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Question

How to install windows 7

Aug 12, 2016 3:08AM PDT

I know it is a low question, but is headache for me, is there a simplest way to install it? not many step, my system is windows 10 now.
Thanks.

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Re: install Windows 7
Aug 12, 2016 3:27AM PDT

We don't recommend going back to Windows 7. In stead our advice is to download and install Classic Shell (free), set it to show the Windows 7 Start Menu and you're ready to go in something that looks very much like Windows 7 and has the advantages of Windows 10: faster, safer and longer supported.

However, if you're sure you want the real Windows 7, the steps are:
- download the installation media from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows7
- buy a license key
- boot from the installation disc or stick you made
- answer the questions
But what are your reasons?

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win7 install
Aug 12, 2016 7:11PM PDT

My win10 is not so fast, in fact it needs several minutes to boot, win7 is well. and it too much storage used on system disk, I can't clear except reinstall system.

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Here, let me share a 33 second boot and on the web.
Aug 12, 2016 7:36PM PDT

My mom's laptop is the 2006 Dell Inspiron 2GB RAM but with the 120GB SSD. It had W7 but we moved it up to W10. A clean install left 100GB free and with a power on to getting a google result in firefox is 33 seconds.

Sure if you feel like trying different versions of Windows, why not?

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Windows 7
Aug 12, 2016 3:55AM PDT

If you have an oem type machine -dell/hp/lenovo/etc- contact the maker an see if you can buy the w7 factory restore media.

That will get you the os and all the proper drivers for your machine.

Did w10 come with this machine or was it an upgrade?
What machine is this make and model?

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win7 install
Aug 12, 2016 7:14PM PDT

My model is Acer, it seems much trouble to install?

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My model is Acer
Aug 12, 2016 7:31PM PDT

That's like saying my car is a chevy.

Answer the 2 questions I asked.

Acer is the maker what is the model number?

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try it
Aug 22, 2016 3:54AM PDT

just try it once..there will be no problem.so easy