Windows 7: Dual Boot Installation with Windows 7 and Vista

Brink · 12 Mar 2009

How to Setup a Dual Boot Installation with Windows 7 and Vista

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Last edited by Brink; 28 Oct 2012 at 09:49 AM..

tintin184 · 10 Feb 2010

hey great tutorial but just 1 question that may be in the wrong place but is it possible to rename the windows in the boot screen so that i can see which 1 is 64 and 32 coz at the moment its just a guess to tell which 1 is which

thanks
TT

Brink · 10 Feb 2010

Hello TT, and welcome to Seven Forums.

Not at all. This tutorial below can help show you how to change the OS name to what you like in the Windows Boot Manager screen.

Dual Boot - Change OS Name in Windows Boot Manager

Hope this helps,
Shawn

tintin184 · 10 Feb 2010

thanks

Brink · 10 Feb 2010

You're welcome.

free2mail · 28 Feb 2010

Hi Brink,

I currently have Vista Home isntalled in C: drive. I also have D: and E: drives. I am thinking of installing Windows 7 in E: drive, as this has 97 GB free. Do i still need to create a new partition or i can install it in E: drive? PLease help?

Thanks,
Saba

Brink · 28 Feb 2010

Hello Saba, and welcome to Seven Forums.

No need to since you already have one. You can install Windows 7 on the E partition if you would like to.

patch41 · 05 Aug 2010

Hi Brink,I think your tutorials are fantastic,and i thank you for your time and effort you must have put into them,
I was following your tutorial, Installing windows 7 on a separate hardrive, i tried installing windows 7 on a separate external hardrive, so i would still have vista on my internal hardrive,then a message popped up saying could not install useing usb cord, or firewire 1eee cord,is there any way around this, or does it have to be a internal hardrive,I know i can partition my c-drive and install it that way as another one of your tutorials show, but would like to have it on separate hardrive,thanks patch41.

Dwarf · 05 Aug 2010

Hi patch41 and welcome to Windows 7 Forums

Sorry, but you can only install the OS onto an internal drive. This drive can either be a partition on an existing HDD or a physically separate HDD.

SIW2 · 05 Aug 2010

It is possible to install 7 , or Vista to a usb connected HD, but it is only something an advanced user would do.

Normally, you would then transfer the drive from the usb enclosure and attach it internally to another machine.

If you want 7 on a separate HD - I suggest getting a separate internal HD and install onto that, as Dwarf recommended.

patch41 · 06 Aug 2010

Thanks Dwarf, and also SIW2,you cleared that up for me,i think the way to go would be a second internal hardrive, thanks again for your response....patch41
(ps i tipped the scales)

Windows 7: Dual Boot Installation with Windows 7 and Vista

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