Install Dual Boot Windows XP and Windows 7 in 1 Hard Disk

Need 2 OS on 1 disk. Wanted to keep Windows XP but want to try the latest Windows 7. There is a simple technique to install the 2nd OS

Preparation before installing, and installing Windows XP

The first step
  • To partition a hard drive with 2 partitions or more. At least 2 partitions, C and D. Partition C should use the FAT format. For example, only use a maximum capacity of 30GB for Windows XP. And reserving a partition into two partitions eg D, and format with NTFS. Why need the NTFS format, later part of the partition D is used for the OS Windows 7, while the C partition used for Windows XP. Windows 7 can only be installed to the partition with NTFS format. 
  • Install Windows XP on your hard drive partitions C
    Finish installing the OS Windows XP to partition C. The first stage is completed, which already has 1 computer OS is Windows XP installed on a partition of C.
 Installing a second OS is Windows 7






Stages below. The assumption only, Partition 2 above have been given a name as drive X. While you will be given a DVD ROM drive D.

1. Insert the disk OS Windows 7, the DVD ROM.

2. Then click the Setup.exe from the Windows XP systemlike view below




3. On display will show the setup of Windows 7. Select INSTALL NOW

4. System preparation Windows 7 will copy files from DVD to hard drive


5. Setup process is complete copy of Windows 7, will be asked whether to update directly Windows 7 or not. Just select Do not get the latest updates so as not to disturb the process for installing



6. This is the MOST IMPORTANT. Do not wrong or Windows XP you actually lost. Select the Custom (Advanced).


7. After selecting the Custom option will appear to install a partition for Windows 7. As the description above, as the assumption that Drive D is the fox with a drive letter X. Just choose the 2nd partition is empty with the NTFS format. Note, Windows 7 could only be installed to the NTFS partition, but can not install to a FAT partition. Clik on the partition you want to store the OS Windows 7, for instance on the partition X.


 The next process running as usual, until the install is complete and Windows 7 asking simple questions such as choice of keyboard and areas of the country ..

Choosing a dual boot between Windows XP and Windows 7

After Windows 7 successfully installed to a partition into 2 or partition of X, the end is the computer to reboot. And the look of Windows will be changed to Dual Boot, as shown below

    1. Options Earlier Version of Windows is Windows the first time you install is Windows XP.
    2. Options Windows 7 is Windows to the 2 newly installed, located on the X drive




Why are easier to use the above techniques 

   
 Do not bother if installed as the stages above. Above techniques is to reduce errors when installing Windows to a 2 or Windows 7 to the hard drive. In addition to avoiding mistakes, how to install Windows 7 from Windows XP will be faster. Because Windows 7 does not have a choice of roll back or back when you either choose the options that exist. Suppose you either choose when to install Windows 7 from Windows 7 DVD BOOT system. Then the computer must be reset again, and again wait for it to boot and read data from disc DVD Windows 7

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