Dual booting XP with Windows 7 already installed


  1. Posts : 7
    Windows 7
       #1

    Dual booting XP with Windows 7 already installed


    I have found guide for dual booting Windows 7 with XP or Vista already installed, but not the other way around.

    I allocated some free space from my C drive for the XP install. I installed XP, but when I restarted my computer, I got this error, "A disk read error has occurred; press Ctrl-Alt-Del to restart dual boot".

    What am I doing wrong?
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  2. Posts : 7
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #2

    Alright, I'm going to try using EasyBCD. Hopefully that will work.

    But please give me your input still.
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  3. Posts : 910
    Win 7
       #3

    Follow method two of this tutorial. Dual Boot Installation with Windows 7 and XP
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  4. Posts : 7
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       #4

    I tried method 2, didn't work. I just reinstalled XP, and then reinstalled W7. Took a long ass time, but it works now.
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