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Windows 7: Microsoft Will Allow Downgrades From Windows 8 to Windows 7, Vista
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03 Sep 2012
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#1 | |
64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise Texas |
Microsoft Will Allow Downgrades From Windows 8 to Windows 7, Vista
Quote: Microsoft will allow users of Windows 8 Pro to downgrade their new PCs to Windows 7 or even Vista, according to the operating system's licensing agreement.
Not surprisingly, users may not downgrade to the still-used-but-slated-for-retirement Windows XP.
Downgrade rights -- which let customers replace a newer version of Windows with an older edition without paying for two copies -- are available only in Windows 8 Pro. That fits with previous practice: Only Windows 7 Professional, for instance, was allocated downgrade rights.
Read more at source: Microsoft will allow downgrades from Windows 8 to Windows 7, Vista - Computerworld | My System Specs |
| Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built custom
OS 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 & Windows 8 Enterprise
CPU Intel i7-3930K 3.2 Ghz (O/C 4 Ghz)
Motherboard ASRock X79 Extreme11
Memory 32 GB (8GBx4) G.SKILL DDR3 Quad PC3-19200 2400MHz
Graphics Card Sapphire HD5870 Eyefinity 6 2GB
Sound Card SB Recon 3Di Integrated Chip
Monitor(s) Displays 3x 27" Asus VE278Q
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution
Mouse Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution
PSU OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
Case Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition
Cooling Corsair Hydro H100
Hard Drives 256GB OCZ Vector
160GB OCZ RevoDrive X2
2 x 1TB Samsung HDD HD154UI SATA
Internet Speed 50 Mb/s Download and 2 Mb/s Upload
Other Info Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
Lite-On iHBS212 12x BD Writer
Samsung CLX-3175FW Printer
Netgear WNDR3800 Router
Motorola SBG6580 Cable Modem
2x APC Back-UPS XS 1500
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03 Sep 2012
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#2 | |
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1 Primrose Hill, London, UK |
Thanks Brink for this and all your news.
I've tried the pre-releases of W8 and could get to love the final release.
But as with Vista I think I'll wait for SP-1. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell Inspiron 580
OS Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1
CPU Intel Quad Core i5 750 2.67Ghz 8Mb
Motherboard Dell 033FF6 A00
Memory 6Gb DDR3 Dual Channel
Graphics Card 1Gb ATI Radeon HD 5450
Sound Card Integrated 7.1
Monitor(s) Displays Dell 23" ST 2310 HDMI; Samsung SyncMaster 17" SVG
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080; 1280 x 1024
Keyboard Microsoft Comfort Curve
Mouse Genius Laser, Bamboo Graphics Pad
PSU 300w
Case Dell
Cooling 1 x Case; 1 x Processor; 1 x Video Card
Hard Drives 1TB WD Serial ATA 7200RPM
Iomega 500Gb Remote
Internet Speed down 60Mb up 3Mb
Antivirus MSE
Browser IE10
Other Info HP Photosmart Premium 309g-m
Compaq Presario Laptop CQ70 211EM with 7 Home Premium 32-bit SP-1
Raspberry Pi B, 700Mhz, 500Mb RAM, 32Gb SD running Debian Wheezy, 32Gb SD with XBMC and more fun I've had since my last divorce.
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04 Sep 2012
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#3 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium Service Pack 1 32-bit Build 7601 |
Great news Brink!
Unlike Windows 7, you can downgrade to lower version of Windows from Windows 8 Pro. Will it require clean install or use Downgrade method on Windows Setup?
But Microsoft highly recommends that you always have the latest version of Windows to keep your computer secure.
I just using Windows 7 without antimalware for 2 years and I don't see any virus on my computer. Then this year I decided to have antivirus for 6 months without virus infections warning. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Acer Aspire One 722 (AO722)
OS Windows 7 Home Premium Service Pack 1 32-bit Build 7601
CPU AMD C-50 Processor 1.0 Ghz
Memory 2 GB DDR3 RAM (1.73 usable in System Properties)
Graphics Card AMD Radeon HD 6200 series Graphics
Sound Card High Definition Audio Device
Monitor(s) Displays Generic PnP Monitor
Screen Resolution 1366 x 768 (recommended)
Keyboard Built-in on my laptop
Mouse External mouse
Hard Drives 320 GB HDD storage
298.09 GB in Disk Management (REAL)
Other Info Installed Windows 7 Service Pack 1 by 9/9/2012
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04 Sep 2012
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#4 | |
Windows 8 Pro Standish, Lancashire, England |
Quote: Originally Posted by JonathanV  I just using Windows 7 without antimalware for 2 years and I don't see any virus on my computer. Then this year I decided to have antivirus for 6 months without virus infections warning.
