installing vista on a laptop. will i loose all my current files

im runnin xp pro on my laptop. i want to install vista beta 2. will i loose
all my files or will just upgrade to vista without loosing any files?
what about all my programs will they be useless? will i be able to run
source engine to play halflife 2- counter-strike? will i have to re-install
them or no?

You need to contact the Game developer for Half life about Vista support.
Who is the Windows Vista BETA 2 for?

IT Professionals, Developers, Enthusiast, people who like to back up their
data and try out new things and don't have issues just in case something
goes wrong installing the software.

There is always the likely possibility of system failure during or after the
upgrade, its never a sure guarantee of sucess with beta 2 software.

Is it recommended I use Windows Vista in a production environment?
Well, this is a tricky question, since it is pre-released software which is
still not ready for prime time. My recommendation would be no, its still too
early and there is a guarantee of failure and there have been reports of
system failure with Windows Vista BETA 2, so I would use it only for
curiosity, enthusiasm and giving in feedback about what works and what does
not work and install on a spare computer (recommended).

As Dustin recommends, backup, back up, backup.
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"daniel" <daniel@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> im runnin xp pro on my laptop. i want to install vista beta 2. will i
> loose
> all my files or will just upgrade to vista without loosing any files?
> what about all my programs will they be useless? will i be able to run
> source engine to play halflife 2- counter-strike? will i have to
> re-install
> them or no?
>