So if you get stuck at the same point I did, give it a try.
In desperation after a few tries, I just ran the Win 10 pro install and it worked without issue. I just couldn't get step 8 to work and got the message that the computer was being rolled back to the previous configuration. Otherwise it's possible to become an Windows Insider too (without the need to have an official product key): Update 6-7: When people may experience issues when downgrading, maybe this will help? Windows 7 Downgrader: Note: This guide will work for Windows 7 and 8 as well. With that you're done and a free upgrade to Windows 10 Pro is possible! Features missing are Enterprise options like Direct Access and language packs, but I don't miss them on my home PC. Change ProductName to Windows 8.1 Professionalħ. Navigate now to HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersionĥ. Change ProductName to Windows 8.1 ProfessionalĤ. Open regedit.exe and navigate to HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersionĢ. Please have a look at this article which I think you will find is very relevant to your exact problem and in particular read the public feedback at the bottom of the article from a user called "guests999".Guide to downgrade Windows 8.1 Enterprise to Professional:ġ. Apparently this process does tend to slow down the operation of your computer a little but it is quite acceptable. Should you try to activate a 32 bit program on your computer, it detects that and brings up the program to operate it in a manner just like it would be running on a computer with a 32 bit OS on it.
The second method is to purchase some software which is fairly expensive known as "Virtual Reality" which you install onto your computer which is using Windows seven or ten 64 bit operating systems.
Firstly, have a second computer with an older 32 bit operating system on it such as XP or Vista, or you could try the 32 bit version of Windows 7 as well. There seems to be two methods that will solve the problem for sure.
Hello Oppie2, I am faced with a very similar problem to yours at the present time. Any other advice on this matter is most appreciated. I know they're both 64 bit with activation keys but I'm no pro at this. If someone would be so kind, would you please tell me if either of these two products are the software I would need to install. I've emailed HP and asked if they have any other recovery software or installation software to do this but I think I know the answer.
I've used the unit's recovery discs before but I've never installed a different operating system - there is a video on YouTube with a step by step tutorial on how to do this.
Since I have windows 7 on one laptop & windows 10 on another, I want to switch the desktop to XP. I want to do this because I have a lot of older but expensive software and some excellent printers and scanners which won't work at all on windows 10 and which were very "glitchy" on Windows 7 but it all worked perfectly on XP. I have a 64 bit HP Pavilion Elite HPE-210 which has a windows 7 operating system which I want to replace with Windows XP.