Click start, type " Backup and restore " . Click " Backup and restore" open the backup and restore window and you will be able to see the option. you can choose the option that best suits you.
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Yes, you need to back-up your PC if you upgrade your computer, from Windows Vista to Windows 7. Anyway, the Windows 7 Release Candidate requires backing up your PC with a blank recordable disk, before you download, the Windows 7 Release Candidate because the Windows 7 Release Candidate, will be your temporary operating system, after you install the Windows 7 Release Candidate, via the Microsoft website, which is Microsoft.com.
If you do not have Windows 7 on a DVD or have not made a back-up of 7, or do not have the hard drive partitioned with 7 saved on that partition, you are out of luck.
You cannot, but you don't have to mind it as Windows 8 automatically comes up if you don't choose Windows 7 in 30 secs in start up. It's useful cause you can always come back to it.
"To backup in Windows 7 you have to open up your Computer, right click on your local drive and select properties. Then press the Tools tab and press the Back up now button."
restart your computer
you will have to boot up your computer from the windows 7 DVD and repair the installation (I guess its called startup repair). OR If you have Windows XP installed on the same PC, then use Vista Boot PRO (Totally free) to restore Boot manager info to your windows 7 partition
Downgrade it, you can use a Windows XP install disk to undo the Windows 7 one.
Step 1) Back up your data in case the install is successful.Step 2) back up the complete drive in case the install fails.
Backup and Restore Feature in Windows 7 creates safety copies of your most important files. Let Windows choose what to back up, or pick individual folders, libraries, or drives. Windows can back up files on whatever schedule you choose. Just set it and forget it. In Windows 7, you can back up files to another drive, your network, or a DVD. Backup and Restore for your personal PC and attached DVD or external hard drives comes with all editions of Windows. If you want to backup to a network location, say on your company's central server, network attached storage, or another computer on your network, you'll need Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate.
You can apparently 'roll back' a Windows 8 computer to Windows 7... HOWEVER - some computer manufacturers have said they will not repair a Windows 8 machine (even if it's still under warranty) if it's been rolled back ! They claim rolling a Windows 8 machine back to Windows 7 voids the warranty !
Backup and Restore