Use the Easy Transfer wizard to save files and settings to CD/DVD/external
drive of some sort then restore them after the reinstall. No there's no way
to do what you want with Complete PC Backup - that would restore the
expiring system instead. :-)
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>I have been running a trial version of Vista Enterprise Edition on my
> computer and its license is running out in a few days. So, I would
> like to back up my system and reinstall to the Vista Home Edition disk
> that came with my PC.
>
> I was wondering - is there any way to back up my entire system using
> Complete PC Backup and somehow restore it once I'm back to Home
> Edition (where there is no Complete PC Backup).
>
> If not, does anyone have any suggestions for how to make this
> reinstall as painless as possible?
>
> Thanks!