The fun of going through the downgrade process from Windows 7 to Windows XP. There are some things you should take into account. Make sure that all programs function in XP which they should but you always want to be sure. Driver compatibility, nothing worse than doing the downgrade and losing a driver that you have to get back to make the system completely funcitonal. Once you get the downgrade complete make sure you have a XP disc to use and a valid product key which you will need to start and finish the downgrade process. This is not a hard process to do just takes some time, so make sure you have the time to be without a working computer until the process is finished. This could take several hours to complete. I suggest doing the task towards the end of the business day and overnite so you will only be without a computer for a couple hours rather than possibly a whole business day and be behind on your work for the day.
To re-upgrade the system to Windows 7 you will need a Windows 7 disc or ISO file that you have burned to a disc to start the process of making your computer back to Windows 7 OS. This process takes a little bit of time as well but it is very straight forward in regards to following the prompts on the screen. Also the cool thing about when upgrading back to Windows 7 the users files are saved in a 'Windows.old' folder so you can copy all the files back for the user after the upgrade is complete. You will however have to reinstall the programs the users needs to function throughout the workday or just to have a fully functional computer.
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