Windows 7: Need Help w/ Dualbooting to an Older OS

I have Windows 7 64 bit installed. I need to dualboot and add Windows XP 32 bit. How would i go about doing this?

I know i need to make a new partition on the harddrive, i'm going to make a 50 GB one right now.

Will i run into any problems doing this? is there something specific i need to do to make sure this works and i dont **** anything up?

anything you guys want to add on and tell me that'll help will be much appreciated! thanks!

My C: drive has Windows 7 64 bit, i just made a 50gb partition and labeled it J:

i made the partition, but in disk management it says logical drive, not primary partition. i put my xp cd in and started it up but got a BSOD, is that why? because it says logical drive and not primary partition

i guess that cant be the reason, because i didnt even try to install it and i got the bsod, im going to go look at the error code again and search google for it

fixed the bsod problem so just forget all about that.

things i still need help with:

partition in disk management says logical drive, shouldnt it say primary partition?
will i run into any problems with this? anything i should know?

thanks

Hello SupermaNn, welcome to Seven Forums.



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If it crashed then you likely need XP SATA Drivers - Slipstream into Windows XP CD

This is more trouble than it's worth for an XPired OS. Have you considered trying to virtualize XP in Windows 7 using free XP Mode, VM Ware, Virtual Player or similar?

You can also get most XP programs to run in Windows 7, if necessary installing them in Compatibility Mode

Using a virtual XP wont work for me, i have a piece of hardware that only has a 32 bit driver, and in a virtual XP it would need to be installed first on my 64 bit before it would work in the virtual machine right?

It crashed but i went into the bios and changed the sata mode and it worked fine, didnt get the bsod so i fixed that.

heres the screenshot of my disk management.



it says logical drive, but shouldnt it say primary partition?

In that case if XP installs you might be able to change the Windows 7 SATA mode to match it, or change XP to AHCI after install when installing it's AHCI driver is easier:

AHCI : Enable in Windows 7 / Vista - Windows 7 Forums

Change IDE to AHCI in BIOS - Much better performance - Windows 7 Forums

Enable AHCI in Windows XP After Installation - Bootbeta

can anyone tell me why it says logical drive instead of primary partition? is it safe to install xp onto logical?