Windows 7 - Installing Windows 7

Hello,
I recently downloaded the beta of Windows 7 from the Microsoft Website after quite a bit of trouble that most of you may have heard about.

I was wondering if I should install Windows 7 onto the computer as an Operating System or whether I should install it on Virtual PC.

I really want to see what Windows 7 would be like on a proper computer with the necessary graphics cards, rather than running in a bit of a reduced functionality mode in Virtual PC.
Does anyone know if there is a specific program you can get that supports the Aero feature in a virtual operating system.

Thanks very much,

Matthew

Most of us here have done a full install and are dual booting with Vista or XP, you won't be able to fully enjoy the new features without it.

Ok that sounds good but how can you make a computer dual boot

I agree, I would dual boot Vista and 7.

It will do it automatically.

Remember to install Windows 7 on a seperate partition.

You can make a new volume with the instructions in this tutorial and then install your 7 onto the new volume.

Disk Management - Shrink Partition - Vista Forums

Have a watch of this video - Windows 7 Forums - How to dual-boot Windows 7 BETA on a Vista computer

Hey, that's a nice vid, didn't know that was there.

ok i got 64bit vista already installed. i install a 100gb barracuda to separate the os's i do a clean install on it now i have win 7 did restart vista boot is gone. so i take out my vista disc and put it in then restart did repair on the startup ok i got my vista back but now win 7 is gone whats the problem i hope someone from ms is reading this btw i ended up with blue screen i tried to get the error code but it was gone before i could write it down anyway im running amd 64 athlon with 2gb ram a 300gb hdd and a 100gb hdd 8600gt xxx graphics card my pc is a gateway. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

You need to use a program called EasyBCD to recreate your missing boot files.