I want to change my operating system... A little help?

My laptop (Asus F9Dc) came with Windows Vista 32- bit, the recovery dvd it had and it's driver only installs and supports Windows Vista.



A month ago, my laptop had a stupid virus, so I had to reformat it, and my friend recommended Windows 7.



I am using Windows 7 as my operating system now, and I really like it.



But I can't find drivers for my laptop, the built- in webcam, the hotkeys, everything.



So I've decided to switch back to Vista. I still have the recovery dvd and the driver. My questions are:



1) How do I change my operating system?

2) Will my files be deleted? Do I have to back them up? Is there a way to change my operating system without having to move my files and programs?



Please help.

Thanks you very much in advance, and God bless!



Cheers.

Jona~I want to change my operating system... A little help?
Your gonna need to do a clean install if your going to reinstall Windows Vista, so my advice is save any files you want to save or back up in the current windows 7 state. Then run the recovery disc, if your looking for any drivers this should be available at the ASUS website:



http://support.asus.com/download/downloa



The direct link i've provided is for the Vista version, i couldn't find any drivers for Win7 OS, i would advised you contact ASUS tech support for that one. You can also make an inquiry at their website.



Good luck :)I want to change my operating system... A little help?
Check with Leo Laporte. He always seem to have great answers to technical questions or he can find someone who can answer your question. You can catch him on radio or on his website.



http://techguylabs.com/radio/pmwiki.phpI want to change my operating system... A little help?
Your Windows Vista drivers should be about 95% compatible with Windows 7, but they must be the same Windows Bit 32 or 64. Windows 7 is a total rewrite of Windows Vista and a direct replacement for Vista, done right, made better, a little faster and, a little more stable.



If you have the recovery CD for vista, boot the computer up with the DVD in the drive and it should start reinstalling your Vista. If you want to try the Vista drivers for Windows 7, get them from the manufacturer web site if your Windows 7 is 64bit. You will loose files if you use the recvery DVD so you need to save what you can, before you do it.