Downgrading

[Guest]

I have windows vista home edition premium. I need to downgrade to vista home
eddition basic. will i need to buy vista home basic to do that ot can I do it
using vista home premium. If i am able to downgrade how do I downgrade?

 

[Peter Foldes]

There is no downgrade route with your scenario.
You need to buy the Basic Edition and install it on a clean reformatted hard drive after removing the Home Premium

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

You have to reinstall to get that specific as Peter noted and requires that
you get a separate license/key.
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There is no downgrade route with your scenario.
You need to buy the Basic Edition and install it on a clean reformatted hard
drive after removing the Home Premium

 

[DP]

What are you trying to accomplish by doing this? What do you hope to gain?
I'm asking because I want to make sure you're not thinking that the
downgrade will solve any compatibility problems with earlier software, etc.

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

True, since Home Premium, Ultimate, Business, Enterprise are all supersets
of Home Basic, same code base across all.

 

[Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]]

Windows Vista is drastically superior to XP in areas of Graphical User
Interfaces and Security. User Account Priviledges, Bitlocker Encryption,
Standard Administrator account by default, Windows Complete PC Backup,
Windows Search and so many features that make the Windows OS just more
intuitive and much easier for novices, intermediates and experts.

 

[Guest]

Windows Vista Home Basic is nothing more than a pretty Windows XP. If you
are having a specific problem, post the information here and maybe we can
save you some time and money.

Larry

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I have windows vista home edition premium. I need to downgrade to vista home
eddition basic. will i need to buy vista home basic to do that ot can I do it
using vista home premium. If i am able to downgrade how do I downgrade?

Downgrades are not supported. You have to buy and install the version
you want.

Why do you "need" to do this? There is nothing in Home Basic that
isn't also in Home Premium, and I can't think of any reason why
someone might "need" to d this.

 

[Not Me]

Did the MS marketing department write that for you?
It is NOT easier and more intuitive to most of the people I have had to
assist with 'fixing' Vista.
Any one that has used previous versions of Windows has a much steeper
learning curve than any release since W3.1>W95.
The eye candy isn't an improvement to my eyes, but even if you like it, the
hardware requirements for it suck.
There may be increased security in some areas, but most of the claimed
security improvements are just user roadblocks.
I thought Bitlocker was only included with the high end version.
Personally, I consider Vista to be a downgrade to XP.