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If I do a full back-up with True Image 2013. Format the drive, reload Windows 7 with all updates. Will the back-up restore the corrupt Windows 7 files or, keep the clean installed version? If not, is there any way to restore a back-up on to a updated operating system like Windows 8?
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1. If you have a full disk backup, after a disaster you don't need to format a new drive or install Windows. You would just recover from the backup.

2. Restoring from a full disk backup wipes out whatever was on the target drive. Nothing you put on the drive before the restoration would be preseent after the restoration.

Thanks for that. How then can I update the operating system without losing my original Data etc?

I don't know what you're asking. What do you mean by "update the operating system"?

If you want to do a fresh, clean install of Windows, you should first make a full disk backup for safety, but it would also be useful to make a file-based backup of your user data. You could restore the user data from that file backup. This would also mean that you have two backups of user data, which is good security prior to a fresh install. You can also, once Acronis True Image is installed in the new Windows installation, mount an Acronis backup image in Windows Explorer and copy back your user data that way.

Prior to starting a clean install, you should also obtain drivers for all your hardware. And, there is a proper sequence for driver installation that should be followed for safety.

GLenNeROO,

The update of Windows is independent of Acronis.
Microsoft will make the update from Windows 7 to Windows 8 seamless. Some older versions like Vista or XP, you will have to reinstall programs, as the upgrade can only keep windows settings (Vista) and personal files (Vista, XP).

You can decide to instruct the installer to do a completely new install, but then you would use ACronis to backup your system disk and your data before the upgrade and then move content files (not applications) to your new installation.

Note, you will need the RTM version of Windows 8 to perform an upgrade.

If you want to get really technical, you could make a complete disk image of your Windows 7 and then use True Image to convert it to a VHD file, then install W8 and attach the W7 VHD file to the W8 boot manager and you can then boot into either OS.

Personally though if I was going that route, I would leave the Windows 7 install as it is and directly install W8 as a VHD which can be done and there are plenty of guides on the net on how to do that.