The Japanese computer supplier NEC has officially launched a product to let network administrators downgrade machines running Windows Vista to XP. The OEM first made the product, NEC FlexLoad, available to customers on 25 January. However, the product was officially launched on Tuesday. Customers with a Vista licence can purchase the two-DVD pack for GBP 7, according to David Newbould, NEC UK's product marketing manager. The first DVD sets up a partition on the hard drive and installs core XP files and drivers, while the second DVD installs the remaining XP files in the partition, said Newbould. NEC recommends that customers burn a Vista recovery CD before installing the XP partition.
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Member since:2006-03-26
I wasnt really being totally serious either. But games made for direct x 10 that dont work on xp are a very different situation all together. That isnt an accidental flaw, that is a purposely manufactured incompatibility between xp and directx 10 made by microsoft in an attempt to force people to upgrade.
Im not a microsoft fan boy, im just a bit tired of seeing people stretch facts far beyond the border of imaginary to push whatever thing they happen to be pushing. It happens everywhere, microsoft, apple (especially apple), and yes, even in the linux community.
It just drives be nuts to sit by and watch these huge glaring turds people try to pass off as reality go unchallenged. And if that means defending microsoft at times, well.. 
Edited 2008-02-06 03:07 UTC
Member since:2007-02-17
The subject article talks about a major PC vendor recognising that is has customers who don't want its standard offering (Vista) at all, and that vendor is offering to supply machines with XP installed instead, in the hopes of keeping such customers.
At the exact same thime, the vendor seems to be saying that this option is strictly a time-limited dead end ... and that after that time expires then they will be offering no choice at all ... they effectively admit that they are abandonning those customers.
I simply cannot see why it is in any way wrong to point out that NEC neededn't abandon such customers, and to question why NEC apparently finds it impossible to admit that not only does it have customers that don't want Vista, but also that there might be major customers out there who don't want Windows at all and who might consider NEC's product if it weren't for the fact that Windows was the only option offered.
http://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13505_1-9864312-16.html
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2007-02-17
Whoa! I did put a smiley in there. I wasn't being serious.
If you really want to play games like that, however, I do have an alternative question for you. Name one game made for Vista (and directx 10) that works on XP. One. Name it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectX#DirectX_10
Edited 2008-02-06 02:50 UTC