Windows 7 - Question

[Hazza]

If I downloaded Windows 7, I want to know the following... +REP to answers

1) I just bought a new HP laptop, which has Vista Home Premium, It was a 250GB Hard Drive and 3GB memory, could it hold/run windows 7 easily with no problems?

2) Can you switch back to Vista once you have downloaded Windows 7?

Thanks

[Decode]

If I downloaded Windows 7, I want to know the following... +REP to answers

1) I just bought a new HP laptop, which has Vista Home Premium, It was a 250GB Hard Drive and 3GB memory, could it hold/run windows 7 easily with no problems?

2) Can you switch back to Vista once you have downloaded Windows 7?

Thanks

1) Yes it could easily run Windows 7 as Windows 7 uses less resources that Vista.

2) Yes, you can either create a new partition and keep both the OS's (so when you switch your computer on you will be asked if you want to boot windows 7 or vista) or you can put Windows 7 over the vista partition and then if you want vista back do a fresh install from the disk over the Windows 7 partition. I'd recommend the first option.

[Hazza]

Thanks
I'm still not too sure whether I should do this or not, I mean the computer is under a week old lol

[Decode]

If you have a vista recovery disk you should be fine if there is a problem in the windows 7 install.

[Johno]

You could also "acquire" a copy of VMWare (or another Virtulization piece of software) and run it that way I believe.

I know I was able to run Windows 7 using VMWare Fusion

http://www.vmware.com/communities/co...5/welcome.html

[HotelUser]

You could also "acquire" a copy of VMWare (or another Virtulization piece of software) and run it that way I believe.

I know I was able to run Windows 7 using VMWare Fusion

http://www.vmware.com/communities/co...5/welcome.html

I was using VMware Fusion too.

[Hazza]

500MB of 250GB hard drive? Is that a lot?
1000MB is 1GB right?

Haha, stupid question, that I know, anywho...
Hey, how do you add an OS to VMware?

[Hazza]

answers pls...

Edit by Professor-Alex (Forum Manager): Please do not double post unless adding information.

[Johno]

1024MB = 1GB

And if we are talking VMWare Fusion you can just click the little plus, not sure about a Windows version because I haven't used it.