Downgrading W8 to W7

H.Maverick · 2014-07-19, 14:28

Okay, so i decided to buy my mom a new PC, unfortunately the store only had W8 laptops.

I thought that i could teach her how to use it, but after 3 days of looking at that stupid thing, i want it to be a W7 instead, now i have a W7 CD that i can use, BUT the stupid laptop doesn't have a fricken cd-driver in it, so i was wondering is it possible to downgrade from W8 to W7 without a CD?

Psyrus · 2014-07-19, 14:55

USB drive installation

H.Maverick · 2014-07-19, 14:57

omg, how can i not have thought of that?! lol, thanks Psyrus

KillJoy[Fr] · 2014-07-19, 16:40

Imo, Microsoft have made some really good improvement on Windows 8 especially on Windows 8.1 system it's more smoother and smart than Windows 7, really bad idea to downgrade (Imo of course).

There is theme wich simulate exactly the Windows 7 desktop and windows.

You can find the original .iso of Windows 7 on some torrent's website but stay away from TPB and stuff, i recommend you to check out a national one with good feedback.

When you have the .iso get an usb flash drives >= 4Gb and use the Microsoft tools :

Microsoft Store

H.Maverick · 2014-07-21, 13:21

Quote:

There is theme wich simulate exactly the Windows 7 desktop and windows.

Where can i find this? is it already on W8?

~~ComradeHX~~ · 2014-07-21, 13:32

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Originally Posted by H.Maverick

Okay, so i decided to buy my mom a new PC, unfortunately the store only had W8 laptops.

I thought that i could teach her how to use it, but after 3 days of looking at that stupid thing, i want it to be a W7 instead, now i have a W7 CD that i can use, BUT the stupid laptop doesn't have a fricken cd-driver in it, so i was wondering is it possible to downgrade from W8 to W7 without a CD?

Why not install Classicshell?

H.Maverick · 2014-07-21, 13:36

lol, just did it as you typed that

That was a great piece of software

Death! · 2014-07-23, 08:17

http://images2.store.microsoft.com/p...B-DVD-tool.exe

Try this, it's simple and from Microsoft itself. You just need the ISO you want to burn to the USB drive and at least a 8GB flash drive. It will only burn 32 bits ISOs to the flashdrive if your system runs on 32 bits, same for 64 bits systems.

BTW, be aware that erasing the W8 from the related computer will wipeout the original W8 from it forever if it's OEM. You will pretty much lose the license you bought with the computer.

bren · 2014-08-16, 05:20

The info above is pretty straightforward but I'm going to write this in case you accidentally dink your OS and can't load it or receive trouble while doing it the "easy way".

Reformat the USB Drive.
Install the OS on the USB drive (see tutorials).
Power your computer off or restart it with the USB/"CD" plugged in.
Set it to start before the hard drive in the BIOS.
Restart.
I wonder what will happen now..

Pretty much get a decent USB stick with the recommended memory and install & format the Windows OS on it, there should be tutorials on legal installations floating around the web, I would link one but they differ between scenarios on the user's end.

After you have installed & formatted the USB correctly plug it in your computer so it is recognized upon restart/power off + power on, go into your BiOS and make it run before anything else does (in the event of an OS already being installed on the computer, so you would be running the "CD" before the "C:\ drive" which would eventually be formatted to a factory-like configuration as far as memory-wise).

I had to do a complicated method because I made a dingus move of damaging Windows 7 somehow and couldn't recover it through a CD method nor the given method above due to the inability to even log in my account, so I had to do something a little heavier.

This might not even help but I'm bored and wanted to give you some insight on what a alternative can be in some cases.

Steeps · 2014-08-16, 13:04

You can disable most of the new Windows 8 features. I have Windows 8 on one of my computers and I have it boot into the regular desktop and it has a start menu.

I like it because it does run a bit better than 7 and still looks like it.

