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Vista, Windows XP or 7? --- for my HP Pavilion dv6275us Laptop?

I have HP Pavilion dv6275js Entertainment Notebook PC Laptop

It was vista when I got it and my kid changed it to windows 7, it is not working that great.

What should i turn it to? Vista? Or?

Anyone experienced this? How - what did you do?

Thanks

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    I also wouldn't suggest that you go back to XP or Vista. Maybe some settings on your Windows 7 have been messed up. Do you have a valid product key for that? If yes, a clean reinstall using the same product key will fix it. I suppose your son has the installer DVD with him. Otherwise, download from Microsoft.

  • Teresa
    Lv 5
    9 years ago

    IMO Win 7 is great. Win XP was good too. Never used Vista, though I have on a friends PC and it works fine to. As long as you relatively know what you're doing you should be fine with any of them. Win 7 is the newest obviously, and IMO more clean and neat than XP.

    What's wrong with your Windows 7? Just don't know how to use it? Lol.

  • ?
    Lv 5
    9 years ago

    XP is going to stop receiving updates, including security updates, in around 2 years. Vista, while it used to be horribly buggy, isn't too bad now, but 7 is definitely better than it in every way. You should tell what problems you're having with Windows 7. A general recommendation is to just do a complete reinstall of it.

  • 9 years ago

    If it is older than 2 years go with XP. Newer than than go for Windows 7.

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Format and partition your hard disk using Windows 7 installation DVD and install Windows 7.Then install all drivers of your pc.

  • iamrlk
    Lv 7
    9 years ago
  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    XP all the way!!!

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