Revrting for Windows 7 Windows 8.1

My wife recently bought a laptop for use by members of its Steering Group local fair trade for presentations etc. The laptop came pre-installed with Windows 8, but the members of the Steering Group would prefer to work with Windows 7. I bought a Windows 7 OEM installation disc. How can I replace the installation of Windows 8 with Windows 7? Do I need to format the HARD drive on the laptop until I started?

I tried to boot the laptop from the Windows 7 installation disc, but it always starts in Windows 8.

You will first need to go to the website of manufacturers for your model computer and first find out if there are native drivers in Windows 7. A large number of computers that are preloaded with Windows 8 have no native driver support for Windows 7 by the manufacturer. If there is no native driver, you will need to consider returning the machine and buying a machine preloaded with Windows 8 Pro with downgrade rights to Windows 7 Professional. Or look through the catalogue of manufacturers for systems already preloaded with Windows 7, usually the business sector will have these options.

Resources:

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/2832566

Return the laptop if it came preloaded with Windows 8 and purchase one already preloaded with Windows 7, they are always available:

http://www.ZDNet.com/where-can-you-find-a-PC-running-Windows-7-7000013418/

How downgrade:

http://www.PCMag.com/Article2/0, 2817,2417359,00.asp

Backup before reinstalling Windows 7:

http://techingiteasy.WordPress.com/2012/10/29/how-to-backup-your-Windows-8-installation/

Look at the dual-boot

Follow step 1 to 5 in this tutorial:
Downgrade from Windows 8 for Windows 7

That follow this tutorial: (uEFI-mode Setup).
Installation of the Dual Boot - Windows 8 and Windows 7 or Vista

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