HP 250 G2 OS/Software :: Downgrading From Windows 8.1 To Windows 7
Nov 21, 2014
I have just configured 4 HP 250 G2 notebooks. They came with windows 7 Pro installed and I've used the Recovery Discs that came with the machines to upgrade them to 8.1.The Manager I've been getting them ready for now tells me that the specialised software they want to run does not support 8.1 - the machines need to be windows 7....
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Can I do this downgrade with just the PC and the recovery discs (these are 8.1 only)? Would it need Windows 7 Pro installation media (I have this)?
We have purchased an HP Pavilion G6 2300st to our parents with Windows 8 installed. Unfortunately, they are having diffuculties to use Windows 8. So I thought that we need to downgrade to the windows 7.  I tried to install Windows 7 last night and I wasn't be able to do so because of Legacy Support and UEFI etc.  After that, little search on the web and I think I will be able to install windows 7 now. However, when I was searching on the web I realized there are many people have the same problem includign drivers problems. Then I find out that G6 2300st does not have W7 drivers.  I found someone here downgrade the G6-2306el to W7 in link. [URL] ......  Now here is the question; Can I use the same drivers that stated in those posts?
locate working drivers for G6 2300st for the Win7 OS?
I downgraded to windows 7 and now my internet is not working neither are my fn keys in particularly the one that turns the wireless on and off is not working either. I looked at the bottom of my laptop and this is the model.
"HP Pavilion 15-n239ca Notebook PC"  It also says 'Network Controller' X No Driver Found'Bluetooth Controller' X No Driver Found 'SM Bus Controller' X No Driver Found ' Ethernet Controller' X No Driver Found 'Universal Serial Bus (USB) Controller' X No Driver Found 'PCI Simple Communications Controller' X No Driver Found  So i need finding and getting these drivers on my computer and getting the internet back up but im very lost right now. When i try and find a driver I cant because there is no network adapter either....
I want to downgrade to Windows 7. Â I have Windows 8.1 and I hate it. Â I have an HP Pavilion g7 2297nr. Â I purchased it refurbished from Ebay and it came to me with Windows 7. Â I upgraded it to Windows 8 and I'd like to know how could I downgrade to Windows 7 and also get the correct drivers. Â
I am loading up Windows 7 on my new HP Envy 17 laptop. Naturally, we are missing all kinds of drivers.  However, I still need to find  -Ethernet Controller (tried a few here but didn't work) -Network Controller (same here haven't found the right one yet) -PCI Simple Simple Communications Controller -Universal Serial Bus Controller (USB) Controller ( tried a few here too)   Then I have two unknown devices still ; probably the camera and the fingerprint scanner.  I understand that HP directly is not supporting this downgrade. I am not liking windows 8.1 so I want to go back to Windows 7. I have the base system installed and as I said I did find a few drivers but not all.
I read a subject about downgrading vista to XP here which is quite helpful and the bewlow link is the subject, but I think this sort of downgrade does not have a straightforward process to do it and get rid of all the frustration you will face, therefore; you always get a problem which is different from some one else.
DV2799ea - How to install XP and all drivers (Yes it is possible)
I have followed the above link and managed to almost install winXP but not completely yet, I have managed to to install the SATA drive from a USB floppy disk just to enable me to go ahead installing the XP, but during the xp installation process it also asks for the Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver which I have it and have all the necessary drivers, and this is where I have been stacked because I don't know how to instal this driver, because obviously it's not possible to use flopy disk to load this driver as it's more than a few MBs, I put it on a USB flash drive and it did not detect it, I even copied it into a blank disk and inserted it into the CD ROM, but still does not pull it and detects nothing, so I don't really know how to load this drive and the rest of the drives, because it does not give me any other options apart from F3=QUITE ENTER=CONTINUE.
I'm missing drivers after downgrading to windows 7 (from 8.1). The drivers I need is:  - Bluetooth controller -Ethernet controller -Network controller -PCI Device -SM Bus Controller -Universal Serial Bus (USB) Controller  My notebookis HP 15-g030s0
I just bought a U330 Touch that comes with Windows 8.1 preinstalled. I have several programs that are not compatible with Windows 8.1 so I want to downgrade to Windows 7. I spoke to a Microsoft representative who told be to check with the manufacturer before I downgrade to make sure that the computer is compatible.
give me the links to download windows 7 drivers for my laptop, Windows 8.1 isnt good on a device with no touch screen. And doesnt work well with older games.
For those that use Windows on your Mac's, which version do you recommend? I'm thinking, what's best for battery life, performance etc..
I have a copy of Windows XP Pro SP3 and Windows Vista Ultimate SP2. I'm tempted to go with XP for simplicity, and the fact that it has equal compatibility and a shed load less intrusive DRM.
my laptop is an Acer I assumed I could just drop the question here. So, I got an Extensa 4630-4922 and it comes with -sigh- Vista. You all know how problematic is Vista, and just the UAC ticks me off to the point of smashing the laptop on the floor. After thinking about it for a while I made up my mind and decided to downgrade to XP. Now, the thing is that I have no idea how to do it. I downloaded a copy of XP off the internet and I don't know what to do with it, and most importantly I don't know where to get the necessary drivers to make XP function. So, I just want to know if there is any guide, preferably a step-by-step one, that can guide me through the installation and set-up of XP on my laptop?
