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    How to get my old windows 7 back

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by pooner210288, Jul 18, 2010.

  1. pooner210288

    pooner210288 Newbie

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    Hey yall i got a sony VPCEB15FM and it came with windows 7. However i was sick of all the random stuff that came with it so i reinstalled a new windows 7 which i had purchased for my PC that i built. My problem now is i cant validate my windows 7 on my laptop i didn't know my CD was only good for one computer.
    So im wondering if i can get back to original windows 7 ?

    any answers to this problem ?
     
    pooner210288, Jul 18, 2010
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  2. lundstrom.emil

    lundstrom.emil Notebook Consultant

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    Did you make recovery discs before you installed your copy of win 7? If not then you are in trouble, did you test with the laptops serial (often located bottom of the laptop)?

    If that do not work e-mail Vaio support regarding your situation.
     
    lundstrom.emil, Jul 18, 2010
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  3. Quackers

    Quackers Notebook Guru

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    Is your backup partition still intact? Could use that to recover the original version.
     
    Quackers, Jul 18, 2010
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  4. Firestone

    Firestone Notebook Consultant

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    made this for you...
    use it as a last resort or something if you fail to reinstall back

    test.doc - 4shared.com - document sharing - download
     
    Firestone, Jul 18, 2010
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