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May 3, 2010, 05:24 PM
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Create a new partition for Dual Boot OS ?
I wish to create a new 30 gig partition on my lappy to install a copy of XP for games that don't work well with Win 7.
Win 7 is on the drive now. I want the win 7 and Xp to be dual bootable. Is this possible? |
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May 3, 2010, 05:33 PM
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If you make the new partition bootable, it should be.
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May 3, 2010, 07:15 PM
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I have only before set up new partitions on new hard drives that were empty to prepare for windows install. I have no idea how to do it with a drive that has an existing partition with an OS on it. |
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May 3, 2010, 09:06 PM
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I've never dualbooted a windows-windows system, only a win-linux one and I've used GRUB+Gparted. Luckily google comes to the rescue: first result - http://lifehacker.com/5126781/how-to...th-xp-or-vista
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Here's what I did:
1. Create new partition 2. Install Windows 7 3. ???? 4. Profit! Microsoft will automatically detect that you have 2 OS and will ask you everytime you try to boot on which one to boot. One of my partition is factory setting Windows Vista, the other one is Windows 7. |
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