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Question posted by carlk41 on March 3rd, 2012

Can I Restore To Factory Default (windows Vista) After Upgrading To Windows 7

i upgraded to windows 7 and have had many problems with my computer. is there a way to restore my computer to the factory default which included windows vista

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Answer #1: Posted by Zookeeper156 on March 3rd, 2012 8:04 PM

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Yes, you can do this by buying a vista recovery disk, unles you already have one, or buy using the system recovery disk as well which I recommend doing instead.

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