http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/A70864C555BE82C3CC257439006F2C60?o= pendocument&utm_source=3Dtopnews&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_campaign=3Dtopnews > =97 Q. Who can install the downgrade software or reinstall = > the > original software? > =97 A. An OEM (when authorised by end user), or the end = > user. > A Microsoft spokeswoman confirmed late Friday that Dell = > was > within its rights to factory-install XP on machines sold > with a Vista Ultimate or Vista Business license. / > By the way, it is said that Lenovo is going to do the = > same. I would hope so. "Doing the same" is just doing what u$oft allows for free. = Any good OEM PC supplier should offer the service as of = right. Note that you are entitled to BOTH systems, any one at a = time, not just one or other. Russell -- = http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist