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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

"02 1% you want to have for this Windows 7 partition. "$ee s&reenshotbelow%

$%&'( *ou would do steps + to in &-T/! T"/ at that link. "indows # will need

a minimum of 01 2B 301456 &B7.

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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 &ethod /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

BI#S .


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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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W+$I$*( Be sure to leave the *utomati"ally dete"t "orre"t dri%e bo<

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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name you would li'e to have instead. "$ee s&reenshot below%

-% /li&' on the +dd 'ntry 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,

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