Windows 7 To XP Downgrading Is Good Or Not

May 13, 2011

I have a new Dell laptop with windows 7. Win 7 is undoubtedly wonderful but I am used to XP. Can I downgrade the computer from 7 to XP ? If so, how?

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Downgrading To Windows 7 Pro?

Jul 10, 2009

I've been mulling this over for awhile and I'm throwing it out for discussion. We all have been playing with Windows 7 Ultimate for months now regardless of the build. Now when we get our Windows 7 HP or pro 10/22 will it let us downgrade from ultimate to Pro for example or is it really clean install time. We all know what a pain it is rebuilding our systems. Or is upgrading from ultimate to ultimate the ony way to avoid the pain of rebuilding our systems.

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Nov 21, 2010

yeah i upgraded to windows 7 last week but i cant play a few games of mine now because the driver updates for my computer is for only vista operating systems...

since i have to go back down to windows vista home premium i had a question, how can i ERASE my entire C drive completely and start fresh with a new windows vista installation disk?

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Jan 26, 2011

Basically I'm having all sorts of problems with blue screens and stop errors on starting up my system (bought as windows 7) and it seems it might be a driver problem.I would re-install windows 7 but I don't have the disc for this, I do however have an old vista disk.My question is if I were to boot from CD and install vista, if it were to actually work and get me onto the system, does it wipe clean the hard drive? As there are many photos and such on there I would like to keep.

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I'm trying to install Epicor Active planner on a Window 7 OS 64-bit architecture machine. The installation is not successful and instead the screen shot on which the following displays:"This install require a 32-bit archtecture". What procedure should I follow to change a 64-bit Window 7 OS architecture to 32-bit Window 7 OS architecture?

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Jul 16, 2012

I have a computer that is to be decommissioned here at the office, which is to say that it will no longer be used for work. The computer is to be given to a local school. The problem now is that it has been running Windows 7 Enterprise, and the license will expire in a few months. According to this site, [URL], Enterprise can be downgraded into Professional. However I can't seem to find a way to do this. Is this a free service, or do I have to purchase the license again? Customers licensed for use of Windows 7 Enterprise are generally licensed for Windows 7 Professional, which can be downgraded to Windows Vista Business, Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows NT 4.0, Windows NT 3.51, Windows 98, or Windows 95 operating system. You would not, however, be able to downgrade to Windows 7 Home Basic or Windows 7 Home Premium, or other consumer (Full Packaged Product - FPP) versions of Windows as they are different product editions and not prior versions of Windows 7 Professional.I have a legitimate Win 7-Ultimate license on my own computer, but I do not have the install CD for it (at the moment).

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Missing Two Drivers After Downgrading PC To Windows 7?

Feb 3, 2013

i Just purchased a HP Envy dv6t 7200 Quad Edition, which is not a Bad PC for HP but it came pre-installed with windows 8. i recently downgraded it to windows 7 and have been using most of the drivers from the HP Pavilion dv6t-7000 which came with windows 7 but i seem to be missing two drivers that i have not been able to find: One Unknown Driver one PCI Device Driver

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I know the unknown Driver may be hard to find but i was hoping to get some help in finding the PCI Device driver.Here are the specs of the laptop:

dv6t Quad
- Windows 8 64
- 3rd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3820QM Processor (2.7 GHz, 8MB L3 Cache)
- NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) GT 650M Graphics with 2GB GDDR 5 video memory
- 12GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
- 750GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
- 9 cell Lithium Ion Battery
- 15.6-inch diagonal Full HD Anti-glare LED-backlit Display (1920 x 1080)
- SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
- HP TrueVision HD Webcam with integrated dual array digital microphone
- 802.11b/g/n WLAN
- Backlit Keyboard

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Downgrading To Vista, Will Keep The Files Have On Windows 7?

Apr 21, 2012

I'm planning to downgrade to vista, (don't ask why) and I was wondering if I will keep the files I already have (images, music, documents) in a Windows.old folder, because I remember having that when I reformatted Windows 7 or something like that.The downgrade to Vista is built in my Samsung notebook (F4 on Startup to repair computer) but I have images/music on this laptop that I can't lose, and I don't have any USB's or hard drives I can use at this moment.

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Downgrading Windows 7 Pro To Home Premium?

Nov 21, 2010

PC#1 already has Win7 Pro installed on it.I'm building PC#2 and have bought Win7 Home Premium.I want Pro on PC#2, and Home Prem on PC#1. Both OS's are retail box versions, not OEM.I want to downgrade PC#1 from Win7 Pro to Win7 Home Premium without reinstalling. I figure I can change the key on PC#1 to the Home Prem key, so I can use the Pro key on PC#2. Is this as stupid as I think it is? (I won't be offended if you say yes)

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How To Downgrading To Windows 7 32bit From 64bit

Sep 11, 2011

How do I downgrade from 64 bit to 32 on window's 7?

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How To Downgrading To Windows 7 32bit From 64bit

Feb 6, 2012

I'm having problems downloading flashplayer 11 on 64 bit, even though it says download successful and I still can't get my video to work.

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Dec 9, 2012

I have a vaio (svs15125cxb) that comes with win 8 installed. I would really like to go back to my w7 x64 but I can't. I disable safe boot, and then when windows 7 gets to the startup screen it freezes. I removed external hardware and tried different ways with no success.