When i bought my laptop it have windows 8 but i disliked it and have many bugs on my games so i installed windows 7 and complete delete everything in my harddisk. I couldn't find product keys anyway packet , laptop etc. Â My laptop is pavilion g6 2255eo
I could not install windows 7 because of the above subject. I tried to load drivers for RAID installation it says the specified location does not contain information about your hardware. Although i have downloaded the driver from intel website (the link you have provided).
is it maybe i tried to install the driver from the hard disk?
I have an acer laptop e1-571 with windows 8. the mb failed ordered a new one installed it. on boot now i get no bootable device. The bios shows the hard drive and its the first in the boot order. If i hit f12 after powering on to access boot options the 3rd choice is efi device windows boot manager. If i select that it boots normally and runs fine. is their a way to boot the machine without having to hit f12 every time and selecting efi device to boot to windows? i tried updating the bios as well.Â
i need to know can i install windows server 2003 in the same laptop. I have partitoined my Laptop in to C, D and E drives,
now i installed Vista in C: drive is it posible to install windows server 2003 in D: drive? Suppose if i install like tht it will cause any problem? . Thank you all
I have an HP pavilion 15-e035tx that came with widows 8 preinstalled. I have since downgraded to windows 7 professional but now the computer doesn't have any internet drivers. I have searched for drivers online but can only seem to find drivers for windows 8
When I open a new window on my Dell Precision M6600 Windows 7 64 bit professional Laptop, that window will randomly have an "always on top" attribute. The problem does not seem to be related to any specific application. Â
The hard drive on my Aspire 5745 was replaced (same size 640 GB) when I install Windows, it hangs on the Windows logo as its swirling and about to start. I have checked in the BIOS to disable UEFI boot but unable to see this option.
I have been doing some heavy 3D graphics work and found that if I turn off all the visual cr@p, it makes the machine run about twice as fast on these intensive processes.
I have been wanting to run another piece of 3D software that is not Vista compatible (Autodesk AliasStudio) and after I installed it, discovered it definitely doesn't run on Vista.
I don't see any dis-advantage to downgrading to XP. I have a spare copy (XP Pro Full OEM) laying around that I had recently loaded on the dead laptop my M1530 replaced. Legit serial and everything.
So do I lose anything by going back to XP? I'm mostly running 2D and 3D apps and occasionally games. XP could only improve performance, correct? Is there anything in Vista that makes it worth keeping?
i have bought a VGN-FZ11M i have xp with sata drivers now the only think i have to do is to download the fz11 drivers form the ftp path and i will be ok?
does anyone have one of these and successfully downgraded from Windows 7 to XP? I've tried multiple times by slipstreaming the AMD AHCI drivers into the installation, but I haven't had any luck.
I was install new windows 7 x64, i have turn on AHCI, then when installation was finish and reboot windows start and freez, i only see black screen and white curosr.
When i turn off ahci i was fine, but i need ahci to turbo memory.
i want to uninstall everything that is i want to ununistall the OS VISTA thus replacing it with WINDOWS XP.
But unfornately i have failed to install OS (XP) on my laptop which came with pre-installed Windows Vista. I not been able , but when i boot my lapto using Windows XP CD it copies the required files but when i press ENTER to install Windows XP the message appears that " Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer. Make sure any hard disk drives are powered on and properly connected to your computer and that any disk related hardware configuration is correct. This may involve running a manufacture supplied diagnostic or setup program. Setup cannot continue. To quit setup, press F3." Please note I have C: drive installed windows vista on it, i have drive D: files are available for recovery disk pre-installed by the windows vista or manufacturer. My lapto is ACER MODEL 4320. Please advise how to install how to install the operating system on this computer.
my sisters new computer out of the rubish bin after she threw it there in disgust and frustration at the W8 operating system... Her daughters disabled and uses specialised mobility software that works well with W7 but not W8...  Looking for a complete set of drivers so we can install Win 7 and save the day (and this computer from an untimley death)... here are its specs...                Operating SystemWindows 8 64-bitCPUAMD A4/A6/A8/A10 79 °CRichland 32nm TechnologyRAM15.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 809MHz (11-11-12-28)MotherboardHewlett-Packard 198A (Socket FT1) 29 °CGraphicsGeneric PnP Monitor (1920x1080@60Hz)768MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 8650G + 8750M [code]....
I have recently purchased DELL Inspiron 14R 5420, which has preinstalled Windows 8. Later I came to know that some of my software are not working on the Windows 8.
Can I have multiple boots on my system. One Windows 7 and other Windows 8. Or can I create some disk for the installed windows 8 so that in future I can installed it again if I wish to.
how to install windows 7 into pre-installed windows 8 hp pavilon 15-B001EE First it asks about a driver So I removed the harddesk and installed windows 8 on other PC. when I returned the harddest to computer and just when start loading windows it gives me a blue screen Do not know what to do since I removed the recovery partation
My Y580 should be arriving shortly. I got it on the Black Friday Special and it comes with Windows 8. I bought a SSD to replace the HDD and I am wanting to downgrade it to a fresh install of Windows 7 Ultimate or Pro and I have a couple questions: Â How to do this for the Y580? I have not been able to locate one. Â Also I am assuming I would not want to use the Windows 8 device drivers correct? Do I use the Windows 7 device drivers? Â Would use the drivers from the Lenovo site or each devices specific website? I am going to try to save them on a DVD in advance and want to be prepared.
