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Dual booting W7 with XP!
Hello :)!
First off i would just like to say that i am very inexperienced when it comes to working with different OS so give me a break.
I am trying to dual boot W7 with XP. I have W7 already installed on my computer.
This is what i have done so far: I made a disk partition and gave it a letter (:F).
I inserted my windows XP cd and rebooted my computer. It starts working a bit and then i get to a screen where it says something like "There is already a version of windows installed in the "WINDOWS" folder, do you want to overwrite?"
Ofcourse i do not want this because this would remove my W7 wouldnt it?
I have seen on tutorials that people get to choose what disk partition to install XP to but i cannot seem to find this, and im a bit scared to try and choose this current WINDOWS folder and see what happens.
I use SATA HD and i have seen on alot of tutorials that i might need to integrate the sata drivers into my windows XP install disk. So i tryed this (Most likely did it wrong). I located the cd i got with my motherboard (Asus - Socket 1156 - ATX Intel P55 (P7P55D)) and inserted it. Then i tryed to locate the driver ".inf" file but i could not find it. The "DRIVERS" folder contained ALOT of them and i think that the disk contained drivers to more than just my motherboard. I tryed integrating the drivers i thought was right and ran the XP install again but there were no difference!
I have no idea what to do now! It feels like i have done everything someone with my knowledge could do! I really need help with this and would be extremely grateful if anyone could help!
Just a few questions.
1. If i overwrite my current WINDOWS folder with XP it will remove my w7 right?
2. Will it delete all my files too or just the operative system?
3. If it just changes OS would it be possible for me to dual boot XP with w7 (XP preinstalled)? Will i be able to do so with the same product key or will i need a new one? I dont want to buy another copy of W7.
ALOT of questions and it got a bit messy but i hope i could make myself understood, if you dont understand something just tell me and i will explain!
I cannot describe how much i would apreciate getting help with this!
Thanks in advance, Esaias.