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Installation of Windows 7 on a separate HDD
Hi,
I have a question regarding installation of Windows 7 on a separate HDD.
Could you tell me if Windows 7 makes changes to the MBR on the XP disk or does it only add an option to it's own MBR to offer the choice to boot the XP disk instead?
The reason I'd like to know is that my current setup is as follows :-
1st HDD - partition 1 = XP swap, partition 2 = Ubuntu OS
2nd HDD - Win XP OS
GRUB is on the 1st HDD which I've configured manually to give me a choice of either booting into Ubuntu or XP (it maps XP to believe it is actually residing on the 1st HDD).
This setup leaves the XP installation completely untouched should I wish to remove the 2nd HDD at any time.
I would like to be able to replace the Ubuntu installation with Windows 7 RC on the same terms and wonder if this is possible by following this tutorial. What I don't want is Windows 7 to interfere with my XP installation in any way.
If possible I'd rather not have to install Win7 and Ubuntu on the 1st HDD and reconfigure GRUB to take over installation of all 3 OS unless this is the best/simplest solution!
Any input/suggestions appreciated.
Last edited by Sope; 04 Jul 2009 at 09:46. Reason: addition