Windows 7: Dual Boot Installation with Windows 7 and XP

Yeah the right most drive could be changed from logical to extended.

Hi Dinesh,

Your D logical drive is already within an Extended partition.

The idea is to get the E partition inside the Extended partition as well.

You can use either the PM 9.5 PRO, or the Hard Disk Manager 9.5 ( the boot disc from both also has that function and will work for any bit version.

It is very straightforward - just rt click E , select Make Partition Logical. Click Yes :











I tried it myself - took only a few seconds and worked flawlessly without any data loss.

Never a bad idea to back up anything vital before any kind of operation ( you probably have done that already).

Yep that was so simple to do it. I just wanted to dual boot xp with 7. Thanks SIW.

You're welcome Dinesh

Probably a good idea to reboot so Windows updates Disk Management .

Hi thnaks for all the informations how ever after spending last 24 hours try to reboot windows 7 and XP i failed

i have 1 HDD which i shrinked into 2. C: for Windows 7 RTM x64 vurrently
using, and a F: for Windows XP SP3 x86 D: and E: are for the DVD-RW and the virtual drive and G: is External

Now i want to make a dual boot system with Win 7 x64 and Win XP x86

i prepared a 40G volume F: for XP and will install XP

Here's the Screenshot of my HDDs

http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/7779/hdd.png

After i install XP i will lose the option for win 7 and i will use Easy BCD under XP to resore the boot screen right.and it will restore right
cause i spent a whole day without any guides trying to dual boot them

SO far im good and just need to install xp right

Hello Arknx, and welcome to Seven Forums.

So far it looks like you are on track.

Thanks for your support I have a nice Windows 7 Configuration and i dont wanna mess it up I ll install Win XP in a couple hours thanks again

You're welcome Arknx. Please let us know how it went for you.

Well it went pretty well and now Im on my XP and you are the man for that
but i have a minor(ish) problem

Here it is
In Win 7 i had
C: for Windows 7 RTM x64
F: for Windows XP SP3 x86
D:for the DVD-RW and
E: the virtual drive and
G: is External
----------------------------
But now in Windows XP
C: for System Reserved ?? ,
D: for Windows 7 RTM x64
E: for Windows XP SP3 x86,
F:for the DVD-RW and
G: the virtual drive
H: is External

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/5139/86058415.png Screenshot is here

There aren't any problems they all work pretty well by the way

While it's normal for each OS to see itself as the C: drive when it's running, it is a bit odd that it changed the drive letters for every drive like that though. I suppose that as long as everything is running smoothly, it may be fine though.