Jobs & Education0 min ago
How stupid am I?
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My curiosity got the better of me today and I installed the Windows 8 Consumer preview evaluation copy. I assumed it was just a trial I could have a look at, then simply uninstall it and go back to my Win7 Home premium.
I have now found that this is not the case and although I have a Win7 installation disc, I did this on my Acer Notebook which does not have a DVD drive.
There seems to be no system restore option. I am on a wireless homegroup with my main PC but this is 4 years old and runs in 32 bit and my notebook in 64 bit
Any forum posts I have read say to format the hard drive and reinstall the old system. is there any way I can restore my notebook to its former state without having to buy an external DVD drive? I am feeling stupid now and although I can do most things I could do before, it is basically a nuisance I could do without.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I have now found that this is not the case and although I have a Win7 installation disc, I did this on my Acer Notebook which does not have a DVD drive.
There seems to be no system restore option. I am on a wireless homegroup with my main PC but this is 4 years old and runs in 32 bit and my notebook in 64 bit
Any forum posts I have read say to format the hard drive and reinstall the old system. is there any way I can restore my notebook to its former state without having to buy an external DVD drive? I am feeling stupid now and although I can do most things I could do before, it is basically a nuisance I could do without.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Having re-read your question (and read through my link more thoroughly) I'm guessing that it's the absence of a DVD drive which is causing the problem. This tells you how to install Windows 7 (or 8) onto a netbook via a USB drive (using the Windows 7 USB/DVD Tool):
http:// liliputing. com...- usb- flash- drive. html
I' m wondering whether that will also...
01:01 Fri 09th Mar 2012
No guarantees . . .
http://pureinfotech.c...ndows-7-step-by-step/
http://pureinfotech.c...ndows-7-step-by-step/
Thanks folks but no joy. My Windows 7 seems to have been overwritten and system restore does not seem to be an option with Windows 8. I am annoyed that there was no warning that this was not just a trial and presumably once the finished product is ready, I will be pressured into paying for the new system - I don't even have a touch screen device!
Having re-read your question (and read through my link more thoroughly) I'm guessing that it's the absence of a DVD drive which is causing the problem. This tells you how to install Windows 7 (or 8) onto a netbook via a USB drive (using the Windows 7 USB/DVD Tool):
http://liliputing.com...-usb-flash-drive.html
I'm wondering whether that will also offer you the 'Repair' option required in my original link?
http://liliputing.com...-usb-flash-drive.html
I'm wondering whether that will also offer you the 'Repair' option required in my original link?