What OS does this unit come from and can it be downgraded to win 7
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Ash and Mark are exactly right and I'd assume that refurbished one is exactly the same, but I'd do a chat with Amazon before buying it to make sure. I love mine!
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Mine came with Win7 Pro and I could also have installed Win8 instead. That was some time ago as they had to provide dual paths as Win8.0 had serious issues - Win8.1 has really improved versus the original 8.0 Win7 Pro is VG operating system, Pro is premium. Love the machine after year of use.
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The units I got came loaded with Windows 7 Professional. They technically have a Windows 8 Professional license, but are running Windows 7 through the downgrade rights which are included with the Windows 8 Professional license. They ship with Windows 8 recovery disks, so if you want to Windows 7 recovery disks be sure to use the built in tool to create those before you actually need them.
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glossy&#65292;and win7 in it&#65292;but have a disk in the box can makes 7 update the system to win8
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Mine came with Windows 7 but I'm not sure what they're putting on it now. I would think you could still find it with the older OS.
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Comes preloaded with windows 8....you could reformat it and put 7 one it if you own a copy
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It came with Win 7 installed, which is what I wanted. An IT friend suggested it. Doesn't think Windows 8 and the touchy-feely screen is quite ready for prime time.
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The OS on this unit is actually going to be Win7 PRO 64bit. Please let us know if you have any other questions. Thank You, ServerMonkey
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Mine has win 8.1 on it. You can tell when you turn it on and if it has the windows logo in the left corner it's windows 8.1. Even if it comes with win 8.0 it is just an update from the windows store after you install a certain update to allow it from the store. The. There is the windows 8.1 update. It adds a lot of fixes to 8.1
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Yes, but I would suggest a complete format, nor will the downgrade be free. This may cause compatibility issues with the provided Lenovo software, which I find incredibly useful, so I might suggest buying from a retailer that provides the option for Windows 7 already installed.
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NP700G7C-S01US use to indicate that it had Windows 7 on it. What it means now is beyond me because the specs are the same!
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The first unit I purchased came w/Win 7. The next two came with Win 8 and a downgrade to 7. Since I bought these for our nephews graduation presents I cannot confirm the 10 digit numeric keypad although I do believe that this is the case.
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Yes, you would have issues, if your using win 7,8 it's possible to install the device manually and set systems resources accordingly
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I have no idea. I got this one because it had Windows 7 and I did not want 8!
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I ordered mine installed with Windows 7 ("downgrade" option). It came with disks for both operating systems and (I think) disks for recovering both operating systems.
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You have to check with the vendor for exact configuration available. I got one with Win7 Pro 32bit, pre-installed. It came with a knock-off "Win 7 repair CD" and a DVD with a current "system image" for recovery of the operating systemin the event the drive fails.
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Mine was Win 7 - 32 bit but you should specifically check the specs. This could easily change
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The one i received stated win 7 and that is what was installed. I did notice that all the documentation on the system was for win8 so i assume that this is a win8 capable machine that was rolled back to win 7 and am very happy with the machine.
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My concern was to get Windows 7, 64 bit. As far as the rest, I don't really know, but I have downloaded for free anything I have wanted to add.