Or restore your system image backup, which of course you made before installing a new operating system.
It's not that simple, at least according to Dell. My new Dell laptop came with Windows 8, and yeah this is the perfect opportunity for a more business friendly Apple OS, or Linux to really make a killing as Windows 8 is crap for those not using a touchscreen.
According to Dell my Windows 8 laptop is not downgrade-able to Windows 7, so it's a hostage situation, and let's not mention that you can't remove or downgrade IE10 from it, and should you make the mistake of upgrading to IE11, then you're really stuck.
I ended up trading the Windows 8 laptop to someone that uses it only to play with pictures and get on the net -- that's really all Windows 8 is good for -- and I'm keeping the Win 7 I got in return until it dies, or another PC player get's in to the market. Really hoping Linux jumps on this opportunity. For users like myself that need to install and configure software of different kinds, and use Windows more for business than pleasure -- Windows 8 is not the way to go.
Unfortunately my friend, you're only solution is to download and install something like Classic Shell, which makes Windows 8 tolerable, but still frustrating. Or you can do like I did and get rid of your frustration.
Use ClassicShell, yes, along with a few other good tools such as Aero Glass for Win8 to bring back lost functionality and usability.
Literally my book describes how to reconfigure and augment Windows 8 to be 99%+ a workalike of the best Windows 7 can be, missing only the several features that Microsoft completely deleted, such as "Previous Versions" integration with Windows Backup. But to be fair Windows 8 adds a few nice new features too, such as the ability to directly mount ISO files.
It's not that simple, at least according to Dell. My new Dell laptop came with Windows 8, and yeah this is the perfect opportunity for a more business friendly Apple OS, or Linux to really make a killing as Windows 8 is crap for those not using a touchscreen.
According to Dell my Windows 8 laptop is not downgrade-able to Windows 7, so it's a hostage situation, and let's not mention that you can't remove or downgrade IE10 from it, and should you make the mistake of upgrading to IE11, then you're really stuck.
I ended up trading the Windows 8 laptop to someone that uses it only to play with pictures and get on the net -- that's really all Windows 8 is good for -- and I'm keeping the Win 7 I got in return until it dies, or another PC player get's in to the market. Really hoping Linux jumps on this opportunity. For users like myself that need to install and configure software of different kinds, and use Windows more for business than pleasure -- Windows 8 is not the way to go.
Unfortunately my friend, you're only solution is to download and install something like Classic Shell, which makes Windows 8 tolerable, but still frustrating. Or you can do like I did and get rid of your frustration.
Not necessarily so. Laptops/desktops can be downgraded if they have the "Pro" version of Win8. If this is the case, then the manufacturer would downgrade.
Of course, one can easily install Win7 in any laptop. One can download all the necessary Win7 drivers before hand and then do a clean install of Win7; after this, one can install the specific drivers. The "Classic Shell" route only restores a fraction of the missing functionality as Aero is not restored.
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