2014-07-19, 14:28	#1
H.Maverick I wanna be a DEV! Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 706 Norway Location: Enebakk, A-hus	Downgrading W8 to W7 Okay, so i decided to buy my mom a new PC, unfortunately the store only had W8 laptops. I thought that i could teach her how to use it, but after 3 days of looking at that stupid thing, i want it to be a W7 instead, now i have a W7 CD that i can use, BUT the stupid laptop doesn't have a fricken cd-driver in it, so i was wondering is it possible to downgrade from W8 to W7 without a CD?

2014-07-19, 14:55	#2
Psyrus Retired PR Developer Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,835 Japan Location: Tokyo	Re: Downgrading W8 to W7 USB drive installation

2014-07-19, 14:57	#3
H.Maverick I wanna be a DEV! Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 706 Norway Location: Enebakk, A-hus	Re: Downgrading W8 to W7 omg, how can i not have thought of that?! lol, thanks Psyrus

2014-07-19, 16:40	#4
KillJoy[Fr] Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 832 Europe	Re: Downgrading W8 to W7 Imo, Microsoft have made some really good improvement on Windows 8 especially on Windows 8.1 system it's more smoother and smart than Windows 7, really bad idea to downgrade (Imo of course). There is theme wich simulate exactly the Windows 7 desktop and windows. You can find the original .iso of Windows 7 on some torrent's website but stay away from TPB and stuff, i recommend you to check out a national one with good feedback. When you have the .iso get an usb flash drives >= 4Gb and use the Microsoft tools : Microsoft Store
KillJoy[Fr] Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 832 Europe

2014-07-21, 13:36	#7
H.Maverick I wanna be a DEV! Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 706 Norway Location: Enebakk, A-hus	Re: Downgrading W8 to W7 lol, just did it as you typed that That was a great piece of software

2014-07-23, 08:17	#8
Death! Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 312 Brazil	Re: Downgrading W8 to W7 http://images2.store.microsoft.com/p...B-DVD-tool.exe Try this, it's simple and from Microsoft itself. You just need the ISO you want to burn to the USB drive and at least a 8GB flash drive. It will only burn 32 bits ISOs to the flashdrive if your system runs on 32 bits, same for 64 bits systems. BTW, be aware that erasing the W8 from the related computer will wipeout the original W8 from it forever if it's OEM. You will pretty much lose the license you bought with the computer.
Death! Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 312 Brazil

2014-08-16, 05:20	#9
bren Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 728 United States of America	Re: Downgrading W8 to W7 The info above is pretty straightforward but I'm going to write this in case you accidentally dink your OS and can't load it or receive trouble while doing it the "easy way". Reformat the USB Drive. Install the OS on the USB drive (see tutorials). Power your computer off or restart it with the USB/"CD" plugged in. Set it to start before the hard drive in the BIOS. Restart. I wonder what will happen now.. Pretty much get a decent USB stick with the recommended memory and install & format the Windows OS on it, there should be tutorials on legal installations floating around the web, I would link one but they differ between scenarios on the user's end. After you have installed & formatted the USB correctly plug it in your computer so it is recognized upon restart/power off + power on, go into your BiOS and make it run before anything else does (in the event of an OS already being installed on the computer, so you would be running the "CD" before the "C:\ drive" which would eventually be formatted to a factory-like configuration as far as memory-wise). I had to do a complicated method because I made a dingus move of damaging Windows 7 somehow and couldn't recover it through a CD method nor the given method above due to the inability to even log in my account, so I had to do something a little heavier. This might not even help but I'm bored and wanted to give you some insight on what a alternative can be in some cases.

2014-08-16, 13:04	#10
Steeps Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 1,984 United States of America	Downgrading W8 to W7 You can disable most of the new Windows 8 features. I have Windows 8 on one of my computers and I have it boot into the regular desktop and it has a start menu. I like it because it does run a bit better than 7 and still looks like it.