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Dual Boot Installation with Windows 7 andXP
How to Setup a Dual Boot Installation with Windows 7 and XP Published by Brink28 Apr 2009
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How to Setup a Dual Boot Installation with Windows 7and XP
Information
This will show you how to install Windows 7 and XP to dual boot with when youalready have either Windows 7 or XP installed first.
NoteWith a dual boot installaton, you will have two operatin syste!s "#$% installed.
When you start the &o!puter, you will have the &hoi&e to &hoose whi&h #$ youwould li'e to start up to. This !ethod is the easiest way of doin a dual boot with
these two operatin syste!s.
Tip
When dual booting with another #$ "e() *ista or XP%, you !ay not always have
that #$ partition show up in Computer with a driver letter in Windows 7. +f thishappens, then you will ust need to add a drive letter to the #$ "e() *ista or XP%partition in Windows 7 -is' anae!ent for it to show up in /o!puter with a driver
letter.
Warning
To stop XP fro! deletin your Windows 7 System estore Points everyti!e XP isstarted, then see System estore Points ! Stop XP Dual Boot Delete to hide
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Windows 7 fro! XP.
Windows 7 "inimum Hardware e#uirements
$%&'( For more information on this, see: Windows 7 system requirements
• 13 425bit or 65bit pro&essor
• ) *B +" for ,-!bit Windows 7 % - *B +" for ./!bit Windows 7
• ). *B available dis' spa&e ,-!bit Windows 7 % -0 *B for ./!bitWindows 7
• $upport for -ire&tX 9 raphi&s with 28 !e!ory "in order to enable Aero
the!e%
•
-*-5:W -rive
• +nternet or phone a&&ess to a&tivate Windows 7.
Windows XP "inimum Hardware e#uirements $%&'( For more information on this, see: System requirements for Windows XP operating systems
• P/ with 400 !eahert3 "3% or hiher pro&essor &lo&' speed
re&o!!ended; 24453 !ini!u! re6:Athlon:-uron fa!ily, or &o!patible pro&essor re&o!!ended
• 28 !eabytes "% of A or hiher re&o!!ended "6 !ini!u!supported; !ay li!it perfor!an&e and so!e features%
• .? iabyte "1% of available hard dis' spa&e.=
• $uper *1A "800 @ 600% or hiher resolution video adapter and !onitor
• /-5# or -*- drive
• >eyboard and i&rosoft ouse or &o!patible pointin devi&e
'X+"P1'( Windows Boot "anager$%&'( This is the boot screen where you select what operating system that youwould like to start. By default, you have ! se"onds to choose another operating
system before the default operating system will start automatically .
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%P&I%$ %$'When XP is Installed 2irst
$%&'( If you have a RI! setup, you will need to have the "indows # RI! drivers
on a $%B flash drive available to select and load while installing "indows # .
)3 -o step - or , below for where you wanted to install Windows 7 at.
-3 &o Create a $ew Partition 4rom the XP Hard Disk Drive A% With your Windows 7 installation dis& boot into the Command Prompt fro!the System e5overy %ptions s&reen.
$%&'( &ake sure that the '!(!)! drive is selected first in the boot order in the
BI#S .
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% +n the &o!!and pro!pt, sele&t and shrink the XP volume by how !any
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B% 1o to step .
,3 &o 6se a Separate Hard Disk Drive than the XP Drive A% oot fro! your Windows 7 installation dis&.
$%&'( &ake sure that the '!(!)! drive is selected first in the boot order in theBI#S .
/3 /li&' on the Install now button. "$ee s&reenshot below%
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3 When you et to this point, sele&t the partition "step 2% or hard drive to installWindows 7 on. "$ee s&reenshot below%
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.3 Cinish installing Windows 7.$%&'( *ou would start at step $ in that link to finish installing "indows # .
73 When finished, restart the &o!puter to have the option to boot fro! XP "Barlier*erision of Windows% or Windows 7. "$ee s&reenshot below%
Note
+f you are only bootin into Windows 7 and do not have XP listed in the WindowsBoot "anager, then you &an install only 'asyBCD "step 8 #ption Two below% to
add XP "or Windows 7% while started in Windows 7 the sa!e way to the boot list.
