Downgrading HP 2000-2c29W from Win8 to Win7

I know I need to reformat the drive before installing Win7. What else do I need to know for a problem-free install on this model?
Thanks.
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You are correct.
I believe the entire drive has to be formatted in MBR-NTFS, and once you install W7, the recovery partition is useless anyway.
So, if you made the set of W8 recovery disks when you first got the notebook, you could use those to restore the drive to its 'out of the box' condition.
Or you can order a set online from HP. Ordering recovery disks can be found on the W8 x64 driver support page for your model.

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Model:hp envy sleekbook 6-1126sa
Memory: 4096MB RAM
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Hello, I have a problem I was unable to solve. I formated my pc from win8 to win 7 64bit , I installed all the drivers but my audio is not working . I would be glad if you can help me solve this problem.
Above is my product and model number.

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Hi:
You should be able to use all of the drivers and software from this model, except the wireless.
When you go to install the graphics, you have to install the Intel HD graphics driver, reboot and then install the nVidia graphics driver.
DO NOT USE ANY BIOS OR FIRMWARE DOWNLOADS FROM THIS LINK
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?os=4063&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&sw_lang=&product=6521...
Wireless: The second driver listed is for 64 bit.
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=23491&lang=eng&OSVersion=Windows%207...
Bluetooth: Second driver is for W7 x64
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Hi Guys,
I currently have a bunch of HP Pro3500MT machines which have come preinstalled with Win8 on these and after checking with HP they stated that these are compatible to be downgraded to run on Win7.
The install works fine up until the point where the Intel HD drivers are installed and this then causes the pc to BSOD with and IRQ is not equal error. (I will add the dump files shortly)
Has anyone experienced this with these machines?
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Hi:
I have seen instances on other HP business desktop PC's where this happens when you install W7 (non SP1), and then try to install the drivers before updating W7 to SP1.
If this is what you did, the solution is to install W7, update it to SP1 before installing any drivers and that should work.
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Hello,
I recently purchased Z930 PT234E with Win8 pre-installed. Due to company policy, I needed to downgrade it to Win7 Pro 32Bit (deleted all partitions and created one partition as normally should be done). I downloaded all drivers for OS and installed. And everything started after that;
1- I'm trying to install TOSHIBA Smart Client Manager but returns with warning "+Before you start setting up TOSHIBA Smart Client Manager Client, copy an action masthead file for TOSHIBA Smart Client Manager Server to the setup folder.+" and I don't have that file and installation fails. *Where can I have this file for a succesful installation?*
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3- I see that the battery is +used+ while I left my device on hibernate. I unplug it from power adaptor after %100 charged and hibernate it. But after few hours, when I turn it on, I see it is %91! I susbect it is becuase of "+sleep and charge+" option is enabled from BIOS but I need to wait for next boot. *Any comments?*
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> 1- I'm trying to install TOSHIBA Smart Client Manager but returns with warning "Before you start setting up TOSHIBA Smart Client Manager Client, copy an action masthead file for TOSHIBA Smart Client Manager Server to the setup folder." and I don't have that file and installation fails. Where can I have this file for a succesful installation?
This file is not known to me and usually something like that should not appear if you would install the software in the right order.
Before you would start to install any of the Toshiba software you have to install Toshiba Value Added package for Windows 7!
Only if this VAP has been installed and notebook rebooted, you could follow with other tools.
> 2- You have hwsetup software preinstalled on Win8 but I couldn't find that sw / driver, even for Win8 at download pages of Toshiba Where can I get this sw as it gives ability to configure BIOS without waiting for boot?
System driver package which is available for Win 8 is NOT available for Win 7.
Instead of system driver you have to installed VAP!
> 3- I see that the battery is used while I left my device on hibernate. I unplug it from power adaptor after %100 charged and hibernate it. But after few hours, when I turn it on, I see it is %91! I susbect it is becuase of "sleep and charge" option is enabled from BIOS but I need to wait for next boot. Any comments?
Any comments? The Sleep & Charge option as well as other options like Wake Up on LAN or keyboard may discharge the battery. So in case you dont want that, disable this in BIOS
> 4- If I purchase the recovery media online from Toshiba, will this help me to install Win8 as in first boot and create the deleted partitions as in "factory state". In other wprds, will this recovery media will set my z930 to factory state with OS and partitions. OK, I assume this media is a DVD and I know that I need to create a bootable USB from this media...No worries .
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I want to degrade from windows8 to windows7 .... but i m having a hard time installing the graphics driver as this laptop has a dual graphics. Kindly help me with the drivers.

What is the installed graphics module? If it is one of those in the following list:
AMD Radeon HD 7670M
AMD Radeon HD 7520G
AMD Radeon HD 7660G + 7670M Dual Graphics
AMD Radeon HD 7640G + 7670M Dual Graphics
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HP 2000 - 2c12NR: Removed Win8, Installed Win7 64-bit; Touchpad Problems

Greetings HP forums!
My name is Bob and I am having an issue with an HP 2000 laptop. A friend requested I remove Windows 8 from a laptop, and install Windows 7 since he was much more familiar with the old GUI.
I installed Win7 64-bit and am having issues with the touchpad consistently working correctly. I have let Windows use its generic drivers, and have installed the Win8 Synaptics touch pad driver/utility. Both drivers produce the same problematic results. The strange issues I am having are as follows:
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- Typically after a reboot it works perfectly fine for a short amount of time, and then starts acting as I have described above.
I have tried altering any and all of the settings in the Synaptics driver utility to no avail. I have uninstalled/reinstalled, enabled/disabled the hardware/drivers numerous times. Each time either drivers are removed and installed it will work fine for a short amount of time and then go back to acting crazy.
I thought the ribbon cable may have been loose, so I opened the laptop up far enough to check the ribbon cable for the Touchpad. All was well, everything was snug.
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Welcome to the HP Forums!
I understand there is no audio coming from the computer. Before anything else, I would suggest a manual uninstall and reinstall of the sound driver:
1. Go into Device Manager, then "Sound, video and game controllers".
2. Look for the Audio driver. Right-click on it and select "Uninstall". Do not restart the computer.
3. Restart the computer. It will force the computer to detect the hardware and install an appropriate driver.
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