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Dual Boot XP & Windows 7 on two Hard Drives?

  • 08-01-2009 12:59pm
    #1
    Zascar
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 12,781 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    I'm really keen to try Windows 7. But I have some things on my computer that I doubt will work on Windows 7, so ideally I'd like to try to set up a dual boot arrangement. I have two hard drives in my computer, the 2nd is currently blank, so I'd like to try to install Windows 7 on that.

    I have absolutely no idea how to go about this, or if it's even possible or feasible. Can anyone tell me if they have done this, and point me in the right direction?

    Cheers


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  • #2
    Gonzovision
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 4,726 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzovision


    All you have to do is boot from your windows 7 disc and select your second hdd as the place you want to install it. The install process is more streamlined than vista's. You will have a boot menu listing Windows 7 and another option called older version of windows which will be xp. hope this helps


  • #3
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    Its actually warez atm, the official beta's not out yet.


  • #4
    Jonathan
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,260 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    PogMoThoin wrote: »
    Its actually warez atm, the official beta's not out yet.
    I hope you are gonna edit that post tomorrow morning :P


  • #5
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    jmccrohan wrote: »
    I hope you are gonna edit that post tomorrow morning :P

    Course :D


  • #6
    Zascar
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 12,781 Mod ✭✭✭✭Zascar


    gonzovision wrote: »
    All you have to do is boot from your windows 7 disc and select your second hdd as the place you want to install it. The install process is more streamlined than vista's. You will have a boot menu listing Windows 7 and another option called older version of windows which will be xp. hope this helps

    Cool thanks a mil, I got it installed pretty simply, the dual boot workds great. I had a bit of trouble with my wireless but all good now.

    Beats the pants off vista...


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  • #7
    [Deleted User]
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    Zascar wrote: »
    Cool thanks a mil, I got it installed pretty simply, the dual boot workds great. I had a bit of trouble with my wireless but all good now.

    Beats the pants off vista...
    Any issues with mp3's & gaming ?


  • #8
    Jonathan
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,260 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    hellboy99 wrote: »
    Any issues with mp3's & gaming ?
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=58509096&postcount=29


  • #9
    leninbenjamin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,983 ✭✭✭leninbenjamin


    slightly similar question... have never done a dual boot before, but i also have two HDs however with Vista, and i have two partitions on each, so i have the OS on one disk, Program Files on another. will it be possible to just wipe one of the other partitions remaining and run it from there as described above, or would the whole disk would need to be given over to Windows 7?


  • #10
    Gonzovision
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 4,726 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzovision


    leninbenjamin wrote: »
    slightly similar question... have never done a dual boot before, but i also have two HDs however with Vista, and i have two partitions on each, so i have the OS on one disk, Program Files on another. will it be possible to just wipe one of the other partitions remaining and run it from there as described above, or would the whole disk would need to be given over to Windows 7?

    Yep. What I'd do is put it on the 2nd partition on the hdd with Vista.


  • #11
    calex71
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,126 ✭✭✭✭calex71


    PogMoThoin wrote: »
    Its actually warez atm, the official beta's not out yet.


    was for tech net and msdn users :D


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  • #12
    Zascar
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 12,781 Mod ✭✭✭✭Zascar


    Thanks I did not know about that mp3 thing. I have not played any music yet, and i'm not a gamer. I think I'll back up my music now before giving it a go.

    The articles says that the official beta will be out in late Janruary. Will you be able to do an upgrade or will you have to reinstall does anyone know?


  • #13
    Jonathan
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 8,260 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jonathan


    Zascar wrote: »
    Thanks I did not know about that mp3 thing. I have not played any music yet, and i'm not a gamer. I think I'll back up my music now before giving it a go.

    The articles says that the official beta will be out in late Janruary. Will you be able to do an upgrade or will you have to reinstall does anyone know?

    Official beta is out later today. Keys will only be provided to the first 2.5million testers.


  • #14
    Zascar
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 12,781 Mod ✭✭✭✭Zascar


    Cool cheers, any idea how to become one of the 2.5 million? Do you already have to be registered or will they just put up a link and close when full etc?

    http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=11410 - apparently it will stop working in August! Someone will probably find a workaround by then though.

    Also worth reading: http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=631


  • #15
    PaddyTheNth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 605 ✭✭✭PaddyTheNth


    Zascar wrote: »
    Cool cheers, any idea how to become one of the 2.5 million? Do you already have to be registered or will they just put up a link and close when full etc?

    http://blog.wired.com/business/2009/01/how-to-get-your.html


  • #16
    Zascar
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 12,781 Mod ✭✭✭✭Zascar


    Thanks. Ok it says its Build 7000 - that's what i've already got installed. Is there any point in reinstalling with this one? Possibly the fact that it should have the mp3 problem fixed, but any others?...


  • #17
    PaddyTheNth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 605 ✭✭✭PaddyTheNth


    You'll need to download today (or at least register to download) to register for a key, otherwise you'll keep getting the nags and it'll eventually stop working - I've heard estimates of the expiration time being anything from 30-120 days.


  • #18
    Ponster
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,912 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ponster


    Zascar wrote: »
    Thanks. Ok it says its Build 7000 - that's what i've already got installed. Is there any point in reinstalling with this one? Possibly the fact that it should have the mp3 problem fixed, but any others?...


    Nope. The 7000 build is the same as the 98xx version that was leaked in Dec. Once you register W7 then it downloads a patch to fix the mp3 problem.


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