If I install Windows 7 Beta on my XP computer, will it format my hard drive? I ve installed operating systems before, but I ve never made an effort to retain any files that were on the hard drive prior to installation. Is there a way for me to keep all of my files that are currently on the hard drive so that I can access them after installing Windows 7? Like maybe a quot;Windows XPquot;-type folder that will hold all of my directories from XP? Or should I go ahead and put all of the files I want to keep onto my external hard drive?
You will have to install Windows 7 in another partition of ur hard-disk. Say u have XP installed in C drive. U can install windows 7 in D drive. But make sure u have nothin else in the drive u plan to install windows 7 in. When u start ur PC, u will b given an option as to whether u want to start Xp or windows 7. In this way u can retain XP also.
The safest thing to do is make a disk image of your system before doing things like installing an OS.
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