My son wants to change the OS to Windows 7. Will that hurt anything, and how should I go about doing it?
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Donald Chabot, The hardware is compatible with Windows 7, and changing the O/S will *not* void the warranty or invalidate the Free Lifetime Technical Support. Speaking of support, our friendly Customer Support Team will gladly assist you with any installation questions. We can be reached, toll-free by phone at 855-490-2569 or by email, at: support@cybertronpc.com. Please reference 'DY44'. Please note that you will need to obtain a legitimate copy of Windows 7 to have something to install the O/S with.
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I don't think so, mate. Says Windows 8 OS or something like that. P.S. If you have not checked out Windows 8, be sure to do so. I wish I had because I hate it. This purchase was the biggest mistake I've made in a long time.
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I don't think so. I ran it on my son's computer 12 years ago and it ran well...that is how old the OS should be. My new computer with windows 7 can't read it.
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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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To be honest you will experience a very steep learning curve. Windows 8 comes without the start menu bar. If you are more familar with windows xp i would recommend you sticking with windows 7, until you are comfortable with 7 then move to 8. Thanks, Khue
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The Window 7 starter operating system is already bundled on the hard-drive. No further purchase is needed, but note that the OS is limited in a number of options but just fine for the averge user.
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I did the upgrade, which was very simple. In all honesty the process was simplified by MS and worked great. My only other comment is that the 'learning curve' for Win 8 itself was not as easy as all of the other upgrades. This new OS is so radically different, that you will in fact be forced to work at learning it.
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I think you will have to buy a copy and reimage it. I have been very happy with Windows 8. You might want to try it for a while before investing in 7. Good luck!
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I'm not an expert but don't know why you couldn't wipe the hard drive and re-install Windows 7. I'd rather have windows 7 but we're getting more used to 8.
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As long as you have a clean Win 7 copy, sure. Can you downgrade win 8 that's on it to win 7? No. They push out new systems with the new operating system to further that gen of software
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No, the OS is windows 8, but you can simulate windows 7 on the desktop. That is why I decided to keep it as is.
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Negative. These are 2 completely different systems. You can't upgrade from 7 to 8 for free. If it had Windows 8 installed, then you could easily upgrade to 8.1.
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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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Yes. I am pretty sure you can go back to windows 7, but don't know why you would not want to use windows 8.1. Once you experiment w/some changes, you will love it! do and the all in one too!
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You would need to wipe your hard drive, and install windows 7. But also be careful, sometimes it may not turn out successful.
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The answer is both yes and no. I suggest you thoroughly read the article in PC Magazine that explains the process. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2417359,00.aspYou may have to buy an OEM Windows 7 OS disk which runs about $100. What I did to my computer was download a small program called "Classic Shell (google it) which makes Windows 8 look and act like Windows 7. Before you try anything else, give Classic Shell a try to see if it's to your liking. Hope this helped you : )
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"Can one simply upgrade the Windows 7 Home Edition to Windows 7 professional on this machine?"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtBZO7ZKOc4