I cant believe your bragging about being such a dumb ass  | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number doofenshmirtz evil incorporated
OS Windows 8 Pro
CPU Intel Core i7-3970X Extreme Edition
Motherboard ASRock X79 EXTREME11
Memory 32GB (8x4GB) Corsair DDR3 Dominator Platinum
Graphics Card 2x 3GB EVGA GTX 660 Ti Superclocked+
Sound Card Creative
Monitor(s) Displays 3 x27" Dell & 2 x 23" Dell
Screen Resolution 3 @ 2560x1440 & 2 @ 1920x1080
Keyboard Microsoft Ergononic 7000
Mouse Logitech Performance MX
PSU 1500W ThermalTake Toughpower
Case Thermaltake Level 10 GT
Cooling Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler
Hard Drives 240GB Intel 520 Series, 2.5" SSD, SATA III
Intel X25-M SSD - 160GB
Internet Speed 34 Mb/s ADSL2+ (Bonded)
Antivirus Windows Defender, Malwarebytes Pro
Browser Firefox
Other Info WinTV NovaTD
HP CP1515n Color Laser
Sony BD-5300S-0B Blu-ray Writer
Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
APC 750i Smart UPS
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04 Sep 2012
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#5 | |
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate: x64 (SP1) Denmark |
Great news certainly.
Windows 8 is also quite cheap as far as I've heard. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Brewed
OS Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate: x64 (SP1)
CPU Intel® Core™ i5-2500K Processor
Motherboard ASUS P8Z68-V PRO
Memory Kingston DDR3 HyperX 1600MHz 8GB
Graphics Card ASUS GTX 560 TI DirectCU II 900MHz
Sound Card Realtek® ALC892 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
Monitor(s) Displays ACER LCD P246HBD 1920x1080 (24") - Dell 1280x800
Screen Resolution ACER LCD P246HBD ~ [1920X1080] - DELL ~ [1280x800]
Keyboard Logitech G15
Mouse Coolermaster Sentinel Advanced
PSU Corsair 750W Power Supply
Case Coolermaster CM Scout
Cooling Zalman FS-C77 Fatal1ty CPU Cooler
Hard Drives 500 GB WD Caviar SE116 7200rpm SATA2
Internet Speed [↓ 10 MB/s DL] [↑ 1 MB/s UL]
Other Info - ROCCAT™ Kave – Solid 5.1 Surround Sound Gaming Headset
- Not overclocking
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04 Sep 2012
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#6 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium Service Pack 1 32-bit Build 7601 |
Quote: Originally Posted by FredeGail Great news certainly.
Windows 8 is also quite cheap as far as I've heard. Yeah, it's cheap. Then after 2013, it will be expensive again. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Acer Aspire One 722 (AO722)
OS Windows 7 Home Premium Service Pack 1 32-bit Build 7601
CPU AMD C-50 Processor 1.0 Ghz
Memory 2 GB DDR3 RAM (1.73 usable in System Properties)
Graphics Card AMD Radeon HD 6200 series Graphics
Sound Card High Definition Audio Device
Monitor(s) Displays Generic PnP Monitor
Screen Resolution 1366 x 768 (recommended)
Keyboard Built-in on my laptop
Mouse External mouse
Hard Drives 320 GB HDD storage
298.09 GB in Disk Management (REAL)
Other Info Installed Windows 7 Service Pack 1 by 9/9/2012
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04 Sep 2012
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#7 | |
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I think Windows 8 will grow on me, but for right now the Metro, ahem, new user interface makes tasks that used to be one or two clicks take three, four or even five clicks. It is clear that Microsoft designed Windows 8 with touchscreen interfaces being the primary target, and all others were secondary.
I have an iPad, an iPhone and an HP TouchPad (which dual boots Android and webOS), so I'm very familiar with and love touchscreens.
But I'm not going to throw away my awesome desktop with dual 23" 1080p monitors just because they don't support touch (unless it's my son planting his fingerprints on them just so he can watch me clean them again).
I can't help but wonder if Microsoft isn't being a bit careless, maybe even reckless, in this move. Windows 8 so heavily favors touchscreens that it would seem Microsoft is expecting touchscreen interfaces to completely, utterly and irrevocably obliterate, decimate, destroy, overtake, crush, splice, splay and accordian-pleat keyboard-and-mouse-based laptops and desktops, relegating them to antique computer museums.