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%P&I%$ &W%When Windows 7 is Installed 2irst
Warning
• +f you have a +ID setup, you will need to have the XP A+- drivers foryour spe&ifi& !otherboard on a 2loppy dis& available to sele&t and load at
the 2. pro!pt while installin XP.
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• +f you have a S+&+ drive, then you will need to do either one of theseoptions to load the $ATA drivers for XP for your spe&ifi& !otherboard.
o How to Slipstream S+&+ drivers into Windows XP setup CD
with Dual Boot o4 Windows 7 or 8ista
o How to 1oad S+&+ Drivers in Windows XP Setup on your Dual
Boot PC with 8ista or Windows 7 for how to load your $ATA
drivers fro! a 2loppy dis& at the 2. pro!pt while installin XP.
)3 &o Create a $ew Partition 4rom the Windows 7 Hard Disk
Drive$%&'( If you want to install XP on a separate internal hard dri%e instead, thenskip this step and go to step +.
A% +n Windows 7, sele&t and shrink the Windows 7 volume in -is' anae!entby how !any "02 1% you want to have for this XP partition. "$ee
s&reenshots below%$%&'( *ou would do all of ðod /ne at that link .
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-3 +nsert your XP installation dis&, then restart the &o!puter and press any 'ey toboot fro! it when pro!pted. "$ee s&reenshot below%$%&'( &ake sure that the '!(!)! drive is selected first in the boot order in the
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,3 Cro! XP $etup, Press 'nter. "$ee s&reenshot below%
Warning
• +f you have a +ID setup, you will need to have the XP A+-drivers for your spe&ifi& !otherboard on a 2loppy dis& available tosele&t and load at the 2. pro!pt while installin XP.
• +f you have a S+&+ drive, then you will need to do either one ofthese options to load the $ATA drivers for XP for your spe&ifi&!otherboard.
o How to Slipstream S+&+ drivers into Windows XP setup
CD with Dual Boot o4 Windows 7 or 8ista
o How to 1oad S+&+ Drivers in Windows XP Setup on your
Dual Boot PC with 8ista or Windows 7 for how to load your
$ATA drivers fro! a 2loppy dis& at the 2. pro!pt whileinstallin XP.
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/3 Press 29. "$ee s&reenshot below%$%&'( /n some multimedia keyboards, you may need to press the &'(o") or
&un"tion key before pressing F5.
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3 $ele&t the partition "step % or hard drive that you want to install XP on usin thearrow 'eys and press Bnter.
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.3 Cinish installin XP.
Tip
+f you et 'rror loading %perating System after XP restarts)
• Dsin your Windows 7 installation dis&, boot to the 5ommand
prompt at startup.
• Type in these &o!ands below, and press enter after ea&h one.
o bootre5 :2i;"br
o bootre5 :2i;Boot
o bootre5 :ebuildB5d
• B(it the &o!!and pro!pt and restart the &o!puter.
• At this point, Windows 7 should boot up the sa!e way before tryin
to install XP.
• /ontinue to step 8 below and run Basy/- fro! Windows 7 instead.
73 +n XP, download and install 3$et 2ramework -30 3 #n the left side of Basy/-, &li&' on the +dd $ew 'ntry button. "$ees&reenshot below%A% +n the top se&tion under %perating Systems, &li&' on the Windows tab. "$ee
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checked .
/% To the riht of $ame, you &an leave the default "i5roso4t Windows XP as thena!e to be displayed in the Windows oot anaer, or you &an type whatever
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-% /li&' on the +dd 'ntry button. "$ee s&reenshot below%
)03 #n the left side of Basy/-, &li&' on the BCD Deployment button, sele&t "dot%the Install the Windows 8ista:7 bootloader to the "B option, and &li&' onthe Write "B button. "$ee s&reenshot below%
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))3 /lose Basy/-.
)-3 estart the &o!puter to have the option to boot fro! "i5roso4t Windows XP or Windows 7. "$ee s&reenshot below%
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Tip+f Windows 7 will not start up when sele&ted, then use your Windows 7 installation
-*- to do a Startup epair.
ThatEs it,
$hawn
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