I am trying to help my brother inlaw recover his computer. It appears to have a software issue and will not boot or recover. He has lost all his discs. Can anyone tell me if he purchases a copy of Windows 7 is it possible to install the complete version to see if it recovers. It currently has Windows Vista -64 and the software license sticker is on the case. Will an upgrade copy work or would he need a full version?
View 4 RepliesI'm on an HP laptop that originally came with Windows Vista. At some point a while back, I purchased Windows 7 online and upgraded the OS by download--meaning I don't have any physical installation discs.
Now I would like to some how recover this computer to it's factory settings, to wipe all installed programs and files, but I would prefer not to be downgraded back to Vista. Is this possible?
I don't believe I made recovery discs while Vista was installed either. Is it possible to recover the computer at all?
keep having the same problem again and again, it first appeared a yaer ago and i took my computer to someone who changed the hard disk and put in another make from the original. it crashed again about a month ago and they fixed it. i cannot afford to take it to e specialist every month and i really need my computer cause i work through it. please give me a hint on what to do, i just have a black screen and i see the cursor nothing else.
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