Sorry, perhaps I should have explained further.
I have windows xp at the moment and I am going to upgrade to windows 7. I have a lot of files I want to back up before I do so; mostly music files from over the past 25 years or so and which I know is irreplaceable.
This is the main reason for using nero. But if my version isn't supported in windows 7 then I presume I wouldn't be able to restore my files once I install windows 7.
I also have other files to back up and I remember reading at one stage that just backing up files to cd/dvd was not a back up that could be restored to its original state. i.e: that the data could not be edited etc. Once put on disc and restored to the drive/s it was read only and therefore could not be edited in any way, which I would need to be able to do with most of the data.
In any case, I would still need software that is compatible with windows 7 to restore the files. Isn't that the case?
Hope this isn't too long winded, but thought I'd better explain the situation as best I could.
Thank you for reading and in advance for any help offered.