18:30PM -0500, Matthew Rosewarne wrote:
>> On Friday 18 January 2008, James Barrett wrote:
>>> Vista will never run on 95% of the machines that the school
>>> currently
>>> owns, as the video and audio cards are incompatible.
>> <snip>
>>> Unless I perform magic, more than 3 quarters of the printers they
>>> currently own will never work with Vista, as compatible drivers will
>>> _never_ be made for them. Of course, print servers might be an
>>> option,
>>> like CUPS...
>>
>> Well, I think the usual tactic is to buy the new machine and either:
>>
>> Plan A: Immediately install an old (legal?) copy of XP on it
>
> Using old license keys on new machines would probably be illegal, even
> if it worked, which it would not.
>
>> Plan B: Use Vista on the machine until finding compatibility
>> problems, then do
>> Plan A
>
> _Why_ purchase new machines in the first place?
>
>> Of course, why would you bother with that when there's a better
>> alternative...
>
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