Dual Boot Installation with Windows 7 and XP

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  1. stella
    Posts : 2
    Win 7 64-bit
       New #740

    Thank you, Jonathan!

    Would you please explain what you mean when you say the language screen? The disc opens with an AutoPlay screen, two choices: Run setup.exe, and Open folder to view files. So far I have only tried the second option, being unsure where Setup.exe might take me.

    I am just trying to understand all the steps in the process of making my laptop a dual boot. Item 6 in Method Two says I may need to boot to the command prompt at startup using the Win 7 installation disc.

    Lightbulb moment...I tried booting from the Reinstallation DVD, and got the language screen. Shift+F10 resulted in a black screen with this in the top (blue) bar "C:\Administrator:X:\windows\system32\cmd.exe". But the cursor is after this "X:\Sources>" If I type cd\, it changes to X:\. Is that the DVD command prompt?
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  3. gbalch
    Posts : 6
    Windows 7
       New #741

    Simplicity Would Help


    Brink said:
    Hello Kingism,

    I have updated the tutorial to help with this. In METHOD TWO step 10, check to make sure that you select the drive letter that Windows 7 was installed on. Normally this would be C:

    Hope this helps,
    Shawn
    I am 71 years old and have been working with Apple and IBM type computers since 1979. I began with the old Commodore units and as a contracting officer for the government I have probably purchased over a thousand IBM machines. I have been building computers for myself and others for 30 years and have probably built over 100. I used MS DOS since it evolved from PC DOS, and have used Windows since version 2.1.
    I am always among the first to have to explore leading edge applications, and have had Windos 7 Professional for several months now. (I must confess that I did skip VISTA.) However, I continue to be dismayed at the failure of you eggheads in your capacity to simplify directions and explain in straight forward, clear terminology things like "Setting up a Dual Boot System". You truly are a bunch of 'Geeks".
    Thank you, but I figured it out by myself.
    GBalch
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  4. Brink
    Posts : 72,058
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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    gbalch said:
    I am 71 years old and have been working with Apple and IBM type computers since 1979. I began with the old Commodore units and as a contracting officer for the government I have probably purchased over a thousand IBM machines. I have been building computers for myself and others for 30 years and have probably built over 100. I used MS DOS since it evolved from PC DOS, and have used Windows since version 2.1.
    I am always among the first to have to explore leading edge applications, and have had Windos 7 Professional for several months now. (I must confess that I did skip VISTA.) However, I continue to be dismayed at the failure of you eggheads in your capacity to simplify directions and explain in straight forward, clear terminology things like "Setting up a Dual Boot System". You truly are a bunch of 'Geeks".
    Thank you, but I figured it out by myself.
    GBalch
    Hello GBalch,

    What was not clear to you so that it can be made to be so??
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  5. pepperosity
    Posts : 3
    Windows 7
       New #743

    Frustrated.....


    Hello Great tutorial, thank you but am having an issue with booting to my XP drive.

    Started out with Windows 7 on C: and spare drive E:

    For reasons unknown genuine XP disc would not boot

    Disconnected C: and successfully installed XP to what was E:

    Have followed all instructions but am now at the point where C: Windows 7 will boot without a problem but if XP is selected at boot screen I get this message

    "Could not read from the selected boot disk. Check boot path and disk hardware. Please check the windows documentation blah blah blah"

    If I disconnect C: Windows 7 drive XP starts up without a problem.

    Here is the EasyBCD settings screen

    There are a total of 2 entries listed in the Vista Bootloader.
    Bootloader Timeout: 15 seconds.
    Default OS: Windows 7

    Entry #1

    Name: Windows 7
    BCD ID: {current}
    Drive: C:\
    Bootloader Path: \Windows\system32\winload.exe
    Windows Directory: \Windows

    Entry #2

    Name: Windows XP
    BCD ID: {a0105d9d-c2df-11de-9abf-001fd0a2c373}
    Drive: C:\
    Bootloader Path: \NTLDR

    any help would be greatly appreciated.
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  7. SIW2
    Posts : 16,163
    7 X64
       New #744

    You need to copy the 3 hidden XP boot files ntldr, ntdetect.com and boot.ini from the Xp drive onto the Win 7 drive.
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  8. pepperosity
    Posts : 3
    Windows 7
       New #745

    Thanks SIW2

    Did as suggested but still receiving the XP boot error message.

    I did notice that when copying the files across to the Win 7 drive it did ask for confirmation to replace existing files. Not sure if that means anything or not.

    Should I delete the 3 files from both drives and run EasyBCD again??

    Also regarding EasyBCD please confirm tutorial step 10b. when adding XP I am to select drive C: from the drop down menu even though XP is on drive E:
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  9. SIW2
    Posts : 16,163
    7 X64
       New #746

    Boot into 7.
    Look in Disk Management.
    Whichever is listed as the system partition is the drive letter you give Easybcd for the XP entry.
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  11. pepperosity
    Posts : 3
    Windows 7
       New #747

    C: drive is listed as the system drive when logged into Win 7.

    Gigabyte motherboard, would there be something in the bios I need to change?
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  12. theog
    Posts : 11,408
    ME/XP/Vista/Win7
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    pepperosity said:
    Thanks SIW2

    Did as suggested but still receiving the XP boot error message.

    I did notice that when copying the files across to the Win 7 drive it did ask for confirmation to replace existing files. Not sure if that means anything or not.

    Should I delete the 3 files from both drives and run EasyBCD again??

    Also regarding EasyBCD please confirm tutorial step 10b. when adding XP I am to select drive C: from the drop down menu even though XP is on drive E:
    If your Win XP is installed to E: select E:
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  13. EverWin
    Posts : 11
    Windows 7
       New #749

    Hey Guys,

    Tested this method on serveral HP/Compaq/Dell PC.

    http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Operati...XP/td-p/261500

    This is the Video Tutorial on How to dual boot in Four Steps!
    Install Windows XP on Your Pre-Installed Windows 7.

    Step 1: Creating Partition for Windows XP.
    Watch Online on YouTube



    Step 2: How to integrate Sata Driver onto Windows XP Disk.
    Watch Online on YouTube


    Step 3: Installing Windows XP on Logical Drive
    Watch Online on YouTube


    Step 4: Adding Dual Entry Finalizing Installation
    Watch Online on YouTube


    Softwares Required:- Download links...

    Partition Wizard Home Edition Freeware. download links..


    Sata_Driver. download link


    nlite 1.4.9.1. download link

    BootsectGui. download link


    EasyBCD 2.0 beta build 93. download link

    Regards,
    EverWin
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