Ithought this was a pretty good question by one of my clients. It also gives me the opportunity to tell you a bit about my Tip Cycle program were I can answer all of your computer questions. The reason I call it the Tip Cycle is because it’s a tip for a tip. Browse around the site and check it out. Moving on.

The question she asked was, could I create a back from Windows Vista using the system backup and restore feature built into the system to create one and be able to move that backup and restore those files in Windows 7? I thought wow that is a good question.

In essence, you are backing up files in one operating system (Windows Vista) and restoring those files in another (Windows 7). The answer is very simple and it is the genius of Microsoft at work.

I hate Windows Vista. I always encourage my clients to upgrade. Windows Vista is like the more retarded cousin of a retarded cousin. But there is one thing that makes the transition easy if you want to use Windows 7 first before migrating all the day.

I had one client who had a bad experience with Windows Vista as many have reported. Her issue was that she didn’t have a large hard drive. It was about 40 gigs but insisted on having Windows vista. After while being that Vista is such a large operating system and there was not much room left for her to store anything else.

Not only that her old compressed files and her temporary internet files among other junk that needed to be cleaned took like 4 gigs of space. It seems her space just shrunk and shrunk with each use. She decided to make the move to Windows 7 after convincing that a larger hard drive was needed as well since she loves music.

So now the question came on how to move her information over. Well, it is much simply than you think between Windows Vista and 7. Click start and in the space where you can search, type “backup & restore” and choose the back up option. Save the files on an external media such as a USB or an external hard drive.

The system automatically creates an application along with the saved data. Take that backedup data to the new system and repeat the step but this time choose the “restore” option and pick the computer option that comes up next that says something along the lines of “this is the computer I want to restore my files to”.

Then follow the onscreen options and there you go. If you have any issues or questions, I am here to help. Use the Tip Cycle form to ask any questions you may have about this process.