IQ524 operating system restoration questions

I restored the IQ524 from it's partition at the day facility last month. It comes up as Vista. Before there was a free upgrade of Windows 7 on the hard drive. I looked on the support site everywhere but can't find it anymore. How could I get back to win 7 again plz?
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Here are the specs for the HP TouchSmart IQ524 Desktop Computer. According to the specs, this model shipped from the factory with Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit installed. HP's Free Upgrade to Microsoft Windows 7 was available for HP's computer sold between late June 2009 and mid January 2010. If this offer was used, there would a "Windows 7 Upgrade disc, a HP Upgrade Assistant disc, and a "UPG Fullfil HP" sleeve with COA and WIndows product key. You will need to locate these physical resource to upgrade the IQ524 to Windows 7 using the free upgade.
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