how to un-install windows 8 preview edition and then install windows 7
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spawnkiller
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Hi 
You CANNOT uninstall 8
You just format and install 7 from disc etc, over the top....you WILL lose everything so save your data FIRST....
All the best Brett
You CANNOT uninstall 8
You just format and install 7 from disc etc, over the top....you WILL lose everything so save your data FIRST....
All the best Brett
thanks guys, but I tried everything I know to format the drive with no luck.
I tried through the command prompt and it didn't work. I tried to use DBan CD with no luck.
tried to change from BIOS the boot path and had the recovery disk and it just ignored it and loaded windows8.
I tried the same with windows 7 (64 bit) dvd came with the recovery disks and still went directly to windows 8
I tried through the command prompt and it didn't work. I tried to use DBan CD with no luck.
tried to change from BIOS the boot path and had the recovery disk and it just ignored it and loaded windows8.
I tried the same with windows 7 (64 bit) dvd came with the recovery disks and still went directly to windows 8
spawnkiller
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You need to start from the windows CD go to advanced install options and format the drive, then install windows on it
Hi,
• Did you perform clean install or upgrade installation of Windows 8?
• Are you using Administrator or Standard account?
• Are you facing issue with internal or external hard drive?
• Which partition are you trying to format?
• Did you use Bitlocker or any other third party program to encrypt the drive?
Caution: Doing any of the following will erase all data: please make sure you have a backup before continuing.
Step 1:
Try to take permission of Hard disk and then try formatting the hard disk and check.
a) Right click your Hard Drive.
b) Go to Properties.
c) Click Security.
d) Click Edit under a quote "To change permissions, click Edit."
e) Click Add.
f) Type in "everyone" in the white box.
g) Then check in the box "Full Control".
h) Press OK.
This makes the hard drive usable by everyone (all users and different computers)
Step 2:
Try to format it from Disk Management and check if it helps.
a) Right click on bottom left corner of the desktop and select Disk Management.
b) Right click on encrypted drive and select format.
c) If you are not able to format select delete volume.
d) After deleting Right click on Unallocated and select New Simple Volume.
e) Follow the onscreen instruction to create an New Volume.
Hope this information will be helpful
• Did you perform clean install or upgrade installation of Windows 8?
• Are you using Administrator or Standard account?
• Are you facing issue with internal or external hard drive?
• Which partition are you trying to format?
• Did you use Bitlocker or any other third party program to encrypt the drive?
Caution: Doing any of the following will erase all data: please make sure you have a backup before continuing.
Step 1:
Try to take permission of Hard disk and then try formatting the hard disk and check.
a) Right click your Hard Drive.
b) Go to Properties.
c) Click Security.
d) Click Edit under a quote "To change permissions, click Edit."
e) Click Add.
f) Type in "everyone" in the white box.
g) Then check in the box "Full Control".
h) Press OK.
This makes the hard drive usable by everyone (all users and different computers)
Step 2:
Try to format it from Disk Management and check if it helps.
a) Right click on bottom left corner of the desktop and select Disk Management.
b) Right click on encrypted drive and select format.
c) If you are not able to format select delete volume.
d) After deleting Right click on Unallocated and select New Simple Volume.
e) Follow the onscreen instruction to create an New Volume.
Hope this information will be helpful
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