Asked By GreenieLeBrun
30-Mar-08 09:04 PM
First off check that you can get XP drivers for the desktop machines
hardware (motherboard, graphics, sound etc.).
Secondly OEM versions of software are usually sold with a specific piece of
harware, be it a whole "computer" or a hard drive etc. so that is probably
what Newegg is going on about.
It is certaily possible to use OEM or Retail versions of XP to de-Vista the
machine provided, as I said earlier, that you have the relevant drivers.
If the machine is a proprietry brand such as HP or Dell check with the
manufacturer to see if you can purchase an XP downgrade CD for that
particular unit.