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Downgrading With A Bad Hard Drive

Sep 1, 2012

I have Windows 7. I'm trying to downgrade to Vista and re-upgrade to 7. My laptop won't even boot up at all because I apparently have a bad hard drive. I have both DVDs to boot it up but I can't even get past the starting windows screen. I also have the original Drivers and Utilities DVD for my laptop that came with it. I'm not sure if I should attempt to boot the Drivers DVD to repair the damaged hard drive or just try to downgrade and then re-upgrade?

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Upgrading Or Downgrading From Windows 7 Hp To Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit

Jan 22, 2011

Have anyone tried doing the same thing? Upgrading/downgrading from Win7 64bit home premium to win 7 ultimate 32bit,What are the complications?

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Sep 15, 2012

I am doing it because my brother had his computer worked on by our Nephew, and he went from XP to 7 ultimate with a hacked copy of 7 ultimate. I have done a fresh install, but it keeps starting and reverting back to Ultimate, The kicker os that I can go to KEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersion and see windows 7 home premium as the operating system with no CD product ID. I'll add the product key, and go to regiser it but it won't let me activate it. The thing I have an issue with is that even after a fresh install, it starts up and says windows 7 ultimate.

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Mar 24, 2011

I have installed Professional but the key I purchased is a dud. It was a MAC key but when I types it in it turns out it has already been used. I had no luck getting a valid one from the seller.It turns out I only really need Home Premium. If I buy a Home Premium one and authorize with that will it work.The reason I don't want to reinstall is I am using Bootcamp on a Mac Pro and I have to mess around a lot to get it working.

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Downgrading From Enterprise To Home Premium

Jan 21, 2011

I recently purchased a used computer at a very low price. On it was an installation of Windows 7. All seemed to be fine. I cleared out all the old junk, cookies, registry etc. Now I get a window error saying the computer can not verify my copy of Windows Enterprise and I should check with my IT department. I am a single home user with Windows 7 Home Premium on my other pc. I spoke with a local computer store and they said it sounds like the previous owner put a "bootleg" copy of Windows 7 Enterprise on the hard drive. Can I downgrade the Illegal Enterprise edition to my legitimate copy of Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade without losing all the programs and stuff I spent the last week installing on the new used pc?

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Jan 29, 2012

I was using a licensed version OS win7 ultimate on my old system. Now after upgrading the system (mobo, processor changed) it prompts me to purchase a new product key. I found that after a major up gradation using the the same product key violates the user end agreement and so I left it there and I purchased a Home premium .( Somebody suggested to convince MS about the up garadation but didn't try it)

Now in the new sys win 7 ultimate sp1 is running and i have to change the product key within 30 days. My query is- Can I downgrade to Home premuim without a clean install?

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I received a Dell Inspiron 15 3520 as a gift this Christmas. After playing with Windows 8, I decided to upgrade (downgrade) to Windows 7. So far, every driver downloaded has either worked or done nothing (which is fine) but the video drive has blue screen my computer after updating from both the Dell website and from Device Manager update. I'd like to have a working video card, but I'm afraid that Windows 7 does not support the HD video card in this laptop.

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May 23, 2012

I just want to know the purpose of using a screensaver in any operating system. Does it affect the performance of the hardware and system as a whole.Also tell me if it is advantageous to use a screensaver and in what way(s) and please cite its demerits(is any).

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Nov 4, 2011

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Sep 24, 2012

I can have my internet up (chrome) and it wont be involved but any other type of window i open up if i try to move it it will snap back to the postion it has been in, if i try to scroll the scroll bar will move and snap back to where it was before, my windows will flash constantly and if i try to watch a movie my task bar will flash in and out of the full screen movie.

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Nov 12, 2011

I want use a self build pc. The spec are Asus motherboard Intel socket 775 2.6 quad core oc'ed to 3.1 16 gig of 1333 ddr3 ram and a Asus Nivida 9800gt graphic card. Would this system be good enough to run and play tv programs?

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Oct 13, 2009

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Jun 26, 2012

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Apr 21, 2011

I have a clean Vista Home Premium System and am quite happy with performance (no crashes, everything runs fine). Are there any good reasons that I should upgrade to Win 7. I have a 32-bit, so going to 64 Win 7 would mean fresh install. I don't want to do that so I would just be upgrading to Win 7 32-bit.

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OS Version: Microsoft� Windows Vista� Home Premium , Service Pack 2, 32 bit
Processor: AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-62, x64 Family 15 Model 104 Stepping 2
Processor Count: 2
RAM: 3453 Mb
Graphics Card: ATI Radeon X1250, 128 Mb
Hard Drives: C: Total - 236973 MB, Free - 105744 MB; F: Total - 953867 MB, Free - 604554 MB;
Motherboard: TOSHIBA, Satellite P305D, Not Applicable , 58121201W
Antivirus: Sunbelt VIPRE, Updated and Enabled

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Aug 22, 2011

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Jan 15, 2012

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Dec 1, 2012

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Mar 15, 2011

I purchased a new computer with 64bit machine and windows 7, was very excited to get it. Now that excitement has turn to dispear.The system keeps crashing, for no good reason that I can see. I have limited experience with Windows, but have looked at the event viewer.I searched other sites for solutions, but not getting anywhere.I have the following ID crit and errors: 41, 6008 & 10010.At first I tried fixing the paging requirement, as the paging was set lower than the actual amount of RAM. I fixed that and that has not helped.

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