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vista backup

Discussion in 'Windows Vista' started by Mark, Oct 15, 2009.

  1. Mark

    Mark Guest

    Running Vista Home 64 going to upgrade to 7 professional. I understand that
    I will have to reinstall everything. My question is if I am using the vista
    backup and restore once I have completed the 7 install will I be able to
    restore my files with 7 even though it was originally backup up with vista
    or do I need to manually copy all my files onto an external drive instead of
    relying on the vista backup?

    thanks
     
    Mark, Oct 15, 2009
    #1
  3. Leroy

    Leroy Guest

    Please see:

    Step-by-Step: Windows 7 Upgrade and Migration



    Mark wrote:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > Running Vista Home 64 going to upgrade to 7 professional. I understand
    > that I will have to reinstall everything. My question is if I am using
    > the vista backup and restore once I have completed the 7 install will I
    > be able to restore my files with 7 even though it was originally backup
    > up with vista or do I need to manually copy all my files onto an
    > external drive instead of relying on the vista backup?
    >
    > thanks<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
    Leroy, Oct 15, 2009
    #2
  4. Mark

    Mark Guest

    okay thanks but willl windows 7 recognize a backup that was made from vista?

    "Leroy" <leroy@earthlink.net> wrote in message
    news:4AD747F2.6060604@earthlink.net...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > Please see:
    >
    > Step-by-Step: Windows 7 Upgrade and Migration
    >
    >
    >
    > Mark wrote:<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    >> Running Vista Home 64 going to upgrade to 7 professional. I understand
    >> that I will have to reinstall everything. My question is if I am using
    >> the vista backup and restore once I have completed the 7 install will I
    >> be able to restore my files with 7 even though it was originally backup
    >> up with vista or do I need to manually copy all my files onto an external
    >> drive instead of relying on the vista backup?
    >>
    >> thanks <!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
    Mark, Oct 15, 2009
    #3
  5. Leroy

    Leroy Guest

    Q. "Will windows 7 recognize a backup that was made from vista?"

    A. Yes it will.


    Mark wrote:<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > okay thanks but willl windows 7 recognize a backup that was made from
    > vista?
    >
    > "Leroy" <leroy@earthlink.net> wrote in message
    > news:4AD747F2.6060604@earthlink.net...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    >> Please see:
    >>
    >> Step-by-Step: Windows 7 Upgrade and Migration
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >> Mark wrote:<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    >>> Running Vista Home 64 going to upgrade to 7 professional. I
    >>> understand that I will have to reinstall everything. My question is
    >>> if I am using the vista backup and restore once I have completed the
    >>> 7 install will I be able to restore my files with 7 even though it
    >>> was originally backup up with vista or do I need to manually copy
    >>> all my files onto an external drive instead of relying on the vista
    >>> backup?
    >>>
    >>> thanks <!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    > <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
    Leroy, Oct 15, 2009
    #4
  6. Gene E. Bloch

    Gene E. Bloch Guest

    I don't know the answer (although there are posters here who do, I'm sure).
    I suggest instead this workaround:

    Download and install EASEUS Disk Copy\


    It's free, although other items on the site aren't. They also have
    something called Todo Backup which might serve your needs (right now, I
    have no idea what the difference is).

    You would burn the ISO file to a CD as an image, not a file, boot from it,
    and copy your whole disk to a same-size partition on an external drive. Now
    everything is there and in the regular disk format.

    I believe that any encrypted files or folders should be unencrypted before
    backing up this way.

    On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:17:08 -0400, Mark wrote:
    <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > okay thanks but willl windows 7 recognize a backup that was made from vista?
    >
    > "Leroy" <leroy@earthlink.net> wrote in message
    > news:4AD747F2.6060604@earthlink.net...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    >> Please see:
    >>
    >> Step-by-Step: Windows 7 Upgrade and Migration
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >> Mark wrote:<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    >>> Running Vista Home 64 going to upgrade to 7 professional. I understand
    >>> that I will have to reinstall everything. My question is if I am using
    >>> the vista backup and restore once I have completed the 7 install will I
    >>> be able to restore my files with 7 even though it was originally backup
    >>> up with vista or do I need to manually copy all my files onto an external
    >>> drive instead of relying on the vista backup?
    >>>
    >>> thanks<!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->


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    Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom
     
    Gene E. Bloch, Oct 15, 2009
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