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techdude
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      07-23-2006
I am using Windows XP Home Edition, and I want to upgrade to Windows Vista
Beta 2, but I can't lose my files on my local disk. Will changing OS's reset
my drive, or will I be able to keep my files?
 
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Brendan Green
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      07-23-2006
You're playing with beta software.

As a rule, always assume that the beta could delete all files on the disk.

Backup everything that is important first.

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>I am using Windows XP Home Edition, and I want to upgrade to Windows Vista
> Beta 2, but I can't lose my files on my local disk. Will changing OS's
> reset
> my drive, or will I be able to keep my files?



 
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Colin Barnhorst
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      07-23-2006
Replied to in vista.general. Posting the same thing in several newsgroups
just makes it harder for folks who want to help you because it makes for a
very fragmented conversation.

The gist of my response was, Do not install Vista on a production or primary
home computer. If you overwrite XP Home with Vista plan on losing all files
even though the upgrade is supposed to protect them. This is beta.

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>I am using Windows XP Home Edition, and I want to upgrade to Windows Vista
> Beta 2, but I can't lose my files on my local disk. Will changing OS's
> reset
> my drive, or will I be able to keep my files?



 
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