Does Windows 7 beta replace ? -

I was wondering what happens when you install it. Is it like a shell pack or just like reinstalling your existing your existing OS. I would like to install it, and not install it for the other users on my Windows XP machine.

Ideally, you dual boot it with XP.

Windows 7 is not a shell it s an operating system If you have Xp installed you must install Win 7 as a (clean) installation.. which means wipe out hdd. If your computer is running Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 then an (upgrade) installation is preformed. Remember The Windows 7 Beta will stop working on August 1, 2009. then you must reinstall a prior version of Windows or a subsequent release of Windows 7 Recommended specifications Windows 7 Beta recommendation: * 1 GHz 32-bit or 64-bit processor * 1 GB of system memory * 16 GB of available disk space * Support for DirectX 9 graphics with 128 MB memory (to enable the Aero theme) * DVD-R/W Drive * Internet access This is how Microsoft describes Windows 7 quot;The Windows 7 Beta is a pre-release version of Windows 7, our next client operating system. Beta software is for testing so if you like testing software, we hope you’ll try it out. By installing the Windows 7 Beta on your PC, you help our engineers find and fix bugs in the code before we deliver the final version. It takes hundreds of Microsoft engineers around the world to create each new release of Windows—but only you can help us perfect it. quot;

first of all you computer must be compatible with vista and have more than 700mb of ram if you want it to be fast after the installation, and i think that it does replace you winxp.

You can not install Windows 7 on an XP machine, it is a shell for Vista OS only... Sorry Man.