Solved Uninstalling Windows 7 - help

[bab003]

i know this isnt the right place for this but i need to uninstall windows 7 because of incompatability and i have no discs can you direct me to the right thread or maybe person that could help please

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello bab003, welcome to Seven Forums!



We can help you but before we make any specific recommendations will you please post a snip/screen-shot of the entire disk management drive map with a full description as to which drive/partition is which, so we can see what you have going on as there may be a fairly simple way to resolve the situation.

In the Windows start menu right click computer and click manage, in the left pane of the "Computer Management" window that opens click disk management and post a maximized snip of that.


How to Upload and Post a Screenshot and File in Seven Forums

 

[bab003]

thank you i will try notsurehow to attach that tried to follow link not sure how t do that

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Have a look at this one.


A Preferred Method of Uploading/Posting Screen Shots

 

[bab003]

do i need a camera this doesnt have one my husband bought this laptop from a friend

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

This tutorial will show you how to use Windows 7 built in tool to capture a screen snip.


How to Use the Snipping Tool

 

[bab003]

ok is this good?

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

But Windows 7 is the only Operating System on the PC, it can't be removed or the PC will not work at all; do you have another Operating System you want to put in place of Windows 7?

 

[bab003]

well i do have a windows.old folder which i believe is the xp that came on here so i was going to try that till it said to use the 7 disc of which i have none so i was hoping there might be another solution without discs or maybe burn a recovery disc

 

[bab003]

my system doesnt meet the memory or video or audio requirements i have 384 mb of ram the computer doesnt support directx and every time i enable my sound the wholething freezes and all i can do is shut it down

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

I would suggest adding RAM but it's a lappy isn't it?

 

[bab003]

yes and its a 2004 my husband bought it for20 bucks

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

If you don't have access to the EXACT SAME version installer of XP you may be out of luck, XP is very finicky where / how it will install to; is the sticker with the Windows XP activation key still viewable on the PC?


I'm sorry, I have to go out for a while; perhaps someone else will help out until I return.

 

[bab003]

yes i do still have the sticker with the key thank you for your help hopefully someone else will take over your patient tutoring

 

[DocBrown]

Is the make & model of the laptop on any of the stickers ?

 

[bab003]

sorry took so long conection issues not on the xp sticker but on some of the other ones

 

[gregrocker]

How to restore a Windows 7-based computer to a previous Windows installation by using the Windows.old folder

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What version of XP is on the sticker with Product Key. you'll need to find an installer for that version which is OEM SP3 to clean reinstall with the key. You can find them on the web, but read the comments closely to make sure nothing is added, and rightclick scan the downloaded ISO with your AV before burning to CD.

 

[bab003]

but its not windows 7 based it was xp that was upgraded but it should not have been i do have a windows.old file but i have no discs

 

[bab003]

its an xp home edition

 

[gregrocker]

So you need an XP Home with SP3 OEM installer if it won't roll back from windows.old folder to XP - if that's what you want to do.

You can also google the exact make and model + RAM upgrade to see what it would cost to upgrade RAM to 1-2gb. Read all of the results to glean your max ram and the specs needed. Ask back with your make/model if you need help.