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If I Wanted To Downgrade My Laptop From Windows 8 To Windows 7...

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If I Wanted To Downgrade My Laptop From Windows 8 To Windows 7...

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...would it affect anything I have stored on it?
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Post by RaDsTeR »

Not sure man. I'm in same position as you, windows 8 has made my laptop much slower. When I upgraded it, I lost all my files, except some ones I kept on Skydrive. So probably same thing would happen if you downgraded it.
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Post by Sebastian Lawe »

When you update or downgrade an operating system, you don't lose your files unless you play around with drive partitions and format them. In most cases your files will be put in a "Windows Old" folder on the root of your fresh windows installation.

Alternatively there is a profile transfer tool you can use that puts your selected profiles into a file you can move to another drive (ex: usb stick).

Then you load this file into the fresh installation and your profiles are now intact under a new windows platform or installation
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*upgrade
:pigflag: for fricking fricks sake why do i still care :pigflag:
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I was always under the impression that installing a version of Windows from the disc automatically copied programs, files and setting if directed to in the installation process.
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Miniike wrote:*upgrade
this.
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Post by ElectroYoshi »

Alrighty. Now what all do you need to replace W8 with W7? I know you need an installation disc, but is there anything else?
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Post by winningkill »

Well, window 8.1 will come out so you should wait to see if it's better that windows 7 and 8.
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Post by Wowfunhappy »

I'm pretty sure there's no way to downgrade Windows without losing all your programs (aka, doing a clean install). Of course, as long as you back up your files beforehand you should be mostly good.

It's generally a good idea to do a clean install whenever you upgrade Windows as well, but you don't have to.
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