Different version of Windows use a different activation key. When you did the right thing by yourself in upgrading to Windows 7 that disabled you vista key. Even Microsoft has described Windows 7 as Vista with the bugs squashed. Most people who can have dumped Vista and enjoyed the change up to Windows 7. Contact Microsoft on how you can downgrade your operating system
You don't. Its already installed.
You need Windows XP installed before you can install Service Pack 3. However, if your installation media already contains Service Pack 3, then you do not need to worry about installing it since it will already be installed.
No, it does not. You have download and install it.
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All new netbooks come with Windows 7 Starter already installed. To install Windows 7 on a netbook with a previous version of Windows installed you get the Windows 7 CD and insert it into an external disk drive you have installed on your computer. Then follow the installation instructions.
This laptop has Windows Vista Business with SP1 already installed.
Windows Recovery Enviroment (Windows RE)
...with Windows XP Professional already installed on your computer. Windows Vista cannot be installed without Windows XP Professional installed first on your computer, it's the same with Windows 7; Windows' latest operating system (OS).
You can get the free Windows 8.1 update at the Microsoft store online. This will only work if you already have the Windows 8 program installed.
No, not without OSx already installed.
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