Downgrading from Windows 7 to Windows Vista

HI,
My older sis gave me her old Notebook which she upgraded to Windows 7, but as a result of upgrading the computer has became slow as well as the buttons on the side of the screen not working
My sister had to replace the hard drive due to water damage
She has also lost the Vista CD
So i am wondering if there is anyway to downgrade the software back to Vista
I do still have the Vista Product Key attached to the Notebook
PS. i don't mind if i lose any files
NoteBook: Pavilion tx1215nr
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Yes Vista drivers will generally work on Windows 7. To install Vista or Windows 7 you will need a disk or some other media. With Windows 7 I can point you to a place to download a generic image of a disk you can burn into a DVD for installation but you need a legal key code for Windows 7. I need to know the version of Windows 7 you have (e.g. Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate, 32 or 64 bit, etc.) and I can point you to a download location. You will need a computer with a working DVD burner and a program to make a DVD from a disk image (.iso) file.

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