WIll windows 7 revert back to the original operating system? -

I already downloaded windows 7, but I forgot to back up my pc. My pc did not come with the windows vista disk, it was pre installed. Im very worried that my pc will become useless as my parents won t buy a new operating system. System Restore won t revert to that time either..so I m worried how am I going to switch back, because I only want vista.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but you can t switch back without reinstalling from scratch. You cannot uninstall an O/S once you ve made the move. Since what you have is the beta, which will expire this summer, you will be forced to buy it if you want to keep your PC running. If Vista came preinstalled I would expect that the original install software is on your PC, probably in a c:\i386 folder. Look around or search for setup.exe to see if you can find a hit. Good luck.

If you did a clean installation of WIndows 7--that is, you booted up from the DVD and formatted the hard drive--then there is unfortunately nothing you can do without the Vista disk. You can try contacting Microsoft or the computer manufacturer to obtain a Windows Vista disk, but other than that, you re out of luck unless you purchase a new copy. If, however, you upgraded from Windows Vista to Windows 7 by inserting the disk from within Windows Vista and going through the upgrade installation, you can SEE if going into Add/Remove Programs will allow you to uninstall Windows 7 and revert back to your previous configuration. Be warned that I have not been able to find anything on-line which confirms whether even this is possible, and so there may be absolutely nothing you can do without a Windows Vista disk. Since Windows 7 is beta software, I unfortunately have not found very much information on how you can remove it and downgrade back to Vista, even if you performed an upgrade installation. I hope this helps. If you need additional computer assistance, please consider supporting me on-line at http://www.supportspace.com/support/expe... or visiting my blog on MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/the_pc_ally .

Hi Rs player reynold545, My name’s Ron, and I’m a member of the Windows Outreach Team. I thought I’d take a second and drop in to try and help you out. First, some laptops were shipped without actual discs have had this problem. I’d suggest checking this page for next steps: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326246. It’s a Microsoft support site and can get you on the road to finding a recovery disc. Also, depending on the manufacturer of your laptop and when it was purchased, you may have recovery software located in a partition on your hard drive. Did you notice a partition in your drive when you were installing Windows 7? Hope that links helps you out a bit. Feel free to reach out if you have any other questions. Cheers, Ron Windows Outreach Team