Acer E1-432 downgrade to windows 7 wanted

samUK
samUK Member Posts: 11 New User

Hi,  my laptop has windows 8.1 and it is useless!!  it came with windows 8.

Is it possible to downgrade it to windows 7. If it is, is it fairly easy to do as im a bit of a novice Smiley Happy

Answers

  • IronFly
    IronFly ACE Posts: 18,413 Trailblazer

    apart a windows 7 installation media, you probably need to wipe your HDD to install windows 7 and search around for drivers.

     

    nothing else.

     

    in my opinion, not worth it and honestly i would update to windows 10.

    I'm not an Acer employee.
  • philetus
    philetus ACE Posts: 4,759 Pathfinder

    Why do you think Windows 8.1 is useless? Give the free trial of Start 8 a try.

    http://www.stardock.com/products/start8/

    It gives you a Windows 7 start menu that is even better than Windows 7.

    There is very little difference now between Windows 7 and 8.1.

     

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  • RWL
    RWL Member Posts: 1 New User

    I'm in the process as we speak of creating a windows 7 image for this model. I've got an iso and I am injecting  all the probable drivers this laptop will need. Hopefully it will work. 

     

    The injection is taking a long time to process. So far it's been going for 27 hrs. 

     

    I shall keep you posted.