Help with Laptop please

[Hedgehog50 10]

Hi I have a laptop with windows 8 and hate it. Can I have windows 7 installed on it as well? Thanks.

[melthebell 863]

you can dual boot but youre meant to install the earliest first, and itll take up far more hdd space, laptops dont generally have as much as desktops anyway.

you can get third party programs that make 8 act more like 7 such as classic shell?

also i believe sp1 does too, im a bit hazy as ive never actually used 8

[kenthack 10]

Yes but first look on net for a windows start menu for free and install that.then you can dabble with 8 when you want but use it like 7

[louca001 10]

Yes but first look on net for a windows start menu for free and install that.then you can dabble with 8 when you want but use it like 7 ��

 

StartIsBack is probably the best. I use it on both my machines. It's $5 or something for a 3 machine license.

[1295galaxy 20]

I Got Windows 8 taken off my Toshiba Laptop and got Windows 7 installed,which is alot better an easier to use now

[Jomie 30]

SF member Mozalan will be able to do this for you. If it is a new laptop, be aware that it might invalidate the warranty though. As previous posters have said, W8 can be configured to look and work very much like Windows 7. If you post back with your specific problems I am sure that people will be able to advise.

[kenthack 10]

Strange that 7 drivers all work with 8 if you get stuck. Never had the need to revert to 7 once id installed start menu. Even swapped mate his 8 upgrade for my 7 upgrade