Windows 7: Dual Boot Installation with Windows 7 and XP

Brink · 28 Apr 2009

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

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Last edited by Brink; 30 Mar 2013 at 11:34 AM..

Brink · 08 Sep 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by primevyl

Thanks Brink!

You're welcome.

nashra555 · 09 Sep 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by gregrocker

Install XP to its partition so that it boots and runs correctly.

Then repair Windows 7 by marking it's 100mb System Reserved partition Active to run Startup Repair - Run 3 Separate Times.

Now install EasyBCD to Windows 7 to add XP on the Add OS Entry tab, accept offered boot files, let it autocomplete, reboot to OS menu.

Thank you gregrocker,

Let me try this one and I will come back.

primevyl · 20 Sep 2012

for some reason i thought this would be much simpler...ha

vahelduvool · 05 Oct 2012

Hello!
I did the multi boot like the guide said. Its working fine but there is some thing about the 100MB drive. I want to disable it in XP, because one my working programs that I want to install is installing there. I changed the install location but no chage. It will use like C to primary drive, but it isn´t in XP. So some ideas, to disable or change C drive in this pic?

gregrocker · 05 Oct 2012

Yes, in both OS's Disk Mgmt you should remove the drive letter from System Rserved so that nothing can write to it. Drive Letter - Add, Change, or Remove in Windows 7 - Windows 7 Forums

It already shows something has written to it enough it might interfere with saving a Windows 7 backup image. If you'll unhide System and Hidden files in Control Panel>Folder Options>View to take a screenshot of the file contents, we can try to spot what it is so you can safely delete it. You'll need to do this before deleting the drive letter.

vahelduvool · 06 Oct 2012

The program what I installed did not deleted it files on C (in xp). Now I have deleted then and free space is 74MB. Ok inside of C drive:

gregrocker · 06 Oct 2012

74 mb is fine to enable Windows 7 backup imaging to create it's System Volume file there when creating a Windows 7 backup image: Backup Complete Computer - Create an Image Backup

You can now hide the System Reserved drive letter in both XP and Windows 7 as it should be by default.

Sibo · 15 Oct 2012

What do I do if I do not have a win 7 installation disk to repair between 6 and 7. If I had it I would install XP first. BTW when slipstreaming I found that one must use a xp system to slipstream an xp install disc. Many people used Win 7 and found that their product key wouldn't work.

gregrocker · 15 Oct 2012

System Repair Disc - Create

How would a Repair CD help you install XP first? You'd need a Windows 7 installer which can also be used for Repairs and is available at Windows 7 SP1 ISO from Digital River « My Digital Life

I've not heard of the slipstream issue with activation. I don't know how Windows 7 would affect a slipstreamed XP CD's eventual activation.

WindowsStar · 15 Oct 2012

Quote: Originally Posted by gregrocker

System Repair Disc - Create

How would a Repair CD help you install XP first? You'd need a Windows 7 installer which can also be used for Repairs and is available at Windows 7 SP1 ISO from Digital River « My Digital Life

I've not heard of the slipstream issue with activation. I don't know how Windows 7 would affect a slipstreamed XP CD's eventual activation.

+1 I have slipstreamed XP on my Windows 7 machine without issue, I too do not know how this is a problem.

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