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A tool to Downgrade Vista to XP

by Milo on February 9th, 2008

NEC has come up with “NEC Software Tool” which downgrades Vista PCs To Windows XP. In an excerpt:

In the latest sign that Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT)’s Windows Vista operating system has failed to catch on with businesses, Japanese computer maker NEC has released a software tool that helps IT managers downgrade Vista-based PCs to the older Windows XP OS.
NEC’s FlexLoad “enables you to make a fast and easy downgrade” from the Business edition of Windows Vista to Windows XP Professional, NEC said in a statement. The software works with NEC’s PowerMate PCs and Versa laptops.

NEC is including FlexLoad with all Versa systems shipped after February, and it’s making it available as an option on PowerMate computers. FlexLoad also gives users the ability to restore their computers to Windows Vista at a later time.

“The solution is based on the legal downgrade policy of Microsoft,” NEC said in a statement. That means users who downgrade from Vista to XP need pay for just one operating system license.

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1 opinion for A tool to Downgrade Vista to XP

  • Afran Shamsuddin
    Apr 23, 2008 at 10:02 pm

    I have vista ultimate and i feel it is a waste and i want to get to xp professional but have a personal dell pc will the software work

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