We are trying to correct this will most likely have to do the fresh install of pro then upgrade to 10.It's nice to think that you do own licenses, and perhaps you very well do indeed. We own licences just pro licences not enterprise. Best of my knowledge there is no way around that for you. See here the differences of an English and a German installation:įor downgrading do not boot from Windows 7 installation DVD.īoot to Windows 7 and start "Setup.exe" from DVD or after loading DVD the setup process starts automatically."Prior to me being at this company the old admin used enterprise when we did not even own keys for it" The version name to be entered must be identical to the version name on the installation DVD. or into these for installing Windows 7 Home Premium:Ī re-boot after change of these registry keys is not necessary. into these for installing Windows 7 Professional. beta, release candidate build 7100 or RTM build 7600) and want to install a cheaper version Windows 7 Home Premium or Professional the installation is refused:īut with a change of a registry key whilst installation you can fake a minor version - so you can install the minor version If you have installed a preview version of Windows 7 Ultimate (e.g. These next few steps will walk you through a simple hack to downgrade any version easily.Ī Windows 7 Ultimate Installation can normally not change into a minor version of "Windows 7 Home Premium" or "Professional".
For user who must perform in-place downgrade, there is a workaround trick that can force Windows 7 setup installer to allow “upgrade” or downgrade from uplevel edition of Windows 7 to downlevel version of Windows 7, while retaining all installed software, drivers and migrating all documents, music, video, shortcuts, bookmarks, favorites, and personal data files or settings. Microsoft probably forbids downgrade for a reason, such as possibility of corrupting or messing the operating system and complexity involved in such downgrade. To install a new copy of Windows 7 Home Premium, click the Back button in the upper left-hand corner, and select “Custom (advanced)”. To save your files before installing Windows, back them up to an external location such as a CD, DVD, or external hard drive. You’ll need to reinstall any programs using the original installation discs or files. You can choose to install a new copy of Windows 7 Home Premium instead, but this is different from an upgrade, and does not keep your files, settings and programs. If user attempts to perform an in-place upgrade to downgrade to lesser edition of Windows 7Īn error similar to below will be displayed at compatibility report: Windows 7 Ultimate cannot be upgraded to Windows 7 Home Premium. Upgrade is only possible one-way from the lower edition to higher edition of Windows 7, and not the other way round.
0 kommentar(er)
