Can I get free Vista?

My friend installed 7 Windows Professional on my computer I heard talking about XP support will soon end and wanted to have an operating system that would continue to receive assistance.

The problem is that my PC doesn't seem to be running anywhere near as good as he did before this change and has recently discovered that because of my PC was not the minimum requirements to run windows 7!
So now, after a fall out with the friend who made the change and losing my job, I'm not only stuck with an operating system that is not intended for my computer, but I can't afford to buy one that will be!
I've checked online, and it seems that windows vista can be used on my PC, so my question is... can I have vista for free or there at - it another option that could solve my problem?

A miracle has happened!

I left my desktop computer to make a cup of coffee and my eldest daughter has decided to have a curious to what iv been up on my PC.
When I came back she had written a note saying... Dad, I'm getting a new computer laptop Friday, so you can have my old one with a fully working windows 7 preinstalled xx
First time iv obtained anything from any of my children apart from the socks traditional birthday/Christmas, to say I'm shocked, that's an understatement VERY BIG!

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