Windows 7 or 8

[RJNorton]

Hopefully this won't be too confusing, but there are ways to return to Windows 7 on a Windows 8 computer. One way is to create a separate partition on your hard drive and create a dual boot system. This is not as difficult as it sounds. When done correctly you will be given a choice of booting into Win 7 or Win 8 at startup. Of course you need to have kept your Win 7 disk from the original computer it was installed on. An easier way, however, is to download a program such as VirtualBox. You can then install most all old Microsoft (plus Linux and others) operating systems; I still have my disks for Win 98, Win ME, and Win XP, and I enjoy the challenge of trying to get them to work in VirtualBox. (My wife says I take computer nostalgia too far, and she is correct.) Neither Win 98 or ME work very well for me, but XP works so well I wouldn't even know it's operating within the main operating system. Also, when it comes to installing Windows 7 on another computer in your home there is the question of the product key not working on the second computer. However, using the phone, I was able to do this by contacting Microsoft and deactivating Windows 7 on the original computer and activating it on the second one. This saves a good deal of money as you don't have to buy a new Win 7 disk.