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Downgrading is replacing hardware or software with older or less capable versions or equivalents. Going from Windows 7 to Windows Vista, for example, would be a downgrade. It is the opposite of [upgrade].

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Uninstall Internet Explorer 8 and install Internet Explorer 6

How do I install Internet Explorer 6 as my default browser and remove Internet Explorer 8? I need this because of the script in my course syllabus.
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How do I revert to an alternate version of a package on Ubuntu?

I upgraded to an alpha version of a package in a PPA and would now like to revert back to the official version in the Ubuntu universe. What steps do I need to take? Edit: The question originally ...
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Arch Linux - How do I downgrade my kernel?

I just did a system upgrade which included my kernel. After which, my wifi has broken. After some google'ing, it seems I'm not the only person this has happened to. RT2860 drivers don't play nicely ...
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How to remove Media Center from Windows 8

I bought 2 Windows 8 upgrades, 1 for my PC and 1 for my notebook. I added Windows Media Center to my notebook using the free offer in November (side note: the key was emailed to me within 5 minutes, I ...
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Will IE9 run on Windows 10?

I need to install IE9 on Windows 10, but cannot. I keep getting a message "Internet Explorer 9 is already installed on this system". I found an article on how to downgrade from IE10 TO IE9, but it ...
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How to revert to older version of libc6 in Ubuntu?

I installed valgrind which replaced libc6 on my Ubuntu 12.04 system with a sligthly different version, which broke an application on my system. Can I somehow revert to the Ubuntu 5.1 version? If so, ...
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Downgrade Windows 10 to Windows 7

I have a brand new ASUS laptop that came with Windows 10 pre-installed. I would like to downgrade this to Windows 7. Do I need to get a valid Windows 7 key? If yes, how is this downgrade process ...
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Can I switch from Chrome dev to beta without uninstalling?

I'm on OS X 10.9 using Chrome 36.0.1976.2 dev. I want to "downgrade" to the beta track. Do I need to back up my user data and reinstall Chrome as outlined (for Windows but I get the gist) in this ...
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How to install a old ebuild while it's no longer in the portage tree? For example, subversion 1.4.4

For compatibility reasons, I want to install subversion-1.4.4-r4 rather than the latest.
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How to downgrade from Chrome 35 to 34 without losing data?

After upgrading Chromium from 34 to 35, the usability of Chromium went downhill. So I decided to downgrade Chromium. Fortunately, the previous version of Chromium was still somewhere on my disk, so ...
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Downgrade PHP from 5.5.3 to 5.4.x in Ubuntu 13.10

During the update from Ubuntu 13.04 to 13.10, PHP was upgraded to 5.5.3. How can I downgrade to 5.4.x?
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Downgrade from Windows 7 Ultimate to Home Premium?

A few months ago, I acquired a Windows 7 Ultimate product key and updated from Home Premium to Ultimate. Well, now I get the "This copy of Windows is not genuine" message. I have the Home Premium ...
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Asus K75D windows 8, install windows 7

I've just booted a brand new Asus K75DE notebook which comes with Windows 8 pre-installed. I was amazed when the serial key was not sticked to the bottom of the laptop, and after some research I found ...
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How to downgrade Chrome from dev to beta channel without losing my profile?

Would it be possible to downgrade from the dev channel (6.0.477.0) to version 5 without losing my profile(s)? I was thinking either by downgrading without having to uninstall my current version, or ...
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How do I downgrade MinGW GCC to 4.8,4?

I'm starting a C++ course in college, and they asked for all assignments to be compilable on GCC 4.8.4. I decided to go with MinGW on Windows 10 via Eclipse, but on the "Versions" tab of any given ...
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Is it safe to downgrade Virtualbox from 4 to 3?

