You are licensed for downgrade version of Windows Enterprise - including Windows 7 Pro. if you purchased Windows 7 Enterprise a few years ago, you would have had to purchase SA to get Windows 7 Enterprise.
I had a fairly lengthy discussion with him regarding his options, and given his budget, my desire to not have to micromanage his network, and his decent but not great knowledge of ms systems, just downgrading to vista was the best option.Yes, Windows 7 Enterprise has downgrade rights to Windows 7 Pro. In the end, my customer's request was to downgrade his machine from 7 to vista, and nothing more. It is a fairly dynamic set up that doesn't necessarily fit well with group policies, or with other software like deep freeze, at least not with the level of knowledge he has. Some may have more freedom in what programs they are allowed to run, etc. He has several machines in a 'boarding school' environment and must set specific permissions for each individual student, as they will each have a different set of privileges - some may have free access to the internet, others very limited, and others none. None of the solutions I have seen to date offer such an user friendly interface, an important requirement of my customer.
Steady state offered a relatively intuitive interface for the end user to manipulate computer and user permissions. Perhaps that was my mistake, but I didn't want to go down this very road as a distraction. Unfortunately none of these is a good fit for the scenario, which is why I didn't mention it in the first place. Yes, I am aware of the ability to use group policies and other tools to mimick steady state. I am fairly certain I gave all the information needed. an original windows install disk)?įrankly, the details of the downgrade process have me a bit twisted (they are complex, to say the least) and the last I would want is to get my customer in hot water. I am pretty sure that if I have a valid key for Win7, I am allowed to use that for the downgrade to vista, is that accurate? Or does the OS have to be on the original media (i.e. Use Win7 key when activating (by phone most likely)Īfter reviewing the Windows downgrade procedures, I believe this is accurate, but I am worried about the downloaded iso. Install Vista Ultimate over Win7 Premium Download an ISO for Vista Ultimate (oem) & create the install disk Now, however I am having second thoughts, and before I complete this downgrade, I wanted to get feed back as to the appropriateness of the process, which follows: Discussing the issue with a tech from a company I used to work for, he suggested I find and download an iso, which I did. I don't have a technet account, and just starting out as I am, I don't have the funds to get one.
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