I accidentally installed a russian version of vista on my computer, can I get my orignal vista back??

Question

I was trying t install some russian programs onto my computer ut I guess the disc also had a full version of vista in russian on it, which I accidentally installed. Now there is absolutely nothing on my computer. Everything from my original vista including all my programs and files is saved into a folder called windows.old. Is there a way I can restore it all back to the way it was? I tried system restorea, but I guess it doesn't exist there. Any suggestions? I'd really like to avoid an enormous computer tech bill.......

Answer 1

put in the recovery discs and let it erase everything.

Answer 2

in search type "windows old" this should bring your file up .

click on open .you may have to run the file to install it or you may get away with drag and drop to desktop.

if not.

put your master./reboot disc into your drive.

turn PC OFF .

turn back on (disc still in drive) it will give you the option to reboot from disc,

re boot you can then put original program on again.

unless you have copies or web addresses you may lose some of your.

personal data.

you could before doing any thing else at this stage .go to either "it's vista" or "vista4beginners" 2 good web sites .

here you may find some use full  info to help you

hope this helps

good luck

Answer 3

I don't think a system restore will work because the restore point would have been wiped out by the new install.  Hopefully you have your original English version Vista CD and a good backup of your data files.  

Even a technician can't get your data back without using a very expensive recovery process.  Even that is not guaranteed since the hard disk has been overwritten with the new install data.

Answer 4

yeah you can try to system restore not sure if it will work but give it a try,

if not download win vista again from there website