Installed Windows 8 on Windows 7. Help!

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Guys, I accidentally installed Windows 8 in the same drive where I installed Windows 7. It created a "Windows.old" folder which I think is Win7. Everything is usable and no problem at all. But how do I uninstall this Windows 8? I didn't like it. No Start = fail (for me).

Is there any other way other than format and reinstall Windows 7? Please help.

AFAIk you cant uninstall Win8, you need to reinstall Win 7.BTW take backup of BF3

you cant uninstall windows 8. In order to get windows 7 , you must have a clean install of windows 7 again. It may be frustrating but no other way. I also didn't like windows 8.

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another windows.old

If you install win7 like this again, its gonna put the files of win8 themselves in a windows.old folder. That is going to even complicate things. The best way is to scan the present Windows.old folder and copy anything useful. Then u can format the drive and get a fresh windows 7 install

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i too didnt like win 8.

7 is better for me

You messed up during win 8 install.
Clean install is the only option.

you should have created a separate disk partition to install windows 8. Because you were trying it. Windows 8 final is still not released.

rijinpk1 said:
you cant uninstall windows 8. In order to get windows 7 , you must have a clean install of windows 7 again. It may be frustrating but no other way. I also didn't like windows 8.

In his case, he doesn't necessarily need a clean install of Win 7. All he needs is a system image of his Win 7 installation (with the then installed software and all), use his Win 7 system repair disk and try to restore the old system image, which process will first come up with an error message saying that boot repair is required. After boot repair, he would be able to recover his system back to the condition it was in just before installing Win 8 over Win 7 ("Upgrade Mode"). This is exactly what I did successfully after I was similarly dissatisfied with Win 8 CP. In fact, there was a clear warning to this effect on the relevant Microsoft web page.
In my case, I have OS on Drive C and all application software on Drive D, both of which together formed my system image.
Of course, if someone doesn't have a system image, he/she has to start again from a scratch, which would be a pain.

sjoardar said:
In his case, he doesn't necessarily need a clean install of Win 7. All he needs is a system image of his Win 7 installation (with the then installed software and all), use his Win 7 system repair disk and try to restore the old system image, which process will first come up with an error message saying that boot repair is required. After boot repair, he would be able to recover his system back to the condition it was in just before installing Win 8 over Win 7 ("Upgrade Mode"). This is exactly what I did successfully after I was similarly dissatisfied with Win 8 CP. In fact, there was a clear warning to this effect on the relevant Microsoft web page.
In my case, I have OS on Drive C and all application software on Drive D, both of which together formed my system image.
Of course, if someone doesn't have a system image, he/she has to start again from a scratch, which would be a pain.

what is the normal size of a system image? I think it is too large. Waiting for reply

rijinpk1 said:
what is the normal size of a system image? I think it is too large. Waiting for reply

It will be the size of your system drive i.e c: :-D

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firstly u should try this on virtual environment. And if u want to do it this way shrink ur drive and create a new drive.

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I tried the windows 8 1st release, it was beta i guess without any links, i thought it was good, did not install the new one yet, but from what i'm seeing in here, most of you did not like it , is it worth installing it over windows 7 ?

thnx guys

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Thanks for the replies, people. Seems there's no other way. Darn.

RCuber said:
AFAIk you cant uninstall Win8, you need to reinstall Win 7.BTW take backup of BF3

lolyea. I don't want download 5GB again now, do I? BTW, if you'd tell the proper process of copying, pasting and installing BF3 thru Origin. It'd help me very much.

NVIDIAGeek said:
Thanks for the replies, people. Seems there's no other way. Darn.

You don't have to reinstall.Try what sjoardar said. The size of the created HDD image will depend on the size of the contents of the boot drive and and system drive. Relocate all the unnecessary data from those drives and make a system image (Control Panel->Backup and Restore->Create a system image).

NVIDIAGeek said:
Guys, I accidentally installed Windows 8 in the same drive where I installed Windows 7. It created a "Windows.old" folder which I think is Win7. Everything is usable and no problem at all. But how do I uninstall this Windows 8? I didn't like it. No Start = fail (for me).

Is there any other way other than format and reinstall Windows 7? Please help.

If you want Start button then This link may help you!

justoutblog said:
I tried the windows 8 1st release, it was beta i guess without any links, i thought it was good, did not install the new one yet, but from what i'm seeing in here, most of you did not like it , is it worth installing it over windows 7 ?

thnx guys

it is your choice. First create a separate partition and install it. If u like it u can install W8 final over W7 when it is released.

NVIDIAGeek said:
Thanks for the replies, people. Seems there's no other way. Darn.

lolyea. I don't want download 5GB again now, do I? BTW, if you'd tell the proper process of copying, pasting and installing BF3 thru Origin. It'd help me very much.

I Think that's your Favorite Update :huh?:

BTW there is an Option when reinstalling Windows that keeps your Old files

rijinpk1 said:
what is the normal size of a system image? I think it is too large. Waiting for reply

Gauravs90 said:
It will be the size of your system drive i.e c:

Neuron said:
You don't have to reinstall.Try what sjoardar said. The size of the created HDD image will depend on the size of the contents of the boot drive and and system drive. Relocate all the unnecessary data from those drives and make a system image (Control Panel->Backup and Restore->Create a system image).

Yes, the size of the system image depends on the contents of your system drive(s), and in no way as much as the total size of the system drives/partitions. In my case, the system back-up size was just >30 GB at the beginning, with just a few software installed, but has now climbed to ~37 GB. An external HDD is almost mandatory for such back-ups. Of course, one can always use an internal partition for temporary purposes, which is not safe in the long run for obvious reasons.

pratyush997 said:
If you want Start button then This link may help you!

Thanks for the link. I am examining those options.

I am also using Windows 8 RP from this month Digit DVD its working perfectly thanks i like windows 8 its faster than 7 and cool!!

sunny8872 said:
I am also using Windows 8 RP from this month Digit DVD its working perfectly thanks i like windows 8 its faster than 7 and cool!!

Happy for you! Unfortunately, I couldn't try that one because it is a 32-bit version and would not install over Windows 7 in the "Upgrade Mode". :-(

Windows 7 Startup: 38 seconds
Windows 8 Startup: 17 seconds
Windows 7 Shutdown: 12.2
Windows 8 Shutdown: 9.9

Windows 8 Boots 50+% Faster than Windows 7 :goodjob:

Microsoft!!!

Here is screenshot of start screen: *img809.imageshack.us/img809/622/pic1sb.png

windows 8 startup is faster because it uses a kind of hibernation when shutdown.

Try to restart your windows 8 system then note it's startup time.

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I somehow feel that Win7 is a bit faster than Win8. All the opening of the drives to showing thumbnails on videos, Win7 was way faster. Maybe a placebo, don't know.

So, I'll just create a system image of the "Windows.old" folder?