fazaal24
03-23-2007, 01:36 PM
You can perform a clean installation of Windows Vista on a hard disk partition that contains an existing Microsoft Windows installation. If you do not format the hard disk, all the following items will be saved automatically in the Windows.OLD folder after Windows Vista is installed:
• The previous operating system
• User data
• Program files
To confirm that these items have been saved, make sure that the Windows.OLD folder exists in the root folder of the Windows hard disk. Typically, the Windows hard disk is the C drive. If the Windows.OLD folder exists on this drive, files from the previous Windows installation are saved during the Windows Vista installation process. Therefore, you can restore the computer to the previous Windows installation.
Read on TechNet (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=927522&SD=tech)
• The previous operating system
• User data
• Program files
To confirm that these items have been saved, make sure that the Windows.OLD folder exists in the root folder of the Windows hard disk. Typically, the Windows hard disk is the C drive. If the Windows.OLD folder exists on this drive, files from the previous Windows installation are saved during the Windows Vista installation process. Therefore, you can restore the computer to the previous Windows installation.
Read on TechNet (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=927522&SD=tech)