Can you downgrade this to Windows 7?
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Ron ... I did not attempt to downgrade. I am still getting used to Windows 8, which for how I use this machine is overkill. But I am banging my head on the counter less these days. The PC itself is great. I had a Terabyte of SSD installed and 9 months later I am still experiencing 7-9 second boot up time.
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You can't downgrade through Window itself. If you have a valid license you can install it. I upgraded mine to Win 8.1 Pro. It, like all Windows flavors is much better than the home versions. Win 8 does take some getting used and I dislike the home version. Unless you specificly need Win 7 I'd recommend upgrading to Win 8.1 Pro.
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yes you can install windows 7(xp no longersupported) but This laptop has room only for 32bit
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This system does not come with a downgrade option for Windows 7. You can install any operating system you want, but you would need to make sure you can find Windows 7 drivers for the system. You can find drivers we post online at http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/drivers.
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could be. I'm using consumer preview. is it still possible to download the developers's version? I'd hate to go back to windows 7.
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HiReally depends on the age of your machine. This version is for system builders, meaning you'd have to wipe windows xp and install win7 fresh. This won't upgrade an existing windows installation.If your machine is older than 4 years, I'd suggest a new machine.The install took 15gb of my hard disk
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Can one simply upgrade the Windows 7 Home Edition to Windows 7 professional on this machine?
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It is 64bit windows 7 as it came with 4gb of RAM. And yes it can downgrade to 32bit. But why would you want to downgrade? You will have a maximum of 3GB of RAM.
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It has Win 8 but you can buy Win7 and Dell has a instruction website for how to downgrade. I have not done it yet but plan to do so.
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I think it should not be a problem to downgrade your OS. Maybe you can try Windows 7 too, should be similar to Vista.
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You would have to fresh install it your self.It does not come with Windows 7. Only Windows 8.
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I have seen new systems back loaded with windows 7, but I'm not sure if your seller has the tech support to do it. Might try somewhere like Tiger Direct where they are willing to make software changes at the time of purchase. Some of the big box retail stores like Best Buy might also do this kind software change. I don't know the technical spec's for doing it yourself, or if that is even possible. Keep up the research. Good luck WEST
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You will have to buy the windows program and delete the 8 and reinstall the 7. Leave it to a computer guy to do it.
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I don't think you can, but I've read that you can uninstall windows 8 and install windows 7
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We appreciate your inquiry. The Windows 7 installed is a 64-bit version.have a great day
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Go to download@Cnet.com search for Windows start menu and it will convert windows 8 to windows 7 format
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Be careful-Dont be satisfied with the Starter version of Windows 7. I hear you then just have to upgrade and pay another $75, or more