Windoes 7 back to Vista

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Glenallan

I have an Acer PC with Vista Home Premium preinstalled.

I want to upgrade to Windows 7 rc.
If I do not like Windows7 (or have issues with it) and
want to revert to Vista, can I simply uninstall the Upgrade?
 
Glenallan said:
I have an Acer PC with Vista Home Premium preinstalled.

I want to upgrade to Windows 7 rc.
If I do not like Windows7 (or have issues with it) and want to revert to
Vista, can I simply uninstall the Upgrade?
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I do not have a disc copy of Vista.

Thanks and Cheers...Robert
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I suggest you install the free version on VMware, if it works on your
version on Vista and try Windows 7.
 
Glenallan said:
I have an Acer PC with Vista Home Premium preinstalled.

I want to upgrade to Windows 7 rc.
If I do not like Windows7 (or have issues with it) and want to revert to
Vista, can I simply uninstall the Upgrade?
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Nope, you'll have to do a clean install of Vista to get back to Vista.
I do not have a disc copy of Vista.
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Why not? You should either make one by following the instructions in
your manual or order one from Acer. If your hard drive dies, you'll be
out of luck, won't you?
Thanks and Cheers...Robert
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You're welcome

Alias
 
Your Acer should have a recovery Parition, and it will probably have the
means to create the recovery dvd's
If you havent done this you need to do so now!!
Win7rc is not an upgrade its a clean install
 
Glenallan said:
I have an Acer PC with Vista Home Premium preinstalled.

I want to upgrade to Windows 7 rc.
If I do not like Windows7 (or have issues with it) and
want to revert to Vista, can I simply uninstall the Upgrade?
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Your Acer has an image of the machine as it came from the factory on a
special partition on the hard drive. However, if you damage that partition
or the hard drive dies, the image will be lost. Your Acer comes with a way
to create physical recovery discs. Look in your manual or on Acer's tech
support website to see how to do this. Create the recovery discs *now*.

Then you can install Windows 7 if you like knowing that you'll have to
problem replacing it with Vista if you don't like it.

An alternative (and I think better) solution is to image your Vista install
with a program like Acronis True Image and store the image on an external
hard drive. Then you can quickly restore your computer to its current
state, regardless of whether it is running XP, Vista, or Windows 7.

Malke
 
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Apologies for the Windoes typo. :-(

Thanks to all of you for your tips and advise.
Now I need some education. I have not heard of Vmware.
Could some one tell me what this program is about, please.

I may give it a try.

Thanks...Robert
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Glenallan said:
I have an Acer PC with Vista Home Premium preinstalled.

I want to upgrade to Windows 7 rc.
If I do not like Windows7 (or have issues with it) and want to revert to
Vista, can I simply uninstall the Upgrade?
--
I do not have a disc copy of Vista.

Thanks and Cheers...Robert
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Upgrade to Win7RC? You can't without jumping through technical hoops.
Why all this rush to "upgrade" to Win7?? As suggested, you would be
better off using Vista to shrink your HD, create a new partition and
install Win7 as a dual boot to TEST it. And as also stated, you more
than likely have a recovery partition which enables you to restore your
computer to a factory state. (To the original state when you bought the
computer.) I can't for the life of me, figure out why people are so
eager to dump their main OS and install something that EXPIRES, get it,
E-X-P-I-R-E-S next year! What are you people thinking?? The final
release begins Oct 22. Until then, dl and TEST the RC to determine if
you want Win7 or not! GEEZE! Get a clue!! Do your homework!

G'day
 
Glenallan wrote:

Thanks to all of you for your tips and advise.
Now I need some education. I have not heard of Vmware.
Could some one tell me what this program is about, please.

I may give it a try.
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VMware is a program that provides virtual computing. You install the
software and then can create virtual machines running various operating
systems. For instance, I'm running a virtual machine of SUSE Linux (from
which I'm writing you this post) using the Mac version of VMware (Fusion)
hosted on a MacBook Pro running OS X 10.5.7. I have VMWare Workstation
installed on one of my Windows XP machines to run Vista Ultimate in a
virtual machine.

There are other virtualization programs. Microsoft's Virtual PC is free as
is VirtualBox. VMware is not free but I like it best. To learn more about
virtualization, go to the various websites or Google "virtualization
software". There are limitations to virtualization because the *hardware*
is virtualized. For instance, you will not want to run an OS in a virtual
machine if you are a gamer and need excellent 3D support.

Malke
 
Could some one tell me what this program is about, please.
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This place should be all the help you need www.google.com
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Cheers,

DrT

** Stress - the condition brought about by having to
** resist the temptation to beat the living daylights
** out of someone who richly deserves it.
 
: Thanks to all of you for your tips and advise.
: Now I need some education. I have not heard of Vmware.
: Could some one tell me what this program is about, please.
:
: I may give it a try.
:
: Thanks...Robert
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Have you ever heard of Google?
:
 
Frank said:
So you deny you're having sex with babba your male lover (RE: sheep)?
Does he deny that he is having sex with you?
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You just gotta prove that you're a sick ****, don't you, Frank?

Alias
 
Bill said:
You've already proved that you're a sick ****.
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Really? And your proof is?
Not only that, you use that
Crippled INFERIOR Ubuntu so you are ****ed again!
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It's not my fault you're too stupid to use Ubuntu. Hell, you're so
****ing stupid, you use Outhouse Distress to post!

Alias
 
Alias said:
Really? And your proof is?


It's not my fault you're too stupid to use Ubuntu. Hell, you're so ****ing
stupid, you use Outhouse Distress to post!

Alias
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I'm too smart to use Ubuntu. Ubuntu won't run the programs that I need so
there is no use wasting valuable time with an INFERIOR product. Most people
come to the same conclusion. There are exceptions: If you are poor and
can't afford Microsoft products than it's better to use Ubuntu to e-mail and
post messages.

Remember Ubuntu was written by geeks for geeks.
 
Bill said:
I'm too smart to use Ubuntu.
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This from someone who resorts to accusing people of ****ing sheep, being
a stoner and other LIES. Not very smart, sport.
Ubuntu won't run the programs that I need
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You don't know that as that would require doing some research and that's
something you're not very good at.
so
there is no use wasting valuable time with an INFERIOR product.
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Your ill informed opinion stated as fact. Sorry, chum, that doesn't fly.
Most people
come to the same conclusion.
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NO, they don't. Only clueless biased anti open source trolls like you
share that opinion: to wit, Frank.
There are exceptions: If you are poor and
can't afford Microsoft products than it's better to use Ubuntu to e-mail and
post messages.
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More lies.
Remember Ubuntu was written by geeks for geeks.
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Even more lies.

Alias
 
JEWboy said:
You will like Windows7, period.
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Not necessarily, you can't please ALL the people ALL the time. I have
read MANY complaints about this or that in Win7. (Changes etc)Some still
hate it because it is still too much like Vista, for one. I happen to
like it so far, but that's me... YMMV

G'day
 
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