Microsoft has given XP a reprieve, but few PCs come with anything but Vista; here's how to turn back the clock and downgrade to the earlier OS Microsoft’s decision last week to delay the end of ...

In yet another sign of the market's resistance to Windows Vista, Dell Computer, Hewlett Packard, and Sony on Wednesday all confirmed plans to exercise the downgrade rights Microsoft offers with OEM ...

Microsoft Corp. Monday said it would offer free technical support to small businesses that buy new PCs with Windows Vista in the next three months, its latest attempt to convince users that moving to ...

Microsoft has denied that it makes money when users “downgrade” Windows Vista to the older XP, as a lawsuit filed last week alleges. Microsoft has denied that it makes money when users “downgrade” ...

We are all familiar with the marketing tactic used by Microsoft to report Vista shipment numbers that leaves a big loophole — the downgrade license. A PC ships with Vista, but the PC manufacturer, via ...

A California woman has sued Microsoft Corp. over the $59.25 fee she was charged to “downgrade” Windows Vista on a new laptop to the older Windows XP, federal court documents show … Microsoft’s latest ...

Analyst is not optimistic Microsoft will let users install XP on new machines, even though downgrade rights are just as important for Windows 7 as they've been for Vista Downgrade rights for Windows 7 ...

"We will offer downgrade rights from Windows 7 to Windows XP in the same way we did with Windows Vista," a Microsoft spokesperson told Channelweb.com. "Volume licensing customers have always had the ...

The clock is ticking on the demise of some downgrade rights for Windows 7, an analyst said Thursday. Last year, Microsoft said that customers could downgrade new machines purchased with Windows 7 ...