Quite a while ago I bought an HP machine and had troubles with the installed OS and tried Wiping the HD and re-installing a retail Windows of the same type. It would not let me. I ended up returning it.Now I am facing the same issue with Windows 8. I run AutoCAD 2011 and I am looking for a laptop that I can use occasionally when away from my office. It will not run on 8. So my question is if I buy a new laptop with 8, can I reformat it to run 7?
Installing Windows 7 on a machine that come with Windows 8.
Installing Windows 7 on a machine that come with Windows 8.