Grig Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Anyone have a Windows 7 64 bit home edition to lease ... or rent ... or sell? My CyberpowerPC was running 8.1 (ugh) and it won't start now (gives me the "your computer won't start" error and refuses to fix the problem) and I am okay with re-installing the system ... but I don't want to go back to Windows 8, I'd rather use Windows 7. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osgeld Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 you can download windows 7 from microsoft, but you will need a vaild key Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grig Posted July 17, 2014 Author Share Posted July 17, 2014 doesn't that require a previously purchased windows 7 DVD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wood_jl Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Ebay, my friend. I've bought 3 copies of 7 that work well. WORD OF CAUTION: Only order from VOLUME SALES people who have sold shit-ton of them, and have a corresponding number of positive feedbacks. DO NOT BUY from a one-time seller. Those could be legit, but you have no proof, so must assume are scams. Find one with 100 copies for sale, and 500 satisfied customers. That's what I did, as many others are scammers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osgeld Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 doesn't that require a previously purchased windows 7 DVD? its handy when you get a no os computer with a windows 7 sticker on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grig Posted July 17, 2014 Author Share Posted July 17, 2014 its handy when you get a no os computer with a windows 7 sticker on it True, but I don't have that, my OS was 8 when I purchased the computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grig Posted July 17, 2014 Author Share Posted July 17, 2014 Ebay, my friend. I've bought 3 copies of 7 that work well. WORD OF CAUTION: Only order from VOLUME SALES people who have sold shit-ton of them, and have a corresponding number of positive feedbacks. DO NOT BUY from a one-time seller. Those could be legit, but you have no proof, so must assume are scams. Find one with 100 copies for sale, and 500 satisfied customers. That's what I did, as many others are scammers. Too true. I've looked into that, possibly $50 to $60 - and you're right about the scammers, they are out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Never trust an online store for copies of Office or Windows. Find a local store and get an OEM copy of Windows. Honestly, doing a factory restore and then immediately downloading and installing Classic Shell will get you %95 percent of what you want without paying a dime.. http://www.classicshell.net/ UPDATE: Also, if you have the Pro/Business edition of 8.1 then you probably have downgrade rights to Win 7 Pro. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhomaios Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 UPDATE: Also, if you have the Pro/Business edition of 8.1 then you probably have downgrade rights to Win 7 Pro. Yep! He sure does: http://www.microsoft.com/oem/en/licensing/sblicensing/pages/downgrade_rights.aspx#fbid=xy4TjIHX4RW 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grig Posted July 18, 2014 Author Share Posted July 18, 2014 Thanks for the info, I'm on it ... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grig Posted July 19, 2014 Author Share Posted July 19, 2014 Restored my computer to 8.1 and running classic shell at no cost. The AA community is the best. Thanks!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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