"My laptop came with window 8 on it, so if I go back to windows 7, I won't be able to reboot my PC either way..."
If you have to buy software you could buy a Windows 7 install package instead of Windows 8.
You would get a new serial number that you could register for Windows 7.
Then if you really wanted to you could upgrade to Windows 8 using the Windows 8 serial number or dual boot with both Operating Systems.
"For the install you need a Microsoft Windows 8 iso (
usb install) or disc... imo
This page is worth a look at".
I think the problem here is that the computer has to be bootable to do this.
It shouldn't be this hard, if you have a serial number, you should be able to get the software.
Mike
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I would pick Amazon because they are selling this item themselves and I've always found they will backup anything they sell.
I'm surprised that it costs this much for an out of date install set, but I guess this reflects how people feel about Windows 8 and causes a demand for the old disks.
It makes me mad that I gave away a Windows 7 install package that I had laying around to my nephew.
I still have a Windows XP install disk that has never been registered.
Something we didn't talk about it backing up the data on the hard drive.
If you have data you want to save before reinstalling you can make a Ubuntu disk, boot your computer and copy everything to an external drive or DVDs.
http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop
You don't need to install Ubuntu it will run your computer from the disk and give you a internet connection, a browser, a File manager and all the basic services even Open Office.