Vista is such a POS OS... IS it true that I can get downgrade license to XP?
 

I have one machine with Vista and getting a APPHangB1 you are fucked error anyways I am googling away and If i do a clean install if XP then call MS on phone with Vista LIcense they wull give me a downgrade?

I see diff opinions on this... anybody succesfully done this?

Vista works well for me.

i have no problems with it either.

Hey Juicy, I've been using Vista now for a few days and discovered it's not compatible with one of the software programs I use. Please hit me up if you find out more about the switch to XP, I'd be very interested in that. Thanks!

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According to an article from computerworld (google "vista downgrade" - first link), what you're saying is very plausible. Why not just quit the MS bs and go with OSx?

Yes, you can call MS and they'll void your Vista License and give you an XP license. You do need to have an OEM copy of XP though, they won't ship you a new CD for XP.
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Whats wrong with it? It works perfect here. Way better than xp ever did.

I am thinking there is a incompatibility also here .... i am updating drivers and running a deep scan virus,rootkit and all that shit on it also... if that dont work i do a format and install xp

hehe tbh i am afraid of a Mac lolllllllllll i think if just bought one and used it i would get used to it.. i think primary thing is the new OS and not being familiar with it and such and have to relearn and all that shit that is putting me off

but i think one of these days ill inadvertantly smash a pc out of frustration then just get one lol

yeah i have the oem cd of XP if all steps fail i will have to do that

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As far as I know, m$ allows that. But I don't call it "downgrade", because actually it's an upgrade :)

As long as you have Vista Premium you can 'downgrade' to XP Pro. By downgrade it means you have to wipe and install, but your CD Key will work in a copy of XP Pro.

I have Vista Business, and the ONLY thing I had an issue with was WSFTP. Got the new drivers from the site and now no issues.

Photoshop
Dreamweaver
Fireworks
Flash
Office 2003
and much more with no issues.

I'm going to sound like an ad, but the mac is very friendly :)
I myself was on XP and refused to switch... but a good buddy of mine put me on a macbook and made sure I didn't access my pc... I learned it in a month...

btw, you can use parallels desktop to emulate XP on a mac, seamlessly --- so you'll still be able to run your XP programs on OSx.

call microsoft, they should help you.

People who get a mac and then run emulators are fools.

Sounds like PEBKAC

I switched from wsftp to Filezilla and have never looked back.

Also running Vista and so far haven't had much issue with any programs but then again I don't use that many programs either.

I just don't see the point in "upgrading".

My XP runs great, does what I want, pretty much crash free. What new "feature" does vista have thats worth risking a microsoft upgrade?

Vista needs a hell of a lot more patches to be as good as XP

I thought you tried ubuntu a while ago Juicy, how was it? I'm thinking of getting it.

First thing you should do is run the Vista Upgrade advisor.

That will give you an idea of what exactly is causing your issue.

Was it working fine and then something was installed? More details needed.