vista os x and win7 upgrade

[origami-sheep]

i (foolishly) installed vista osx on my vista home premium 64bit, and cannot system restore far enough back.

i want to know firstly, will this affect my pc when i use a windows seven upgrade kit (got it free!)

 

secondly, IS THERE A WAY TO GET RID OF VISTA OS X?

[Match]

OK the change from Vista to Vista OSX will be done by changing ownership of some of the system and system32 files, chances are that if you tried to validate it using the Microsoft Validation tool that it will tell you that you don't have a valid copy of Vista.

 

So if you try and upgrade then chances are that the upgrade will perform a similar check and throw up an error before cancelling the install.

 

as to how to get rid of OSX you need to put the original system files back into place, easiest way would be a re-install of Vista

 

http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/default.aspx?displaylang=en

[Tootech]

Taken from the Vista OSX site.....

 

How do I Uninstall the Program?

 

 

Enable Aero Theme

 

This Step is very important, in fact one of the most important. Right click on your Desktop and select "Personalize". Then Open the Theme Section and chose "Windows Vista" and click "Apply".

 

Close open Applications

 

If RKLauncher (Dock) is still running, close it now.

 

Remove VistaOSX Folder

 

Go to "C:/" and simply delete the whole "VistaOSX '09" Folder.

 

Uninstall System Files

 

Now the more tricky part. Open the Startmenu and type "cmd" and press enter. The Command Line will open up. type in "sfc /SCANNOW" without the quotes. This process will take some time (up to 30 minutes), so just be patient. Windows will maybe ask you to put in your Vista DVD. After the process is finished, close the command line and reboot.

 

Restore Icon Cache

 

1. Right-click on the Desktop.

2. Select Personalize and select Display Settings.

3. Change the Color from 32 bit to 16 bit and click Apply.

4. Change the Color back to 32 bit and click Apply.

 

 

Finish

 

To Finish all Steps, just Reboot again now. If you want to apply 3rd Party Themes, you will need to patch your UXtheme again.