I can use the iPad or TouchPad for a lot of things, but when I want to do a lot of typing or some heavy-duty work, please give me my keyboard and mouse. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavilion dv7
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU Intel i5 M480 2.67 GHz
Memory 8.00 GB
Graphics Card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6550 w/ 1 GB
Sound Card ATI High Definition with Beats Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Laptop Display + HDMI
Screen Resolution 1600x900
Hard Drives OCZ Octane 128 GB SSD - OS and binaries
Western Digital Caviar Blue 750 GB HDD - data
Internet Speed AT&T U-verse 12 MBps, home intranet 1 GHz
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04 Sep 2012
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#8 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. SP-1 Northern Ohio |
Quote: Originally Posted by z3r010
Quote: Originally Posted by JonathanV I just using Windows 7 without antimalware for 2 years and I don't see any virus on my computer. Then this year I decided to have antivirus for 6 months without virus infections warning.
I cant believe your bragging about being such a dumb ass He also thinks it's neat to run 7600 not activated. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home made Desktop
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. SP-1
CPU Intel i7-960-3.2 @ 4.25
Motherboard ASUS P6X58D-E
Memory KINGSTON KHX2000C9, Hyper X,12 GIGS
Graphics Card MSI/Nvidia/460GTX-Cyclone 1GD5/OC
Monitor(s) Displays DYNEX 40 IN.
Screen Resolution 1920-1080 or 1280-720 HDMI
Keyboard M/S 3000 v 2.0 wireless
Mouse M/S 5000 wireless
PSU Corsair AX-850 Plus Gold
Case Corsair 600T (Black) + side panel with 2 140 mm Noctua fans
Cooling Corsair H50/2 Noctua NF-P12 (120 mm) Push/Pull-
Hard Drives INTEL SSD 120GB-SER 510
Seagate 1TB SATA 600 7200 rpm Hard Drive
Internet Speed 3.0 mb
Antivirus Microsoft Security Eesentials
Browser I.E. 10 default/Firefox
Other Info LG BluRay-Read/Write
Sound system
KLipsch-THX
Asus Router RTN-12
2 Noctua 140 added on top of 600t case
Malwarebytes Anti Malware Professional
Windows 7 Firewall
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05 Sep 2012
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#9 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. SP-1 Northern Ohio |
Going from Windows 8 to Windows 7 is called a upgrade. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home made Desktop
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. SP-1
CPU Intel i7-960-3.2 @ 4.25
Motherboard ASUS P6X58D-E
Memory KINGSTON KHX2000C9, Hyper X,12 GIGS
Graphics Card MSI/Nvidia/460GTX-Cyclone 1GD5/OC
Monitor(s) Displays DYNEX 40 IN.
Screen Resolution 1920-1080 or 1280-720 HDMI
Keyboard M/S 3000 v 2.0 wireless
Mouse M/S 5000 wireless
PSU Corsair AX-850 Plus Gold
Case Corsair 600T (Black) + side panel with 2 140 mm Noctua fans
Cooling Corsair H50/2 Noctua NF-P12 (120 mm) Push/Pull-
Hard Drives INTEL SSD 120GB-SER 510
Seagate 1TB SATA 600 7200 rpm Hard Drive
Internet Speed 3.0 mb
Antivirus Microsoft Security Eesentials
Browser I.E. 10 default/Firefox
Other Info LG BluRay-Read/Write
Sound system
KLipsch-THX
Asus Router RTN-12
2 Noctua 140 added on top of 600t case
Malwarebytes Anti Malware Professional
Windows 7 Firewall
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05 Sep 2012
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#10 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 San Francisco |
Quote: Originally Posted by Layback Bear Going from Windows 8 to Windows 7 is called a upgrade.
LoL, indeed.
Microsoft needs to stop making drastic changes to their OS and start refining it. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Less is more
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU Core i7 2600k (4.6GHz)
Motherboard ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe (3603)
Memory 16GB G.SKILL Ares 1600MHz
Graphics Card MSI R6970 Lightning
Sound Card Asus Xonar Essence ST (UNi drivers 1.41)
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung P2570, Samsung 226BW
Screen Resolution 1920*1080, 1680*1050
Keyboard CM Storm Trigger (Brown Switch)
Mouse Logitech G400
PSU Seasonic X750
Case Lian-Li PC-P80N
Cooling NZXT HAVIK 140 (2x GELID Wing12PL)
Hard Drives 256GB OCZ Vector, Hitachi 4TB (7K4000), Hitachi 3TB (7K3000), Hitachi 2TB (5K3000), 2x WD Black 1TB
Internet Speed 35Mbps/6Mbps
Other Info Klipsch ProMedia 2.1, Sennheiser HD595, Linksys WRT54GL (DD-WRT), Logitech C910
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