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    Successfully downgrade Windows 8 to Windows 7

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Atk-Pasi, Jul 22, 2013.

  1. Atk-Pasi

    Atk-Pasi Notebook Guru

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    Hehe, finally after multiple hours I get it done. If you dont know what you are doing then everything is going well :). Anyway seems this 7 works good now so far. I didnt have anything against 8 but when I buy laptop and windows update doesnt work, I was like hmmm. But anywho I asked some help from here and big thanks for idiot, he helped me alot.

    Installed windows 7, installed few drivers seem in device manager there is no yellow marked devices. Keyboard works, usb 3.0 ports works. And yea so overall seems everything works now for good.

    But I used my old HDD to install windows 7 on it and when I was almost ready my SSD came from post :). Damn. So now Im facing another problem.
    How do I do it correctly. To swamp windows from HDD to SSD.

    I have external docking station. Would it work if I plug it in and just clone everything from HDD to SSD. If think that would work but does it work in reallife?
    Second option would be plug SSD in laptop and install fresh 7? this would work for sure but does it have differences between if I do above instead this?
    Third what I know would be recovery discs making, I have two 8 gb usb stick and 10x 4gb cds. So if I make those and boot them it would install this windows what I have now running? And once again if I do first option instead this is there any differences?

    So those are what I know for now. Is there any other options? How should I do this :hi2:
     
    Atk-Pasi, Jul 22, 2013
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  2. Jarhead

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    You can clone it from the HDD to SSD if you want, though personally I swear by clean installs only. Less of a chance to mess up, and you don't have to worry about HDD-->SSD potential problems like misaligned sectors.
     
    Jarhead, Jul 22, 2013
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    Atk-Pasi Notebook Guru

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    Okay that I thought too. So clean install and everything is good :)?
     
    Atk-Pasi, Jul 22, 2013
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    Yeah. You should be able to copy the activation key from your current install (either printed on a label somewhere on the laptop, or you could use software like ABR to copy it), install 8 (or 7 if you can enter the key directly into that: http://forum.notebookreview.com/win...-digitalriver-windows-7-sp1-13-languages.html), and you should be good to go.
     
    Jarhead, Jul 22, 2013
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  5. ibbi1337

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    I would only do a clean install. with cloning, you will have SSD / HDD misgalignment which cant hurt performance drastically although it can be fixed with Paragon Alignment Tool which I always use to aligne my SSD/HDD, USB Flash drives, external USB drives, and the performance jumps up immediately
     
    ibbi1337, Jul 22, 2013
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