can i downgrade?

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is there anyway possible that i can go back to w7 ultimate? just downgrade from the consumer preview. so many things don't work for me the way their supposed to.
 

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I would have to say no you cant, but there are some pretty smart guys on here, so keep your fingers crossed, you never know, someone might just be able to help you.
 

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What are the tools you have - images, recovery partition, installation disc ?? We'll have to take it from there.
 

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Looks like you are well prepared - LOL. Here is what you do. Download the Ultimate .iso from this site. Burn it to DVD and install with that. Activate it with the Product Key that is on the COA sticker on your box. Make sure you first save all your data to an external drive or another partition.
 

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whs said:
Looks like you are well prepared - LOL. Here is what you do. Download the Ultimate .iso from this site. Burn it to DVD and install with that. Activate it with the Product Key that is on the COA sticker on your box. Make sure you first save all your data to an external drive or another partition.
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lol like i still have the box.

can i use the product id that i have when i go to the control center?
 

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Not the packaging box - by box I mean your desktop or laptop. On laptops the COA sticker is on the bottom, on desktops it is usually in the back.

The product id is no good for activation. You need the 25 digit product key.
 

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whs said:
Not the packaging box - by box I mean your desktop or laptop. On laptops the COA sticker is on the bottom, on desktops it is usually in the back.

The product id is no good for activation. You need the 25 digit product key.
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oh okay, found that. and you said something about putting my things on another partition, what do you mean by that? sorry, not the best at this. i just want to keep everything the way it is.
 

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You have to save your data. Best for you is a USB stick that is large enough or an external disk. Forget the partition. That is probably too complicated for you.
 

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You'd be better off contacting your manufacturer and buying the recovery disc. It isn't any easier than that.
 

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Whoops, you're right, whs. Installing the 8 Preview version as your main OS is a risky move, because you'll have to re-install your previous OS if you don't like it. Using a partition or a virtual machine for this pre-beta OS is a better idea.
 

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Vince53 said:
Whoops, you're right, whs. Installing the 8 Preview version as your main OS is a risky move, because you'll have to re-install your previous OS if you don't like it. Using a partition or a virtual machine for this pre-beta OS is a better idea.
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Damn right. But a few of our friends did an upgrade install and now they are scrambling. The clever operator makes an image of his Win7 installation before destroying it, but some blue eyed operators did not even do that. Fortunately there is this site from where you can get an iso for Win7. But the guys that came from Vista are out of luck because there is no Vista iso on the web.
 

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whs, I had run a Vista thread on another forum. I was a strong supporter of Windows 95 when others were fighting for DOS. I was an early and successful user of Internet Explorer when others were defending Netscape. I never had a bit of trouble with Windows ME. I was the first person I knew to own a computer with a Pentium chip. I bought Windows 98 the day it came out and never had trouble with it. I do not know of anyone else on the web who was advising people to go to free anti-virus programs before I was giving that advice.

And I was one of the first people on the web to advise folks not to buy Windows Vista. Granted, Vista IS better than XP if you have a powerful computer, but 7 is better still.

And I am using humor. After all, the poor souls who own Vista need some cheering up.
 

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Vince, you are a funny guy. I am glad you liked Vista. And let those poor souls with flimsy systems stay on XP. But /8 will be the best. ;)
 

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I just got rid of my last Vista, but never had the problems that people loved to report.....

....so I don't need cheering up on that front!
 

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I never had any problems with ME And Vista either, especially once you turned off a few things running in the background.
 

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