How to get back to win7 from win8

[Nilaypraghyot]

I had win 7 ultimate installed on my hp omni100-6100ix pc 32-bit 2Gb ram 3.2ghz, then without unistalling win7 , i installed win8 using a bootable pen drive . nw my questn is is it possible to get win7 back?? im a computer illiterate , so plz help me out.

[Plastic Nev]

Hi and welcome to Extreme Tech Support - Free PC Help.

 

Is this your computer?

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&taskId=120&prodSeriesId=5035320&prodTypeId=12454&objectID=c02806454

 

I am afraid that if you installed Windows 8 straight in, then Windows 7 will have been written over by the new Windows 8 installation and cannot be recovered.

 

However, when you first got the computer did you either get recovery disks with it, or were you prompted to make your own system recovery disk? If so did you make that disk?

 

If you have either a manufacturers disk or a self created disk, you can re-install Windows 7, however it will be back again to factory condition so all data will be lost.

So you would need to back up all data to somewhere else, such as an external drive of a big enough capacity first before using those recovery disks.

 

If you have a disk, or perhaps created a recovery flash drive, go to page 18 for instructions on how to use it in this manual here=

 

http://bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c02791831/c02791831.pdf

 

Nev.

[TutorIndia]

maintain a backup of windows 8 and then install windows 7 again or contact your computer operator.

 

Or contact here

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971760