A couple weeks ago, I upgraded from Virtualbox 3.2 to Virtualbox 4. I've had nothing but problems with it, grr! Is it safe to just uninstall Virtualbox 4, and reinstall Virtualbox 3.2? Does VB4 ...
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Node.js from yum on Fedora fails to start with v8 symbol error

I installed the nodejs package on Fedora 16 this way: # yum install nodejs But it crashed on startup when run with no arguments: $ nodejs nodejs: ../src/handle_wrap.cc:65: static v8::Handle<v8::...
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Downgrading linux

Is there any way to downgrade 10.10 to 10.04 without reinstalling linux ?
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Downgrade from WINDOWS 8 PRO RTM X64 BUILD: 6.2.9200.16384.WIN8_RTM.120725-124 to windows 7 ultimate without formatting

how to downgrade from Win 8 Pro to Win 7 ultimate without formatting. i had win 7 ultimate. I updated it to win 8 build 9200. now i wan to downgrade to my previous version of win 7. How to do that ...
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downgrade windows 10 pro to original edition

After upgrading to windows 10 pro on a tablet of mine that came preloaded with windows 10 home, I would like to downgrade it back to home. However, the tablet doesn't have a recovery partition and I ...
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Downgrade my current NVidia driver to a specific version

Recently my NVidia driver was updated from 270.41.06-0ubuntu1 to 270.41.06-0ubuntu1.1, but I have troubles with it. Is there an easy way to rollback with aptitude to the version before?
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Downgrading Windows 7 Enterprise x64 to Windows 7 Professional x64 or Ultimate x64

Is it possible to downgrade Windows 7 Enterprise x64 to a Windows 7 Pro or Ultimate x64 installation? Can this be done without doing a clean install? I am aware that a different license is required ...
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Pycharm community: how to revert to previous version (uninstall 3.0.2 patch which breaks Terminal plugin)

Is there a way to undo pycharm patch installtion and downgrade from 3.0.2 to 3.0.0 ? JetBrains web page under previous versions shows only 2.X branch and it's not clear where to get original 3.0.0 ...
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Downgrade Firefox [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Where can I find really old versions of Firefox? How can I clearly downgrade Firefox? Particularly,need 3.5 version. Seems that 3.6 has some problems with Firebug for me. ...
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purchase a laptop to recycle windows product key

I need to activate Windows 7 ultimate x64 on my workingstation and I have to buy a product key. I'm considering opting for a solution with a greater value for money: purchasing a cheap used laptop ...
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Cygwin wants to downgrade my Perl

I'm using Cygwin 2.769. I used setup.exe to upgrade Perl to version 5.14.1-2, which works fine. But now whenever I open setup.exe to upgrade/install some other package, it by default wants to ...
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Is it possible to rollback / downgrade Linux Mint?

I have a box upgrade from Linux 18.3 to 19.1, and it does not display my preferred theme's widgets correctly. Is there a good way to downgrade the windowing and/or the whole installation back to how ...
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Can’t install IE 10 anymore, after uninstalling IE 11, 10 and 9

For a friend of mine, IE 11 was installed via automatic Windows updates. Unfortunately, the screen reader in use doesn’t support IE 11 (which freezes everytime after starting it), so I wanted to ...
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Is it legally allowed to downgrade preinstalled Windows 11 to 10? Is it technically possible anyway?

I need to choose Computers to buy for the company I work for and most of the ones available come with Windows 11 preinstalled. If I just do a clean Windows 10 install then, will it recognize the ...
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I want to downgrade my Windows but not sure how to do it?

I have Windows 8 Pro but it's not useful for daily work. I can spend my time instead working on something better on Win7. I want to rollback to Windows 7. I have downloaded the Windows 7 SP1 ISO ...
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Downgrade PHP 7.3.2 to PHP 5.4 CentOS 7.6 [closed]

How can i Downgrade PHP 7.3.2 to PHP 5.4 on CentOS 7.6? I've tried this : service httpd stop sudo yum-config-manager --enable remi-php54 sudo yum-config-manager --disable remi-php73 sudo yum -y ...
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Ubuntu Server 13.10: How to downgrade kernel

Ubuntu Server 13.10 appears to be very unstable, I got random crashes of the system with no apparent reason and nothing is showing in syslog. This is screenshot from the console when the crash ...
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Easiest way to replace preinstalled Windows 8 with new hard drive with Windows 7

There are all kinds of questions and answers relevant moving Windows 8 to a new hard drive. I'm not seeing anything quite applicable to my situation. I have a new, unopened, unbooted notebook with ...
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Ubuntu Linux - Can i downgrade my kernel?

