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If I have the Windows Vista Business Upgrade or Windows XP Professional Upgrade through Volume Licensing, what do I have the rights to run using the “Downgrade Rights?”

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 Volume licensing customers with a license for Windows XP Professional or Vista Business are eligible to use a prior version in place of the version they have licensed. Eligible Prior versions of Windows XP Professional include Windows 2000 Professional, Windows NT Workstation 4.0 or 3.51. Eligible prior versions of Windows Vista Business include Windows XP Professional and Windows 2000 Professional, Windows NT Workstation 4.0 or 3.51.

Microsoft has extended the above downgrade rights under Windows Vista Business Upgrade to allow you to downgrade to Windows 98 or Windows 95. If the customer exercises this right to use a prior qualifying Windows operating system for which there is Microsoft Plus! Software available, the customer may also use the appropriate Microsoft Plus! Software. For example, a customer who enrolls Windows Vista Business under Software Assurance may choose to use Windows 98 and Microsoft Plus! For Windows 98 instead of Windows Vista Business. Windows Millennium and Windows XP Home Edition are not prior versions of Windows Vista Business.

Wondering where you can find this information? It is located on Page 71 of the Microsoft Product List which you can download on the Microsoft Licensing website.

Thank you and have a wonderful day,

Eric Ligman

Microsoft US Senior Manager

Small Business Community Engagement

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Comments

  • Anonymous
    December 15, 2006
    I have 5 licenses of Small Business Desktop, which included SA for Windows XP Pro. But up until now, I haven't receive the Windows Vista installation CDs or DVDs from Microsoft... What do I have to do to get those? Thanks!

  • Anonymous
    December 17, 2006
    Hi there I am somewhat confused...I have purchased a new computer and would like to upgrade to Microsoft Small Business 2003 from my current Small Business 98. When I did some investigating I see there's a Small Business Edition 2003,  Small Business Edition 2003 OEM and Small Business Edition 2003 Version Upgrade. What are the differences between the three and can I simply purhase the upgrade - for what I've seen are slightly lower prices or do I have to go with the full blown version (again at varying prices). Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

  • Anonymous
    January 04, 2007
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  • Anonymous
    November 01, 2007
    Downgrade Rights grant the right to use a prior version of Microsoft® software instead of the version

  • Anonymous
    November 01, 2007
    Downgrade Rights grant the right to use a prior version of Microsoft® software instead of the