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Dual Boot with Win XP & Win 7?

5 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/dual-boot-with-win-xp-win-7.120923/

go4saket
go4saket Original post #1
Sep 10, 2009 at 1:02 PM
Hello friends!

I have a system with Windows XP SP3 installed n my C drive. I have multiple partitions and I am willing to install Win 7 on my D Drive thereby making my PC a dual boot system with Win XP & Win 7.

I do the procedure to installing two OS in two different partitions as I have done this with Win 2000 & Win XP before but never tried this with Vista or Win 7.

Is the procedure going to be the same or do I need to take some other steps?

Thank you.
evewin89
evewin89 #2
Sep 11, 2009 at 10:44 AM
the easiest way to have dual booting i.e (xp & 7) is that. 1st intall xp and then intall 7.
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ARJOT SINGH #3
Sep 12, 2009 at 7:44 AM
Just make sure that u select custom installation during installation of win7 or it will replace ur winxp.
aswin1
aswin1 #4
Sep 13, 2009 at 9:48 PM
I am triple booting with XP ,Vista and 7. No problems so far.
go4saket
go4saket #5
Sep 15, 2009 at 1:33 PM
Ok, done. The problem was in BIOS. I had actually selected manual detection of HDD because of which Win 7 couldnt boot, I dont know why. After I selected Auto, it all worked fine and installation was a success.

Thanks guys.