Does Win8 have a 'restore' function like Win 7

[vikingtom13]

I installed Win 8 Pro on my Win 7 Ultimate desktop. Can I go back to Win 7 by any means?

 

[vrosa]

I installed Win 8 Pro on my Win 7 Ultimate desktop. Can I go back to Win 7 by any means?

If you have a System Image you can boot from Windows 7 DVD and restore the system, otherwise you'll need to perform a clean install.

 

[theog]

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Upgrade to Windows 8 with only a product key - Microsoft Windows

• Make sure you’re on the PC you want to upgrade. This must be a PC that is currently running Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP with Service Pack 3 (SP3), Windows 8 Release Preview, Windows 8 Consumer Preview, or Windows Developer Preview. (Windows 8 Setup checks that your PC meets all system requirements before it installs Windows 8.)

• Have your product key handy. You can find it in your online order information, in the confirmation email for your purchase, or on the packaging. The product key will look something like this:
XXXXX- XXXXX- XXXXX- XXXXX- XXXXX

• Make a backup of everything you want to keep. Save it somewhere you can get to it later, like an external drive or a DVD.

 

[SIW2]

I think Vikingtom wants to upgrade to win 7.

 

[Hopachi]

Reinstall or restore from a previously made Win7 image backup is required.

I don't know if reversing an upgrade is possible.

 

[Paul41windows]

Try program called Spinrite. Download and burn to cd. Boot up from cd and let it attempt deep repairs on the disc

 

[Ztruker]

Don't waste time with SpinRite. It WILL NOT give you Windows 7 back.