Microsoft clarifies Windows 7 downgrade plan
Microsoft has clarified its downgrade rights policies for buyers of Windows 7, which the company plans to ship Oct. 22.
Windows 7 buyers will be able to downgrade to Windows Vista or XP, but the rights to do that will depend on the edition of Windows 7 they buy and the licensing type. Microsoft also set a timeline for how long the XP downgrade option will be available from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), which could represent a change in the company's licensing policy.
According to Microsoft, those who buy the Professional or Ultimate editions of Windows 7 with new PCs from OEMs will have the option to downgrade to the XP Professional edition only, provided that they buy the PCs before April 22, 2011.
Microsoft claims to have remedied most of those issues, and the company has indicated that drivers from third-party software partners are on track for the general release of Windows 7.
Windows 7 users will have another option to help them run their XP-based applications without downgrading to XP. Microsoft has added a new Windows XP Mode as an option for its Virtual PC software in Windows 7. XP Mode lets users run XP-based applications in a virtual machine inside Windows 7
Windows 7 buyers will be able to downgrade to Windows Vista or XP, but the rights to do that will depend on the edition of Windows 7 they buy and the licensing type. Microsoft also set a timeline for how long the XP downgrade option will be available from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), which could represent a change in the company's licensing policy.
According to Microsoft, those who buy the Professional or Ultimate editions of Windows 7 with new PCs from OEMs will have the option to downgrade to the XP Professional edition only, provided that they buy the PCs before April 22, 2011.
Microsoft claims to have remedied most of those issues, and the company has indicated that drivers from third-party software partners are on track for the general release of Windows 7.
Windows 7 users will have another option to help them run their XP-based applications without downgrading to XP. Microsoft has added a new Windows XP Mode as an option for its Virtual PC software in Windows 7. XP Mode lets users run XP-based applications in a virtual machine inside Windows 7
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