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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Setup and Deployment / October 2008Install Xp with Vista
My local computer shop tell me that they can install Xp from their disk onto my Pc providing it has a proper COA. . The point is I am buying a new Pc with Vista and presume it will have a Vista COA. . Will they still be able to put on Xp as well and make it a dual boot, and every thing will be proper and legal, or should vista be removed. . Will the shop be able to provide a new COA for Xp they are installing.. > My local computer shop tell me that they can install Xp from their > disk onto my Pc providing it has a proper COA. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Will the shop be able to provide a new COA for Xp they are > installing.. Ask the shop? (Especially on that last one.) You will want to see the Certificate of Authority and the Product Key and the CD itself before you purchase it. As far as your new machine having a CoA for Vista - that's really up to you and your asking whomever you buy it from. They will, generally, put on there what the customer requests. You should request what you want and installation (not restoration) media for all products the computer comes with. In other words - this all depends on you getting the right stuff (a full Windows Vista license and a full Windows XP license if you want to dual boot, etc.) - so you need to *ask questions and get answers in writing where possible*...  SignatureShenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html I assume the shop has a retail version of Xp that allows them to put a copy on any machine, but it must have a COA label for the correct version. . I can ask them to remove Vista as that is what I don't want, but that would leave me with me with a Xp Os and a Vista COA label, unless of course the shop stick on a new label for Xp. . I know little of this subject and am trying to anticipate problems before they occur.. > I assume the shop has a retail version of Xp that allows them to put a copy > on any machine, but it must have a COA label for the correct version. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I know little of this subject and am trying to anticipate problems before > they occur.. It depends on the country where you live. In the USA or Canada, when buying new from a shop both PC and OS, it is normal to expect: 1. Free installation of the OS 2. Full documentation of the legality of the OS purchased. There is nowadays much pressure on the retail trade to sell only Vista installations: but consumer demand persists for XP installations so XP customers should insist on buying what they prefer (not what Microsoft prefers.) SignatureDon Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) They don't just stick on a label; you have to buy the Licence. That is what it is. A Vista COA can not be used with an XP Operating System. Also, a NEW Computer running Vista may not have XP Drivers written for the Hardware. Find the computer you want, and check at its manufacturers's website about XP drivers. SignatureMad Mike > I assume the shop has a retail version of Xp that allows them to put a copy > on any machine, but it must have a COA label for the correct version. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I know little of this subject and am trying to anticipate problems before > they occur.. |
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