Installation and Support of Windows® XP Operating System on HP Z220, Z420, Z620, and Z820 Workstations

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Important information about Windows
®
XP Distribution Options
Hewlett Packard and other Microsoft OEMs were previously permitted to distribute Workstations pre-installed with the Microsoft Windows
®
XP Professional on Workstations with Windows
®
Vista Business or Windows
®
7 Professional COAs. These downgrade facilitation
rights were granted to all Microsoft OEMs. The facilitation rights expired on October 22
nd
, 2010 and since that date, HP and all other
OEMs are no longer allowed to ship any PCs pre-installed with the Windows
®
XP.
The exception to this rule is for systems on which HP installs a customer provided software image that contains Windows XP as part of a
contracted service in our factory.
The ability to provide Restore Media for Windows XP for new systems has also been discontinued.
HP suggests visiting these websites for detail on Microsoft’s Lifecycle for Windows
®
XP:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle/default.mspx
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifecycle
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