downgrade

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...

Hello all. I have this router ( smcwbr14-sn2 ) and a week ago I upgraded my router's firmware to a newer version ( 00.00.20). Now I dont know what happened but I cant downgrade my firmware when I do a factory default reset. I dont know if it is a virus, if it is my fault because I was asking...

Some background: I have looked through dozens of posts and google results and tried many troubleshooting steps including over 15 hours on the phone with HP tech support. I cannot get my computer to recognize the internet at all. I have had 2 HP computers and am now on a Gateway. All have...

Hi everyone, So today I logged into my computer to find that my copy of Windows 7 Ultimate x64 has been deemed "not genuine". I was scammed by buying what I thought was a legit copy of Windows off ebay, for considerably less than what it was selling retail. Yes, I was greedy, no I don't need...

I currently have Windows 7 Ulimate (non legit) So, I have purchased Windows 7 Home Premium (legit)Full 64 bit. Can I just do a clean install with this?

I noticed this before and it hasn't been a major inconvenience but now that I have to uninstall Skype so I can downgrade it, it's really annoying. Some programs installed do not show up in Programs and Features, which makes me manually go to their folder and use their uninstall if they have...

Computerworld - The clock is ticking on the demise of some downgrade rights for Windows 7, an analyst said Thursday. Last year, Microsoft said that customers could downgrade new machines purchased with Windows 7 Professional to the older Windows XP Professional for a limited period. Link Removed

How can i downgrade my win7 64 bit to 32 bit Home Basic? or will i just upgrade it to other version of windows 7 with 32bit OS but how, Please teach me. Thank you in advance..

Recently I bought a Windows 7 pc. After years with XP and Vista - and NAS'es Qnap TS-109 and Maxtor Shared Storage Plus - I am suddenly very unsatisfied:( Once every day (or moere) my pc loses contact with the NAS'es. Only way to get connected again is to cut power since restart is not possible...

Windows 7 Professional How do you find files containing certain words? I can't believe MS would downgrade the search function, but I can't find it anywhere.:( Stan Hilliard

Hi there, I purchased Windows 7 home upgrade version on advice from a sales rep. I had been using windows Vista Home premium so I was advised the Home upgrade copy of W7 would be all I needed. Upon purchasing and installing the upgrade, I later realized I could no longer perform backups to a...

I recently installed windows 7. I got the software from my university. The problem is that I got it to install but there is a compatibility issue with my battery. My battery life, without it being constantly charged is about 1/2 hour. I guess that there is compatibility issue with some...

any thoughts cheers mick

Hi! I have been looking all over for an answer to my question regarding Windows 7, and thought: "Where better to ask than on a Windows 7 forum?" ;) I bought a new laptop in July this year, making me eligible for the "Windows 7 Upgrade Option". The Windows Vista Version installed on my...

Recently I have been crashing on windows 7 every 10 minutes, I decided I would like to go back to my old xp, so I put in my cd and try to load it from boot menu, but it does not work. I heard that there is a way to downgrade, can anyone help?

everyone says how fast windows 7 is but it seems just as fast if not slower than xp (my previous version). Its alright here and there but theres just so many small things that seem to take so long to do. I brought up my task manager to see my cpu usage and it jumps from around 10% (what it is...