-pops- Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 WARNING:You cannot install uninstall Vista and go back to your previous operating system, without a Final version, which is not yet available.It is apparent here and elsewhere that people are installing this beta operating system unaware of the full implications of what they are doing.BE AWARE that Vista Beta can overwrite any operating system already installed on a machine and you cannot recover and data or information that has been overwritten.For the full implications, read this carefully before you install Vista Beta http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/preview.mspxInstallation limitationsThere are two installation scenarios for Windows Vista Beta 2 (and RC1): 1. You can do a clean installation. This process will overwrite any data that you have on your hard disk or on your installation partition. The overwritten data will be lost and unrecoverable.2. You can upgrade an existing installation of Windows XP.No other installation scenarios are supported. Upgrading to this beta from any other edition of Windows requires a clean installation, as described in option 1. In addition, once you install Windows Vista Beta 2 (or RC1) you cannot roll back to the previous operating system installation—you will either have to acquire and install the final released edition of Windows Vista or reinstall a previous edition of Windows. Before installing Windows Vista Beta 2 on any computer, please remember to back up all your files. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 Wise posting pops. I would not even think about putting it onto my computer. It is OK for those with a spare machine, who know EXACTLY what they are doing, and are happy to cope with the implications afterwards. For most of us, it is wise to wait until it is NO LONGER Beta, and then only to install it to a brand new machine, built with Vista in mind. Just think how many problems have been posted on here and other forums, as a result of upgrading W98 machines to XP. I can foresee a similar number of problems as a result of this upgrade, when applied to old XP machines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 added a warning and Pinned.Excellent advice, I hope everyone reads this, and perhaps add thier own good/bad experiences to help other users. :DI've used Vista when it was in early BETA, and found it to work quite well. There were some small bugs, and some hardware was not supported, but was very nice to look at.I have not yet had a chance to try the Public release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted June 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2006 Moving this back towards the top of Active Topics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 There are already several instances of problems on the forum. People will never learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pa1916 Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 Load any Windows Vista and drive yourself around the bend but it's fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panarchy Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 I use it (build 5744) and I like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tk27 Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 BE AWARE that Vista Beta can overwrite any operating system already installed on a machine and you cannot recover and data or information that has been overwritten.hey, as far as data structure looks on vista, clean install (as of rc2) moves windows\prgr.files\docs'n'sett to \windows.old while an upgrade will move them to '$' folders at the top of your root ($windows.~q and $inplace.~tr). of course full backup ;)cheersps thats my first post so correct me about etiquette (if applicable) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted January 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 This thread will be irrelevant in a few days time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tk27 Posted January 24, 2007 Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 This thread will be irrelevant in a few days time.but i'm preety sure, the location of backup folders will remain same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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