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ifeoluwarh · ‎11-24-2016

Hi. In early July , I purchased a HP notebook(HP 255 G4 Notebook). The notebook did not come with any operating system so I returned it back to where I purchased it. The seller installed a windows 10 operating system on the PC. I don't like windows 10. Is there any way I can install windows 8 on the PC

mdklassen · ‎11-26-2016

> I recommend setting up a raid (if possible to place a new disk) (raid1...)

It's a notebook PC, not a desktop PC. So, although I do have a HP laptop that has two disk-drives, it is very rare for any laptop to have a second disk-drive. You need two disk-drives to setup a 'RAID-1 (mirror)' configuration.

> did not come with any OS.

It might be possible to order a set of "Windows 8.1 System Recovery" DVD disks from HP.

Access: http://support.hp.com and do a search for the specific model-number.

> install Windows 32-bit ...

From: http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c04608119

Maximum RAM

Up to 8 GB

Note: Memory is non customer accessible / upgradeable

How much RAM is in your computer? The 32-bit version of Windows will not use more than 3.2 GB of RAM.

So, if your computer has 4GB of RAM, or more, you should order those disks from HP, and reinstall the original 64-bit version of Windows 8.1.

Note that "mainstream support" for Windows 8.1 ends on January 9, 2018,

and "extended support" for Windows 8.1 ends on January 10, 2023.

Beyond those dates, you will need to install Windows 10, to keep getting security-updates for Windows.

So, why not install Windows 10 right now, and avoid any "migration" headaches in 2018 ???

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Paul_Tikkanen · ‎11-24-2016

Hi:

There are no wireless or graphics drivers for W8 for that model notebook--even from the hardware manufacturer's websites.

Your only Windows options are W7 64 bit, W8.1 64 bit, and W10 64 bit.

Now if you want to install W8 and then take the free upgrade to W8.1 from the Windows Store, you can do that and then install the W8.1 drivers from the 255 G4 support and driver page.

ifeoluwarh · ‎11-24-2016

Windows 10 is already installed on it and i have already downloaded the file for windows 8 32 bit. My question is how can i remove the windows 10 and install windows 8.

Paul_Tikkanen · ‎11-24-2016

Unfortunately, I can't help you with that.

Yoloserver · ‎11-24-2016

Hello,

You can do a clean install of Windows 8 if you don't want any files saved, If you want something saved please save it on an external drive (NAS, USB, ...)
You can use Rufus (Direct Download Link: https://rufus.akeo.ie/downloads/rufus-2.11.exe )

Simply select you're USB + ISO to burn it on to the USB.
If you are using a CD you can use ImgBurn (for this you're CD drive needs to support burning...)

If you need any Further help i'm here.
Friendly Regards,
Yoloserver

ifeoluwarh · ‎11-24-2016

@Paul_Tikkanen. Thank you for trying to help

ifeoluwarh · ‎11-24-2016

Thank you. I'll give it a try and get back to you

Yoloserver · ‎11-24-2016

Hello,

You are welcome

Friendly Regards,
Yoloserver

WayneJr · ‎11-25-2016

Ditch windows and try Linux Mint.
I've been using it for years on my HPs, and it works great!
Best of all, it's free!

You can even try it without installing it, although it will be painfully slow, since it has to read everything from a DVD.

You could also try getting another hard drive (SSD is the way to go!) and install it on that, so you don't lose your windows install, in case you want it back.

Yoloserver · ‎11-26-2016

Hello, Linux Mint is linux...
If he wants anonther OS he can just try it out (Im using windows 7)

Also if you buy an SSD Drive you CAN lose you're data with windows on it if its possible i recommend setting up a raid (if possible to place a new disk)(raid1...) if disk1 crashes and you replace the crashed one he will set all the data from disk2 on the new disk1.

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my hp notebook did not come with any OS.

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