[BC] Vista to XP downgrade

[Kevin Tekel]

Powell Way wrote:
 > If you don't want to pay for it or Microsoft won't let you downgrade,
 > you are stuck. If you install a bootleg copy you'll be hosed once it
 > phones home.

If you have one of the "business" versions of Vista, MS allows you to get
a free downgrade to XP Pro while keeping the same license.  But if you
have a "home" version of Vista, you can't downgrade to XP Home unless you
pay for it.

Here's the scoop:

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9040318