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Am I entitled to downgrade from Windows 8 to Windows 7 for free?

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  • 31-10-2012 11:49pm
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    freestyla
    Registered Users Posts: 1,047 ✭✭✭


    Have windows 8 here, Home edition or whatever it's called Basic, not Pro anyway.

    Can Microsoft, or pc manufacturer Asus, give me an older version of windows?

    Somebody wants to trade?:rolleyes:


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    marco_polo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 10,079 Mod ✭✭✭✭marco_polo


    There are downgrade rights for a preinstalled OEM version of windows 8 pro, not the basic OEM or any system builder versions unfortunately :o


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    N64
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    Install this http://classicshell.sourceforge.net/ and you basically have windows 7.


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    freestyla
    Registered Users Posts: 1,047 ✭✭✭freestyla


    Ahh bollokcs.

    Does the Classic shell support search (win7 search results?) directly by pressing Win key?

    I have 29 days to figure out something cheap. Not paying more than few tenner for an OS which is actually previous version of a current available.
    IF not, hopefully Ubuntu or similar fully and properly support components of my laptop asus k56ca.


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    marco_polo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 10,079 Mod ✭✭✭✭marco_polo


    If you hate Windows 8 I would suspect that Ubuntu + Unity may not be your cup of tea either. :p

    Strongly suggest Mint + cinnamon desktop instead.

    Wouldn't worry too much about component support, every time I install windows I have to go find my wireless adapter drivers, which work out of the box every time with Ubuntu or Mint.


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    papu
    Registered Users Posts: 3,357 ✭✭✭papu


    freestyla wrote: »
    Ahh bollokcs.

    Does the Classic shell support search (win7 search results?) directly by pressing Win key?

    I have 29 days to figure out something cheap. Not paying more than few tenner for an OS which is actually previous version of a current available.
    IF not, hopefully Ubuntu or similar fully and properly support components of my laptop asus k56ca.

    Dunno if windows 8 is the same , but on windows 7 you could use a simple re-arm console command and get another month on the trial version , you could do this 3 times before it stopped responding.

    Windows 8 has a different search shortcut than the previous ones , I think its like Win+Q or something (Haven't used Win8 in months)


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    freestyla
    Registered Users Posts: 1,047 ✭✭✭freestyla


    marco_polo wrote: »
    If you hate Windows 8 I would suspect that Ubuntu + Unity may not be your cup of tea either. :p

    Strongly suggest Mint + cinnamon desktop instead.

    Wouldn't worry too much about component support, every time I install windows I have to go find my wireless adapter drivers, which work out of the box every time with Ubuntu or Mint.

    I don't mind learning something new, like Linux would be for me now, but it's annoying when something familiar and functional , as Windows 7 is, changed in the next version and makes me re-adopt/re-learn, swipe and touch.. feck that.

    I did use Ubuntu for some months last year. Couldn't figure out sound drivers so went back to XP.

    Just read this and turns me even more towards Linux
    http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2012/10/valve-linux-more-viable-than-windows-8.html
    Although I'm not so much of a gamer but do kill few hours a week


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    freestyla
    Registered Users Posts: 1,047 ✭✭✭freestyla


    papu wrote: »
    Dunno if windows 8 is the same , but on windows 7 you could use a simple re-arm console command and get another month on the trial version , you could do this 3 times before it stopped responding.

    Windows 8 has a different search shortcut than the previous ones , I think its like Win+Q or something (Haven't used Win8 in months)

    Thanks for a tip.

    Win + F bring search in Win8 but it's God damn full screen search window in Metrosexual style


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