Purchased this for my sons for Christmas, along with Windows 7 DVDs to wipe away Windows 8 & reload. Any loss of features or functions by doing that?
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Nope. Msi has a separate bios for Win7 though. I go back and forth all of the time. Just be sure to flash the proper BIOS before installing. You can do this from inside of the BIOS. With that said, for 4.99, you can get start8 which makes it work almost exactly like Win7 with better support for the latest technology (usb3, ssd, etc.)
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If you want the start menu like Win7... dont pay $5 for it like Thomas suggests! Simply google classicshell its great and its free!
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Yes. Lose bluray playback. Make sure use aero theme if use windows 7 or graphics card will create screen tearing during any video playback.
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You will need to download and install the Windows 7 BIOS and drivers @http://www.msi.com/product/nb/GE70-2OE.html#download under the Windows 7 64 tabs. Note there are only drivers for 64 bit Windows 7. So make sure you did not get a 32-bit Windows 7 OS DVD.
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Yes for sure. I installed windows 7 on multiple netbooks and watched movies on it. Works just fine. I know a standard game will not have issues
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I have Windows 8 and had zero issues with it so Windows 7 should be fine :]
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Well Windows 8 is preinstalled, and of course a bunch of Samsung bloatware comes with that. Nothing really useful, I ended up deleting the vast majority of the stock apps/programs.
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Yes it does, but windows 8 is definitely different from earlier versions re making copies of discs.
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Most likely ok. When I installed Windows 8,it nearly destoyed the compluter. I hardly use it. I even used the update that came with it. Sound card, printers, internet card is gone, so be careful
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No - Windows 8 takes you out of contents, ( you loose direction in trying to perform a simple task ) - that was so easy - when working with Windows 7.
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Honestly I was disappointed to the point that I rarely use the laptop now. I use my desktop computer for everything I do on the web, and if I have time then will just uninstall Win8 and install Win7 instead. I'm hoping that it is not a hardware issue though, as it is already 3 months since I purchased mine.
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The fact you bought it used should not make a difference whether or not windows 8 is installed. Because it comes pre installed you won't have to pay for it. worst case scenario is you factory reset it to get access to it
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Mine is loaded with windows 7 and works perfectly, no errors. Mine is refurbished also and I made a very good purchase!!
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I don't know about Windows 8, I don't use windows 8, but I do run Windows 7 without any problems at all.
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I have not tried that. The reason I bought it was to install my old software to the new laptop (with Windows 7). I certainly can try that later and tell you about it.
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I'm using it with Windows 7. I've noticed that every time I shutdown I bluescreen. So, just don't reboot :)
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Hooch: For the price I paid, I did not expect it to have any software and it did not but I was given the gift by Microsoft of a free upgrade from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1. I personally do not like any one to load up my computer with what they believe I need as far as software is concerned, it means that I eventually need to delete it.
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Unless its been removed. HP shipped with Win 8. What I'm wondering is if Win 7 would hobble the performance of the machine? [Yeah, I would downgrade]
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It has worked perfectly so far for me. I'm running windows 8.1 on an Asus. Some tips; it seems to help if you plug the power cable in before plugging in the USB data cable. Also, windows doesn't come with a program to play DVDs, so you'll need to download one.
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I found a better alternative. You can get a Windows 7 interface, including the full Start button, with an easy free download from classicshell.net. This avoids the expense and troubles associated with changing operating systems and preserves the speed and power of Windows 8. There are about 4 million downloads of this software, so it is pretty popular. There are other softwares that do the same thing, but that is the one I used.