by nub on Wed Dec 12, 2012 7:34 am
Sorry but I'll pick Windows 7 over XP any day. The improved taskbar is reason enough. It makes multitasking much better, not to mention Win7 handles multitasking far better than XP.
And you can't forget DX11 support. Granted they should have just given DX11 support to XP, but whatever. I'd still rather use Win7 anyway.
Also, Windows 7 runs better than Vista and is more stable. Windows 7 is what Vista should have been.
Anyway. If you want to go back to Windows 7, you should get a comprehensive list of every component your pc has so you can download the appropriate drivers online after you reformat. There's no way any of the hardware in your PC use drivers that don't support Windows 7. You probably have some manufacturer software installed which is Windows 8 only, but basically all computer manufacturer software is useless junk that either hogs resources or is totally unnecessary for using your computer to its full extent. If I were to receive a manufactured computer as a gift or something (because I'd never buy one, personally), then the first thing I'd do is reformat it.
If you really do want all the software, there may be Windows 7 versions available online.