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    Please help me to get rid of WIN 8 !!!!

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by ptt1404, Jan 8, 2015.

  1. ptt1404

    ptt1404 Notebook Enthusiast

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    HI guys!! please tell me how to get my gt 70 installed with win7. I have my win7 with me but i am so concern that if win7 installation will corrput my laptop ? Can I just format and do the fresh Win7 like win7 laptop ? or I have to work with BIOS first ? Do msi gt70 has win7 driver supported ? please let me know guys!!!
     
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    I second Classic Shell, have been using it since I got my Windows 8 computer.

    Do you just not like the Metro interface? If you press the Windows key and D at the same time it will take you to a regular desktop you'll be used to.
     
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    StartIsBack is a great tool as well. It mostly gets rid of the crappy Win 8.1 "modern" Metro interface.
     
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    Honestly with windows 8.1 and launching into desktop, you rarely use metro at all and you dont need to install any software to emulate the menu.

    But if you can't live without the menu, sure, most suggestions here do work wonders and I have used them myself too.
     
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    On the whole I find this not to be true. Win8.1 is the superior platform.

    But, if you have a particular program with compatibility issues then I can see your frustration.
     
    be77solo, Feb 13, 2015
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    This may seem obvious, but nobody told me at the time.. That right clicking the Windows icon brings up some very handy shortcuts and traditional shut down options. :)
    Mick
     
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    OMG i am so screwed up now after installing Win 7 in my laptop I got big problems
    It stucked in "preparing for the first time" for hours
    What I did were
    1. Turned on Legacy mode
    2. Turned off Secure boot mode
    3. Converted GPT to NTFS
    4. Had a fresh installation of Win 7
    Please help me get out of stucking screen guys
     
    ptt1404, Feb 14, 2015
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    guys I finally found a solution myself to install win 7 into a pre-win8 laptop!! it worked!!! when i was stucking at the screen all i did were
    1. shift + f10
    2. taskmrg.exe
    3.kill cmd.exe process so it bypassed the verify process
    4. WORK!!!
     
    ptt1404, Feb 14, 2015
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    8.1 + classic shell is awesome. I get the super-awesome power user menu on right click/WindowsX but I can also add back my Win7 start menu and turn off those awful charms that pop out on the sides. Best of everything.
     
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