How to Back Up My Computer Before Installing Windows 7 Beta? -

I m running vista and am trying to upgrade to windows 7 beta, but am wondering how to complete save my computer as is, before in case the beta of windows 7 is flawed. So, I want to have a back up of programs docs basically everything in case i need to revert to vista.

True True you can make separate Partition from your hardrive to install but don t upgrade since it a beta and will probably have bugs. I have the beta and installed on a partition Which i put 25gbs on to run :D.If you know how to resize move create use the computer management feature on vista to manage them and to do that but Since I have XP i use the link on the source.Try to go to google and search how to create partition So you won t mess up your computer and be careful with the software link i gave you XD

Windows 7 Beta is not an upgrade. It s a trial program put out for testing that ends on August 1 when it ll publically launch and you ll have to buy it to keep on using it. I hate to be mean but if you don t know how to backup your system and files, it s probably not a great idea for you to install a beta OS. The best and fastest way to do your whole HD is to ghost it, to make an image of it on your HD and on an external drive quot;just in casequot;. The guys I know who regularly do beta testing never do it on their #1 personal computers. They use other computers quot;just in casequot; there s a great big bug nobody noticed up at MS.

Hi, You can use acrones image to make a new partition so you can install the new windows 7 into the new partition. You can then dual boot windows vista and windows 7. You dont need to backup. If you have an portable external hard drive that you dont use, acrones image can clone the whole hard drive for you.

Did you read all the suggestions and recommendations?

Windows 7 is still in beta, just install it over Virtual PC or Parallels.