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Back to Windows 7?

JS477
JS477 Posts: 1,968 Forumite
In a moment of madness I installed Ubuntu on my laptop and removed Windows so no duel boot option. Now regretting this is it possible to reinstall Windows 7 back onto the laptop and remove Ubuntu?

Ta.
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  • NiftyDigits
    NiftyDigits Posts: 10,459 Forumite
    Brand name and full model number?
  • JS477
    JS477 Posts: 1,968 Forumite
    Brand name and full model number?

    Acer Aspire V5-531

    Even better if I could put XP on it.
  • giraffe69
    giraffe69 Posts: 3,609 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Even better if I could put XP on it

    Perhaps polish the quill pen instead.
  • JS477
    JS477 Posts: 1,968 Forumite
    giraffe69 wrote: »
    Perhaps polish the quill pen instead.

    I'd go back to 98 if I could. :)
  • pappa_golf
    pappa_golf Posts: 8,895 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    got a copy of win 95 if you want it , please post 22 x 1.6m floppy disks


    (yup the special 1.6m ones used by m/soft)
    Save a Rachael

    buy a share in crapita
  • Does it not have a recovery partition still ? Or did you sadly suggest use the whole disk and re-format the whole thing? If it has a W7 COA sticker then you could re-install(and ND is the expert for that)..... But in a moment of drunken stupor I always back up first , that way I never get caught since I can't wait for the backup and leve it til tomorrow.

    On a terminal window enter sudo fdisk -l and paste the output on here.
    4.8kWp 12x400W Longhi 9.6 kWh battery Giv-hy 5.0 Inverter, WSW facing Essex . Aint no sunshine ☀️ Octopus gas fixed dec 24 @ 5.74 tracker again+ Octopus Intelligent Flux leccy
  • NiftyDigits
    NiftyDigits Posts: 10,459 Forumite
    Does it not have a recovery partition still ? Or did you sadly suggest use the whole disk and re-format the whole thing? If it has a W7 COA sticker then you could re-install(and ND is the expert for that)..... But in a moment of drunken stupor I always back up first , that way I never get caught since I can't wait for the backup and leve it til tomorrow.

    On a terminal window enter sudo fdisk -l and paste the output on here.

    Recovery disk with instructions in their Inbox since yesterday....
  • Recovery disk with instructions in their Inbox since yesterday....
    ...one step ahead as usual:cool:
    4.8kWp 12x400W Longhi 9.6 kWh battery Giv-hy 5.0 Inverter, WSW facing Essex . Aint no sunshine ☀️ Octopus gas fixed dec 24 @ 5.74 tracker again+ Octopus Intelligent Flux leccy
  • JS477
    JS477 Posts: 1,968 Forumite
    Recovery disk with instructions in their Inbox since yesterday....

    Thank you for your assistance, just arrived home from trip. :D
  • JS477
    JS477 Posts: 1,968 Forumite
    Recovery disk with instructions in their Inbox since yesterday....

    Many many thanks. All sorted now and back to W7. :D
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