Replacing Win 8 with Win 7


  1. Posts : 6
    Wiindows 7
       #1

    Replacing Win 8 with Win 7


    My wife has a newer laptop that came with Windows 8 installed. She hates it.

    She wants to have Windows 7 instead.

    Can Win 7 be installed on this machine?

    Will I have to buy a Win 7 license? I have Win 7 licenses on two other computers, can I use those licences?

    Thanks
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  2. Posts : 6
    Windows 7 Pro 64Bit
       #2

    You Will need to buy a new Windows 7 license from newegg, tigerdirect, amazon, etc. as you can only use a license on one computer. The license key will come with a CD that you will need to install Windows off of then go to the laptops manufacturers website and download/install the hardware drivers to get everything to work.
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  3. Posts : 20,583
    Win-7-Pro64bit 7-H-Prem-64bit
       #3

    Hi and welcome to SevenForums,
    You might review this,
    Downgrade Windows 8 to Windows 7
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  4. Posts : 6,285
    Windows 10 Pro X64
       #4

    Better yet, install Classic Shell then Windows 8 looks and feels like Windows 7. Should be easy for your wife to use and yet allow here to play with Windows 8 features any time she wants to or ignore them if she doesn't want to.
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  5. Posts : 8,135
    Windows 10 64 bit
       #5

    I used "Start8", similar to classic shell when I had Win 8. Looks and works exactly like Win 7

    Some newer hardware does not have Win 7 drivers, so the Start8/classic shell options are a better solution.
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  6. Posts : 6,285
    Windows 10 Pro X64
       #6

    I prefer Start8 too, but Classic Shell is free, Start8 is $4.99 (more than worth the money).
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