booting from msata SSD or 7200RPM HDD


  1. paascal
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    booting from msata SSD or 7200RPM HDD


    hi i have a lenov w520 4270CTO.

    i had a MSATA SSD (under the keyboard, not a SSD that replaces the DVD drive) on which i boot and where win7 is installed AND i still have the 7200rpm HD that came with the laptop,

    i have a software that only runs on win XP, is there a way to install XP a partition on my 7200rpm HDD and have the option to boot from either win7 from my Msata ssd or xp from my 7200 rp, hdd.

    thanks ALOT
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  3. essenbe
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    Here is a tutorial to dual boot windows 7 and XP or if you have Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate you can run windows XP mode
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  4. paascal
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    sadly this software wont work when i use compatibility mode
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  6. paascal
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    starts installing and and some point i get the magical blue screen i had forgotten about since win7... :) im trying to install xp x64 corporate...

    i was wondering if it could be because it doenst recognise the MSATA SSD?

    the dual boot is there i get the choise between xp and win7. i was wondering if i removed the Msata ssd and installed xp on the hdd, would this screw up everything when i would reinstall the Msata ssd?

    thanks
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