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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: jamie009 on August 23, 2009, 10:10:17 AM

Title: Curious
Post by: jamie009 on August 23, 2009, 10:10:17 AM

I was wandering. The laptop im on right now has vista and was thinkin bout puttin windows 7but  on it was wandering how hard it would be to down grade it if i didnt like windows 7. The laptop is more less my little playtoy so yea......THanks...

Title: Re: Curious
Post by: Allan on August 23, 2009, 10:13:02 AM

You were wandering? Where to?

Create an image of your system partition with an imaging utility before changing the OS and you can always revert.

Title: Re: Curious
Post by: jamie009 on August 23, 2009, 11:28:56 AM

ok ..thats cool...how would i do the image of my os? i forgot how to do that.. i have  my restore discs..could use them?

Title: Re: Curious
Post by: patio on August 23, 2009, 11:32:09 AM

Using a Restore CD will wipe your data...
For imaging i highly suggest Acronis True Image...though it's not Free.

Macrium Reflect has a Free edition and it works rather well...

Title: Re: Curious
Post by: jamie009 on August 23, 2009, 11:33:52 AM

thats tru.. ill make an image of my OS and all that now and may try a diff. OS later

Title: Re: Curious
Post by: patio on August 23, 2009, 11:39:05 AM

You are out of luck if you haven't grabbed Win7 by now...
The DLoad of the RC is no longer available.

Title: Re: Curious
Post by: jamie009 on August 23, 2009, 11:40:44 AM

aahh.. that sux.. i didnt wana pput it on my desktop and just got this laptop workin again.... i may just do some diff. stuff on here lol mess around with the laptop for a little...see what little upgrades or tweeks or what ever are out there lol

Title: Re: Curious
Post by: pcbabysitter.com on August 23, 2009, 02:08:32 PM

which computer is it? if it's an assembled one..probably you can create a partition and install windows 7 on it...and if you dont like it you just have to format the partition on which you installed windows 7.

Title: Re: Curious
Post by: Quantos on August 23, 2009, 02:11:36 PM

Quote from: pcbabysitter.com on August 23, 2009, 02:08:32 PM

which computer is it? if it's an assembled one..probably you can create a partition and install windows 7 on it...and if you dont like it you just have to format the partition on which you installed windows 7.

The OP can't do that unless he already has the download.  The RC isn't available for download anymore.