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For all the talk about the advantages of Windows 8 over Windows 7, for example, account sync, better multiple monitor support, and faster startup timessome people just can't get past Windows 8's radical shift in user interface . Some may even want to ditch Windows 8 altogether in favor of...

I am having an issue downgrading to 7 Ultimae to 7 Home premium. I am doing it because my brother had his computer worked on by our Nephew, and he went from XP to 7 ultimate with a hacked copy of 7 ultimate. I have done a fresh install, but it keeps starting and reverting back to Ultimate...

Hi there, I had been trying since the past 2 days to install windows XP professional 64 bit in my sony vaio (vpceb3gfg) running windows 8 release preview. I downloaded the windows XP pro x64 and slipstreamed it using nLite to integrate the iaStor.sys controller driver to include support for SATA...

I am using live mail and when I try to forward a message that has photos I get this warning: "One or more of the pictures in this message could not be found. When you send this message the pictures will not be included" Is there a solution to this? Outlook express had no problems with photos...

I am a newby and have been using Thunderbird for my e-mail account. Somehow, Thunderbird was updated to 10.0. Now my e-mail texts are so small that I can barely read them. I downloaded an application that allowed me to increase the size of the fonts in the listing. However, the messages are...

OK, I upgraded from home to windows ultimate and it totally destroyed my laptop computer. I don't have any drivers it doesn't read that I have wireless internet. Ethernet cable works but Ive been downloading drivers for my computer and nothing is helping. There is still my old version of windows...

I'm running 64 bit Windows 7 Ultimate and am wondering if I should downgrade to 32 bit because I've heard I would get a better performance. Should I? My PC specs are in my sig. Thanks, Jason

Is there any reliable way to downgrade win 7 ultimate 32 bit to home premium 32 bit.

I'm gonna downgrade 7 to XP, because I like it more.. Now I need to find important drivers for my computer ( network & graphics) that can run with XP. Again the model is Compaq Presario CQ71-412EOI have 7 with 64 bit, and want to go to XP with 64 bit. Anyone have a link for XP drivers? :)

I have upgraded windows with a (False) Upgrade key to Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate. I was currently on Microsoft Windows 7 Premium, But now it says I have to activate again. (Microsoft has blocked the Product Key) So.. I would like to downgrade back to my old one so it's legal. *So my question...

A major update to Apple’s iOS IDE was released a few days ago and so far Xcode 4’s weaknesses seem to greatly outweigh its strengths. After having spent a bit of time with Xcode 4, I am strongly considering going back to the old version. Google “i hate xcode 4” and you’ll see I’m not the only...

Hi, I have installed Professional but the key I purchased is a dud. It was a MAC key but when I types it in it turns out it has already been used. I had no luck getting a valid one from the seller. It turns out I only really need Home Premium. If I buy a Home Premium one and authorize with...

I purchased my current PC via Digital Storm (I'm not bashing, I love my PC other than this little annoyance it seemed to have shipped with) a couple of months ago, and ever since then, I've been having these random BSoD pop up. It first started happening after I shutdown my PC for the first...

So I'm contemplating whether or not to downgrade to Windows XP because my PC is restarting on its own, ALOT. I know I'm going to get the BSOD when I'm watching a video either on YouTube or Windows Media Player, and the video starts getting stuck or like freezing. The video jumps on the same 2...

Have anyone tried doing the same thing? Upgrading/downgrading from Win7 64bit home premium to win 7 ultimate 32bit What are the complications?

For those that installed the Internet Explorer 9 Beta to try it out and wish to downgrade back to Internet Explorer 8. You might notice you can't download IE8 the Microsoft download site won't let you says you have current version well there is a quick and easy way to go back to IE8. IE9 is not...

I have windows 7 Pro and i want to downgrade to XP Pro, because some uplications i use don't work ok with 7 even if i run it as compatible to XP. Any, i know that win 7 Pro can downgrate to XP Pro by using the same key, but i can not figure uot how. i try to install XP Pro using Win 7 key put...

Specs: Windows 7 (x86) installed on a Raid0 array, Intel E8400 (stock), Asus P5K-E, 4x1GB OCZ ram (@800MHz, 2.1V), Ati HD5770 graphics card, Sonata case (550 W p/s) Occasionally when gaming, my PC crashes. 60% of the time, the display gets distorted for a fraction of a second, then the monitor...

QI bought an MSI U90 laptop last year that came with Windows XP pre-installed, but I recently installed Windows 7 on it. I have now decided that I want to revert back to Windows XP, but I get the error message: ‘The Windows version you are trying to install is older. Setup cannot continue’...

I am moving computers. My current laptop came with Win 7 Home Premium and I purchased the upgrade to Pro. I want to use the the upgrade on my new laptop, which also came with Home Premium. I have learned from other threads that Microsoft is cooperative with this move. My question concerns...