I recently upgraded to Ubuntu 11.10 however I noticed a large rise in power consumption when idle and alot more when doing light work. After reading online I found out this is a kernel thing so I was ...
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How to downgrade Office 2013 to 2010?

I recently installed MS Office 2013. It's all working fine so far apart from one thing - no compatibility with Mendeley. This is a big deal for me as I have thousands of references stored in Mendeley ...
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Trying to install windows 7 on a windows 8 computer

I sent my computer off to the geek squad to be repaired, but it was a 'junk out', and thus I received a new one, although, unlike my last one, this computer has Windows 8 installed on it, which I did ...
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Can I revert back to Ubuntu 9.04 when I've upgraded to 9.10

Can I revert back to Ubuntu 9.04 when I've upgraded to 9.10? I really want to install Ubuntu 9.10 but I'm scared if it does not work, if I will be able to go back to 9.04?
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Why some firmware updates prevent downgrading?

I refer to computer parts or devices like Routers or Motherboards where vendors release newer firmware over a period of time. However, for some upgrades vendors clearly mention that once you upgrade ...
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Is a downgrade from Windows 8.1 Pro to Windows 7 Professional reversible?

If I downgrade from Windows 8.1 Pro to Windows 7 Professional, can I change my mind later on and upgrade to Windows 8.1 Pro for free?
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Can I downgrade from Windows 8 to Windows 7?

I am about to upgrade to Windows 8 Professional however I was wondering if I would be able to downgrade to Windows 7 if there are any compatibility issues and such forth.
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How to downgrade Python 3 to Python 2?

From my understanding, mysql isn't compatible with Python 3. I've tried several methods on Google to downgrade my version of Python, like run conda install python=2.7.12 But this didn't work. I ...
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Downgrade From Windows 10 after Changing Administrator Password

After installing Windows 10, I changed my Administrator account password, losing my EFS-encryption on some system files according to this fine print which I didn't read in my haste to make sure I had ...
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Can I use an upgrade DVD to downgrade to Windows 7?

I have a DVD for upgrading Windows Vista to Windows 7 Pro; Can I use it to downgrade from Windows 8 (normal version)? EDIT: If it is not possible, is there any way to downgrade without having to pay ...
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Downgrade Windows 7 Ultimate to Home Premium without a clean install

Currently I've got an installation of Windows 7 Ultimate x64. I would like to downgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium x64 without a clean install. I've got a (legal) retail disc and tried the following ...
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How can I force Thunderbird to use a profile opened with a newer version?

I have recently used a beta of a newer version of Thunderbird, and my existing profile. Now, I want to use the previous, non-beta version with that same profile, but am getting an error message about ...
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Windows 10 downgrade bootloop

I downgraded to Windows 8.1 according to this answer's advice. Now, whenever I start my computer I am stuck seeing a bootloop of a black log-on screen. I can also see my mouse cursor which moves back ...
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How do I revert back to Windows 7? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Can I downgrade from Windows 8 to Windows 7? So I recently install Windows 8 and I would like to revert back to my Windows 7 install using my "Windows.old" folder that was ...
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Adobe Flash CS4 and Adobe Flash CS6: How to export for one another?

A friend of mine asked me for help on a Flash project. I agreed. I had no prior experience in working with Flash, but I was surprised how comfortable it is to program in AS3, so I was actually quite ...
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Downgrading gaming pc to NAS box

I currently have an old gaming pc which I wish to turn into a NAS box. Im aware and understand the way to install, im more interested in reducing power consumption. I thought if i removed the ...
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Downgrade from ubuntu 11.04 to 10.04 LTS

I'd like to return from ubuntu 11.04 64-bit to 10.04 LTS 64-bit and as I S -ed TFW I've found only reinstal option which I'd tried before. My problem is that I'm using dual-boot with Win Vista 32-bit,...
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