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Lastresponse:June18,20138:51PMinWindows7
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November20,20109:34:49PM
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PC#1alreadyhasWin7Proinstalledonit.
I'mbuildingPC#2andhaveboughtWin7HomePremium.
IwantProonPC#2,andHomePremonPC#1.BothOS'sareretailboxversions,notOEM.
IwanttodowngradePC#1fromWin7ProtoWin7HomePremiumwithoutreinstalling.IfigureI
canchangethekeyonPC#1totheHomePremkey,soIcanusetheProkeyonPC#2.
IsthisasstupidasIthinkitis?(Iwon'tbeoffendedifyousayyes)
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November21,20101:47:26AM
IdontthinkthatyourplanwillworkandIhaveneverheardofdonwgradingfromProtoHome
Premiumanddoubtsuchadowngradepathofficiallyexists.Idoubtthatyoucanchangethe
keysinthemanneryouaredescribingeither.IamafraidtheonlyrealansweristoreinstallPC
1andinstallProfreshonPC2.
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WhenandWhyWouldCustomersUseDowngradeRightsforWindows7?
Example:
*Yourcustomer'sorganizationneedsanewsystemrunningonthesameplatformasits
existingsystemsWindowsVistaBusiness.
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SOLVED ReinstallingaRetailcopyofWin7
HomePremiumonnewHardware.
HIthere.I'mrunningWin7homepremium
onanHPlaptop,connectedtoaSamsung
Syncmaster2494.Alwaysworkedfineuntil
this
Downgraderightsofferapracticalsolution.Thecustomercan:
*PurchaseaPCwithWindows7Professionalpreinstalled.
*DowngradeatnoadditionalcosttoWindowsVista.
*AnothercompellingreasontoencouragecustomerstomovetoWindows7istheabilityto
downgradetoWindowsXP.
*MovetoWindows7Professionalattheappropriatetime.Thesystemislicensedandready
forconversion.
Downgraderightsfor:
*Windows7
*WindowsVista
*WindowsServers
DowngradeRightsforWindows7DesktopSoftware
DowngraderightsforWindows7areanenduserright,documentedintheSoftwareLicense
TermsthatcustomersacceptuponfirstrunningWindowssoftware.
NotethatWindows7enduserdowngraderightswillbeavailablethroughthesaleslifecycleof
Windows7whichisuptotwoyearsafterthelaunchdateofanewversion.
GetmoreinformationaboutWindowslifecycleandWindowsproductavailabilitypolicies.
Customersmust:
*PurchaseaPCpreinstalledwithWindows7.
*AccepttheWindows7SoftwareLicenseTerms.
*Performthedowngradeorauthorizeathirdpartytoinstallontheirbehalf.
*SeeadditionaldetailsandFAQ.
TheDowngradeProcess
FollowthesestepstodowngradetoapreviousversionofWindows:
1.ObtaingenuineWindowsmediaandacorrespondingproductkeyfortheeligibleversionof
Windowsfordowngrade(seenextsectionforeligibleWindowsversions).
*ThemediashouldcomefromapriorlegallylicensedversionfromtheOEMorRetailchannels.
*Additionallyanenduser,whoislicensedseparatelythroughMicrosoftVolumeLicensing(VL)
programs,mayprovidetheirVLmediaandkeytotheirsystembuildertousetofacilitatethe
downgradeononlytheirsystems.
2.InserteligibledowngradeversionofWindowsmediaintheCDdriveandfollowthe
installationinstructions.
3.Typetheproductkey.
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*Ifthesoftwarewaspreviouslyactivated,youwillnotbeabletoactivateitonline.Inthis
case,theappropriatelocalActivationSupportphonenumberwillbedisplayed.Callthenumber
andexplainthecircumstances.Whenitisdeterminedthattheenduserhasaneligible
Windowslicense,thecustomerservicerepresentativewillprovideasingleuseactivationcode
toactivatethesoftware.PleasenotethatMicrosoftdoesnotprovideafullproductkeyinthis
scenario.
4.Activatethesoftware.
5.SeealsotheDowngradeRightsGuideforWindows7..pdf1.4MB
OEMVersionsofWindows7EligibleforDowngrade
OnlycertainOEMversionsofWindows7includedowngraderights:
*Windows7ProfessionalandWindows7UltimateincludedowngraderightstoWindowsVista
BusinessandWindowsVistaUltimate.
*Windows7ProfessionalandWindows7UltimateincludedowngraderightstoWindowsXP
Professional,WindowsXPTabletPCEdition,orWindowsXPx64Edition.
*OtherOEMWindows7versions(forinstance,Windows7HomeBasicandWindows7Home
Premium)donotincludedowngraderights.
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UpgradeisonlypossibleonewayfromthelowereditiontohighereditionofWindows7,and
nottheotherwayround.Ifuserattemptstoperformaninplaceupgradetodowngradeto
lessereditionofWindows7,anerrorsimilartobelowwillbedisplayedatcompatibilityreport:
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Windows7UltimatecannotbeupgradedtoWindows7HomePremium.Youcanchooseto
installanewcopyofWindows7HomePremiuminstead,butthisisdifferentfromanupgrade,
anddoesnotkeepyourfiles,settingsandprograms.Youllneedtoreinstallanyprograms
usingtheoriginalinstallationdiscsorfiles.TosaveyourfilesbeforeinstallingWindows,back
themuptoanexternallocationsuchasaCD,DVD,orexternalharddrive.Toinstallanew
copyofWindows7HomePremium,clicktheBackbuttonintheupperlefthandcorner,and
selectCustom(advanced).
aquasystems
May6,20125:14:33AM
hereisasimplehackwhichallowsyoutoembedthedowngradeprocedureinWindows7.
ClickStart.
IntheSearchBox,typeregeditandpressEnter.
Navigatetothisregistrykey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion
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Intherightpane,clickEditionIDandProductNameandgivethemthevaluewhich
correspondstoalowerWindows7edition.Hereisanexample:
Windows7HomePremium(downgradefromWindows7UltimatetoWindows7Home
Premium)
EditionID:HomePremium
ProductName:Windows7HomePremium
StartyourWindows7installationbyinsertingyourWindows7Disc.
Now,SelectUpgradeastypeofinstallation.Followtheinstructiononthescreen.
Reactivateyouroperatingsystem.
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June18,20138:51:24PM
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aquasystemssaid:
hereisasimplehackwhichallowsyoutoembedthedowngradeprocedurein
Windows7.
ClickStart.
IntheSearchBox,typeregeditandpressEnter.
Navigatetothisregistrykey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion
Intherightpane,clickEditionID andProductName andgivethemthevalue
whichcorrespondstoalowerWindows7edition.Hereisanexample:
Windows7HomePremium(downgradefromWindows7UltimatetoWindows7Home
Premium)
EditionID:HomePremium
ProductName:Windows7HomePremium
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StartyourWindows7installationbyinsertingyourWindows7Disc.
Now,SelectUpgradeastypeofinstallation.Followtheinstructiononthescreen.
Reactivateyouroperatingsystem.
Thankyousomuch!Thisworkedlikeacharm!!Yousavedmeawholedayofworkhere.
TherewasanarticleaboutthisonanothersitebutHomeEditionhadaspaceinbetweensoit
didn'tworkforme.AfterseeingyourpostIremovethespaceanditworked!Thankyouagain!
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