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How do you downgrade from Windows 7 to Windows Vista?

Updated: 8/17/2019
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Of course, backup all your files to an external hard drive and perform a clean install with your Vista disk. They only make it easy to upgrade never downgrade. If you do not have an external hard drive, create a disk partition to use as your file backup.

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