Can I roll back to Lion?

Is there a quick way to Roll back to 10.7.4? I just posted this in the Mountain Lion forum also as I'm deperate, so hope this is ok too
I just updated finally to 10.8.4, and most of my folders don't open? my names on folders (when open) the boxes are all blank? and im not mad keen on the Mac iMessages from 10.8 (one of the reasons I upgraded)
I'd prefer to go back to 10.7.4 (last version wasn't it?)
My App store on the Mac (where I downloaded 10.8.4) is constantly crashing and won't open at all??
Plese help as im stuck after several reboots on a Macbook Pro i7

Hi pitchfork,
If you are currently backing up with Time Machine, you can revert to a previous version of the OS via the “Restore from a Time Machine Backup” option:
OS X Mountain Lion: Revert to a previous OS X version
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11181
Regards,
- Brenden

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