Back to Win7 XP

Compaq 500 MT b with sitcker 'Win 7 Pro OA' with the product key.  When I bought the system I had a choice of XP pro or Win7 and I was encouraged to have xp installed.  I made a mistake and I want to convert to Win 7.  How can I do this?  Win 7 is still on my computer?

Hello:

It may be on the recovery partition.  To run recovery, back up all the files you want to keep, and then restart the PC. Welcome to HP press the F11 button on-screen and see what menus are available.

If this method does not work, or XP is on the recovery partition, then you can order a set of fast food for your PC disks by contacting this number if you live in the United States or the Canada: 1-800-334-5144.

Tell the representative that you need to order a pack of fast food for your PC.

You will need to provide the model number and serial number.

Paul

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