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jpieter

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Posted January 28, 2009 at 10:56AM

I have had a few big problems with Windows 7 so i want to uninstall Windows 7 and go back to Windows Vista !!! Does anyone know how to go do it?

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anskyber

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Posted January 28, 2009 at 10:58AM

How did you install it, as an overwrite or on a separate partition?

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crosstrainer

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Posted January 28, 2009 at 12:10PM

As anskybers post....Did you create a seperate partition (dual boot) or is it now the only operatin system on your machine?

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jpieter

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Posted January 28, 2009 at 1:35PM

It was as an upgrade,so it has overwritten Vista

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anskyber

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Posted January 28, 2009 at 2:38PM

Did you make an image of Vista first say with Acronis or do you have a retail copy of Vista to do a clean install of Vista?

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jpieter

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Posted January 28, 2009 at 6:33PM

I bought the computer with Vista already on and no installation disk was included

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bobbybowls

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Posted January 28, 2009 at 11:37PM

do you not understand what a beta is? it is experimental software, when the test period is finished you will not be able to use the software. you should have installed it on a old pc or as a duel boot with vista. if you want vista you will have to go to the store and buy a new disk.

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thms

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Posted January 30, 2009 at 7:21PM

I'm afraid there is no way to downgrade your system without a reinstall of your original system. Try contacting the supplier of your computer and explain what you have done.

I'm sorry that you have found out the hard way about beta testing. You will not be the only one who has failed to read the installion instructions and does not understand the problems with beta testing.

Hope you get it sorted.

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gungey

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Posted February 12, 2009 at 4:41PM

As others have said, you can't uninstall it - you should only install it on a test PC or new partition.

You can always install it as a Virtual PC from within Vista or XP, allowing you to run it within your existing Windows installation. There's an article on how to do that here:

click here

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