Replace Win 8.1 with Win 7

[Janesdf]

Hi,

I ask because I purchased a Lenovo laptop (Ideapad 580N) that came pre-installed with Windows 8 which is a nightmare. I recently upgraded to 8.1 because it supposedly had some Win 7 features, instead, it has been worse than Win 8. I've never removed one Win OS and replaced it with another and I have not purchased the Win 7 OS software yet. Is there anything I should know beforehand? HATE is a strong word, but it's the only word appropriate as to my feelings of Win 8 and if possible, I would like to get back to Win 7 asap. Thank you.

 

[Yard Dog]

Hello Janesdf . Peruse this : Downgrade Windows 8 to Windows 7

 

[Janesdf]

Thanks for responding. I've read and been told that the downgrade to win 7 is only available if win 8 Pro was installed on my laptop. My laptop came with regular win 8. I also called Lenovo and was told that I cannot even downgrade back to win 8 after the 8.1 upgrade, which is why I am considering just buying win 7 OS software and replacing win 8 altogether with that.

 

[Yard Dog]

In the tutorial, I did not see that mentioned at all, so, following the tutorial and you should be fine .

 

[whs]

That's your best bet. Get a Windows 7 OEM license for $99.99 - e.g. from here:

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - Newegg.com

 

[whs]

In the tutorial, I did not see that mentioned at all, so, following the tutorial and you should be fine .

He is right. You need the Pro for a free downgrade.

 

[Janesdf]

They're called "downgrade rights". Here is one of the links I found that mentions downgrading is only available with the Pro versions. Understanding downgrade rights

 

[Comp Cmndo]

Try Classic Shell before you attempt the downgrade.
Classic Shell - Start menu and other Windows enhancements

 

[SIW2]

Yes, agree with whs , depends where you are but it isn't much to pay to escape from Tileworld.

 

[Janesdf]

Thanks, but I am already using Classic Shell. I downloaded that not long after I discovered how bad Win 8 is. Though classic shell is better than the tiles, win 8 and 8.1 are so horrible that classic shell seems like a Band-Aid on a bullet wound. I like my laptop as it is better in many ways than my desktop, it just needs a better OS than Win 8 and win 7 is definitely better.

 

[SIW2]

Not many would disagree with that.


Interesting , just came across this:

pcfritz.de - Ihr Online Shop für günstige Soft- und Hardware


I know nothing about that store,perhaps whs does?