8.1 to Win7 Downgrade

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Vapin' Joe

Formerly known as Smokin Joe
I have a laptop bought this year with Windows 8.1 pre installed. I hate it.

I can get a brand new Win 7 installation disc for around £40 and would love to ditch 8 and use the same OS as on this pc. Is it just a matter of loading the Win 7 disc to be up and running or will I need to download drivers for the display and various other hardware stuff on the laptop too?
 

HorTs

Guru
Location
Portsmouth
You'd need to confirm that the PC hardware is Windows 7 compatible - which it probably is.

You could also try this (its free) - http://www.classicstart8.com/ - it gives back a lot on the Win 7 functionality, in my experience it makes it just about bearable.
 
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