You will need to re - install Windows 7. Product key my PC-related

Hello

I kept getting the message that my copy of windows was not authentic and my laptop was super slow. I had my dperatment IT look, they advised that I need to reinstall windows. They could not install the version of work as it was Windows 7 Professional and my laptop has the product key for Home Premium are entrusted to him.

How can I get a disc of Windows 7 Home premium without paying the full price that I already have a product key? Download the software?

Any help is greatly appreciated :)

Hello Sheroola,

If your laptop did not come with recovery disks, then the PC manufacturer will install the image on a partition of your hard drive. Check the Web sites of manufacturers of PC help section to "restore PC back to factory conditions." This should show you how to restore your PC to the back. Make sure that you backup all the necessary files on a DVD before restoring as you will lose all these files and other applications that you have installed since you bought your laptop. You will also need to reinstall all the software that you have personally installed on your laptop, so I hope that you have the installation for those files.

Alternatively, the PC manufacturer can provide you with some time with the recovery discs, but they charge for those.

This forum post is my own opinion and does not necessarily reflect the opinion or the opinion of Microsoft, its employees or other MVPS.

John Barnett MVP: Windows XP Expert associated with: Windows Expert - consumer: www.winuser.co.uk | vistasupport.mvps.org | xphelpandsupport.mvps.org | www.silversurfer-

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