windows xp and windows nt4 licences

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STiNG

i have a pc with windows xp home edition and a license for
it. can i use windows nt4 server with this same license?
if i have the latest windows( say windows 2003 server) can
i use all other windows(windows 95/98/nt/2000/xp) that
came before it? help me please
 
Hi,

No, a license is specific to the operating system. They are not
interchangable. The possession of a license for WinXP Home permits you to
use WinXP Home and only WinXP Home. They are not retrograde to previous
systems.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
 
hi nutcase,
thnx but i need to be sure about this.suppose i have
windows 2000 advance server installed. can i remove it and
install windows 2000 server or professional.
simmilarly if i have windows xp pro installed. can i
replace by windows 98?
thank you
 
Hi,

For ANY operating system to be installed, you MUST have a license specific
to that operating system. They are not, in any way, shape, or form,
interchangable.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
 
STiNG said:
i have a pc with windows xp home edition and a license for
it. can i use windows nt4 server with this same license?
if i have the latest windows( say windows 2003 server) can
i use all other windows(windows 95/98/nt/2000/xp) that
came before it? help me please
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There are some instances of operating system with downgrade rights,
but these would only apply to comparable versions. For example a
license for Windows XP Pro that included downgrade rights would allow
you to run Windows 2000 Workstation instead of XP Pro but not Windows
2000 Server.

See
http://download.microsoft.com/downl...4d-4a6d-aed9-f2c1f8f23e14/downgrade_chart.doc
for information about which licenses do include downgrade rights and
what exactly these downgrade rights provide for.

It appears that other than the multiple license programs the only
operating system that includes downgrade rights is the OEM version of
Windows XP Pro.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."
 
Hi Bruce,

That link is dead, might want to check it. I don't get the impression that
this user is using a volume license, but rather is looking to see if one
license will allow installations of other products.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
 
Rick said:
Hi Bruce,

That link is dead, might want to check it.
Click to expand...

http://download.microsoft.com/downl...4d-4a6d-aed9-f2c1f8f23e14/downgrade_chart.doc

The link above is found under "Downgrade Rights Chart" at
http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/resources/volbrief.mspx

I don't get the impression that
this user is using a volume license, but rather is looking to see if one
license will allow installations of other products.
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It is legal to "downgrade" a WinXP Pro OEM license as well (but not
Home, and not a retail version of Pro either).

From the "Downgrade Rights Chart" found here:
http://www.microsoft.com/LICENSING/resources/volbrief.asp

<quote>
System licenses acquired via the OEM channel follow rights granted in the OEM
license. PCs licensed for Windows XP Professional OEM are licensed to use
identified previous versions of Windows Operating System Product(s) in lieu of
Windows XP Professional (Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Microsoft
Windows NT 4.0 or Microsoft® Windows 98 (Second Edition).
</quote>


Note this from the "Windows OEM EULA Changes" at the same Web page:

<quote>
If you choose this option, neither Microsoft nor the PC Manufacturer is
obligated to supply you with copies of previous versions and neither Microsoft
nor the PC Manufacturer is responsible to provide product support for PCs on
which these previous versions are installed.
</quote>
 
STiNG said:
thnx but i need to be sure about this.suppose i have
windows 2000 advance server installed. can i remove it and
install windows 2000 server or professional.
simmilarly if i have windows xp pro installed.
Click to expand...


The only concession on Windows licenses, is that if you have a retail
Win XP Pro (and this *might* also apply to Win2003), then you can use
that license in support of a 'downgrade' install of Win2000 or Win NT,
not installing the XP. This earlier system would be installed using the
key that came with it - it really is applicable where there is a
business with Win2000 machines already - buying new and wanting a
single system to be Win2000 at the moment
 
Alex said:
The only concession on Windows licenses, is that if you have a retail
Win XP Pro (and this *might* also apply to Win2003), then you can use
that license in support of a 'downgrade' install of Win2000 or Win NT,
not installing the XP.
Click to expand...

Hi

Correction: This does not apply to the retail version Win XP Pro, but
the OEM version.
 
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