On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 4:52 PM, John Jason Jordan<[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:54:47 -0700 > Denis Heidtmann <[email protected]> dijo: > >> On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 9:39 AM, John Jason Jordan<[email protected]> wrote: >> ... >> > You can use a license for later versions of Windows to install previous >> > versions.... >> >> BTW John, where did you get this little tidbit? > > Attached is a document I downloaded from Microsoft. > > Note that both my XP licenses are OEM licenses. My Windows 2000 and NT > licenses are retail licenses. I installed 2000 in Vitualbox using the > retail license, and XP using one of the XP licenses. I still have the > other XP license that is downgradable to 2000, or it can be used to > install XP. I'm not sure I have the XP media, however, as it came with > my Thinkpad and I wiped out the XP partition when I installed Linux.
Thanks for that obscure document. I am now well on my way toward a degree in contract law. I will be trying my old applications on my son's XP. If successful, I will hunt for an unused XP or 2000 CD. -Denis _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
