How can I get rid of an illegal copy of windows 7

My laptop had windows vista.  I installed windows 7, but this has proved to be an illegal copy.  How can I get rid of it and get back to vista.

Back up your data on Windows 7 (a full backup, not a backup of the image).  Do a clean installation of Windows Vista, including a full format of the drive which is provided as an option during the installation and which will get rid of Windows 7 and all the rest (however do you - with an Installation of Vista genuine, an OEM Installation disc, disc a recovery disk provided by the manufacturer or a recovery Partition if you have one).  Then, you must reinstall all of your software, to reconfigure all the settings of your, to restore the backup to reinstall all updates and service packs...  In essence, start over again as if it was a whole new machine.  If you have any of the disks or the recovery partition (or do not know how to use), contact the manufacturer for instructions and/or a set of recovery (at a modest price) disks and then use them to do the installation. Do a clean install follow these steps:http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_install_03.asp (taking into account the necessary adaptations by the procedures of the manufacturer of your computer).  These instructions will work as written if done with an installation disc full Vista genuine.

I hope this helps.  If the situation is more complex you have validated, after return and explain things in more detail and I'll try to help.

Good luck!

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