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<blockquote data-quote="EphesiaNZ" data-source="post: 64576804" data-attributes="member: 282624"><p>You fail to mention that most, if not all, laptop manufacturers provide a utility on the laptop which can create a backup CD/DVD of the laptop image which can be used to restore the laptops software back to the factory default. So you can install another OS then go back to Windows at a later date, providing you run the mentioned restore utility and create the CD/DVD's first.</p><p></p><p>Most restore utilities provided with laptops can make a backup of the clean base install, so it will be as you got it just after purchase, or they can make a restore set including any data you have on it at the point you create the restore set. Personally I like to backup my data separate but that's me.</p><p></p><p>So it's more than possible to put another OS on the laptop and go back to Windows if not happy with it.</p><p></p><p>From memory most Vista, 7 and 8 laptops/desktops should have a restore facility. With XP you should have a CD but realistically you should be moving to another solution now as XP is going to be a virus/malware party after April 2014.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EphesiaNZ, post: 64576804, member: 282624"] You fail to mention that most, if not all, laptop manufacturers provide a utility on the laptop which can create a backup CD/DVD of the laptop image which can be used to restore the laptops software back to the factory default. So you can install another OS then go back to Windows at a later date, providing you run the mentioned restore utility and create the CD/DVD's first. Most restore utilities provided with laptops can make a backup of the clean base install, so it will be as you got it just after purchase, or they can make a restore set including any data you have on it at the point you create the restore set. Personally I like to backup my data separate but that's me. So it's more than possible to put another OS on the laptop and go back to Windows if not happy with it. From memory most Vista, 7 and 8 laptops/desktops should have a restore facility. With XP you should have a CD but realistically you should be moving to another solution now as XP is going to be a virus/malware party after April 2014. [/QUOTE]
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