Dual boot XP Win7?

[snowpenguin]

So help a noob out.

I want to have win7 on my compuiter arriving tomorrow, but I want to have XP as well for stuff.

So I'll have a 750 GB HD to work with. I thoguht I heard partitioning it would do the work. Will it? How do I do this? Thanks.

 

[J.D]

Why would you need to?

 

[snowpenguin]

Compatibility

 

[jleemero]

@ Multiple Things

Let's start off with this: Dual-Booting 2 Operating Systems is done the same way no matter what they are. (With very rare exceptions YOU SHOULDN'T ASK ABOUT)
With that in mind: http://apcmag.com/how_to_dualboot_vista ... nshots.htm

To be honest?
I wouldn't use their procedure.

The easier way, what with your new computer, would be to install Win7 first, and just partition the drive with the installer, and then go in and install XP to the remaining space.

 

[Bibin]

Actually, for you I provide disagreement with the last thing - For me, installing XP then installing 7 works fine for dual booting, and it sets up the menu just fine and all that. This is all assuming one hard drive, of course. Using multiple hard drives is likely the easiest thing you can do.

 

[snowpenguin]

I ended up partitioning 115 GB for XP, when I get win7 I'll put it on the rest.

 

[banditpaw1]

would doing this be the same with adding linux?

 

[Zero]

would doing this be the same with adding linux?

Let's start off with this: Dual-Booting 2 Operating Systems is done the same way no matter what they are.

Just make a partition, and when you install your distro to it, it should install something like GRUB to handle the boot process.

 

[sjohn]

Hi!! I also want to get Windows 7. Just for the flax of it. I don't want to do dual boot as that's a lot of work and my hard drive already has 2 partitions on it.

Basically, what I want to do is just put Windows 7 in place of XP, which I'm pretty sure I can do.

My hard drive has 2 partitions. One is C:, which is where Windows XP is installed. The other is D:, which has all my important data (including games). So basically I already backed my system up. However, what I want to know is if I can even do this without consequence. If I were to just clear out the C: partition and install Windows 7 on it, would I still be able to access the D: partition without any issues? Or would I have to reformat that partition to so Windows 7 could interact with it? I have reinstalled Windows XP on C: before without having to do anything to D:, but that's probably because I made both partitions when installing XP the first time...


Anyway, any info would be appreciated.

 

[J.D]

Hi!! I also want to get Windows 7. Just for the flax of it. I don't want to do dual boot as that's a lot of work and my hard drive already has 2 partitions on it.

Basically, what I want to do is just put Windows 7 in place of XP, which I'm pretty sure I can do.

My hard drive has 2 partitions. One is C:, which is where Windows XP is installed. The other is D:, which has all my important data (including games). So basically I already backed my system up. However, what I want to know is if I can even do this without consequence. If I were to just clear out the C: partition and install Windows 7 on it, would I still be able to access the D: partition without any issues? Or would I have to reformat that partition to so Windows 7 could interact with it? I have reinstalled Windows XP on C: before without having to do anything to D:, but that's probably because I made both partitions when installing XP the first time...


Anyway, any info would be appreciated.

So, in other words you want to access your D drive from Windows 7, in place of Windows XP? That will work.