Windows 8 - Anybody downgrade to 7?

[Danny133]

How do we go about formatting a hard drive for a clean install if we don't have recovery media?

 

[Gray]

How do we go about formatting a hard drive for a clean install if we don't have recovery media?

You can do it from the Windows 7 install disc, when you boot from it. IMO a 'full' format is not necessary - you can delete all the partitions on a disk which practically blows away all the data.

 

[Danny133]

You can do it from the Windows 7 install disc, when you boot from it. IMO a 'full' format is not necessary - you can delete all the partitions on a disk which practically blows away all the data.

It's windows 8 nt 7 and I don't have any discs?

 

[Badgerman85]

It's windows 8 nt 7 and I don't have any discs?

You'll have to download an ISO of the version of windows 8 you require, then either burn it to a disc or create a bootable usb drive, once in the installer you can delete the partitions and then create a new partition in the space, you can then fire off a clean install of windows.

 

[Carlv8415]

You'll have to download an ISO of the version of windows 8 you require, then either burn it to a disc or create a bootable usb drive, once in the installer you can delete the partitions and then create a new partition in the space, you can then fire off a clean install of windows.

I have a DVD that has all version of windows 7 in x64 and x86 on it. When you running installation disk it asks you what version you want to install.

 

[Danny133]

You'll have to download an ISO of the version of windows 8 you require, then either burn it to a disc or create a bootable usb drive, once in the installer you can delete the partitions and then create a new partition in the space, you can then fire off a clean install of windows.

I have no product key as its pre installed. I used a programme to obtain it but it says as it's a pre installed versio I can't install a retail version of 8 using this key

 

[Cliotoby]

Yep - a step too far, imo. They are probably trying to maintain a standard in physical appearance between the server and desktop/laptop environments, I guess?

D.

server is ugly as s**t lol.

always has been.

but I dont really mind, besides id rather have it use less resources.....

 

[Paprika123]

Yep - a step too far, imo. They are probably trying to maintain a standard in physical appearance between the server and desktop/laptop environments, I guess?

D.

Pushing you use use powershell I think.

 

[Darren S]

Pushing you use use powershell I think.

Quite possibly. I actually like Powershell on Exchange 2010....

D.

 

[dajones]

Found this,only just installed it but it seems spot on.
http://www.iobit.com/iobitstartmenu8.php


[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/47226872@N03/9579221394/]Start menu by dajones89, on Flickr
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[Danny133]

Start8 is the same only prettier lol

 

[BRUN]

it would be interesting to find out how many people have resorted to a 3rd party prog to get Win8 to look like Win7