Windows 7 on Aspire One ZG5

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    Queops

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    Hello all.
    I currently have the ZG5 model (which includes the fairly big harddrive 140+GB). I wanted to try Windows 7 on it but I have a couple of questions (I currently have the Windows XP fresh copy that comes with it, the one that you get from pressing ALT+F10 to boot the recovery manager).

    My question is... If I install Windows 7 from a bootable USB drive and make it so it erases all my data on HDD can I still recover my windows XP version by pressing ALT+F10 at boot, when Windows 7 RC version ends? Has anyone tried this?

    If it works this way please tell me how to install it.

    If you can't recover it, how can I try Windows 7 without having regrets after I done it? :)


    Thanks in advance.
     
    Queops, Sep 19, 2009
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    Window 7 install will defeat the restore D2D function. You can image the entire hard drive with Acronis or ghost, if you want the ability to go back.
     
    jerryt, Sep 19, 2009
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    Should be better if I make a partition and multi-boot then?
     
    Queops, Sep 19, 2009
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    The restore partition relies on a special MBR (Master Boot Record) if you multiboot, the special MBR is rewritten by the latest operating system. So Win 7 would write the MBR and no more restore function.
     
    jerryt, Sep 20, 2009
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