We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.
This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
The Forum now has a brand new text editor, adding a bunch of handy features to use when creating posts. Read more in our how-to guide
Harddrive backup, XP and windows 7
wazza
Posts: 2,595 Forumite
in Techie Stuff
My laptop has been playing up recently. It is running windows XP. Have another laptop which is running Windows 7.
I have some important data on the old laptop which i can copy onto a CD. Is it worth doing a backup? If so will it work on windows 7 or only on xp machine?
I have some important data on the old laptop which i can copy onto a CD. Is it worth doing a backup? If so will it work on windows 7 or only on xp machine?
Problem with having access to internet is that i get asked by many to solve their problems 
Well at least i learn something on the way 
Well at least i learn something on the way 0
Comments
-
My laptop has been playing up recently. It is running windows XP. Have another laptop which is running Windows 7.
I have some important data on the old laptop which i can copy onto a CD. Is it worth doing a backup? If so will it work on windows 7 or only on xp machine?
The data can usually be read on any OS. To which kind of data are you referring?0 -
The data can usually be read on any OS. To which kind of data are you referring?
I can copy pics, word docs etc onto CD. There are programs like nero etc whose disc i may have mislaid somewhere.Problem with having access to internet is that i get asked by many to solve their problems Well at least i learn something on the way 0 -
I can copy pics, word docs etc onto CD. There are programs like nero etc whose disc i may have mislaid somewhere.
Programs you cannot move, but you can save their Product Keys using programs widely available...such as Belarc.. Then you can download the programs themselves from places such as FileHippo.
As to whether they will work on Windows 7...depends on the program.0
This discussion has been closed.
Confirm your email address to Create Threads and Reply
Categories
- All Categories
- 353.4K Banking & Borrowing
- 254.1K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
- 455K Spending & Discounts
- 246.5K Work, Benefits & Business
- 602.8K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
- 178K Life & Family
- 260.5K Travel & Transport
- 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
- 16K Discuss & Feedback
- 37.7K Read-Only Boards