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By "installed" do you mean after I've copied the iso files over to an empty partition or do mean once Windows 7 is installed?
Installing from HD1 to HD2 is no different to mounting the iso (whilst using XP which is on HD1) and installing it conventionally that way. This is precisely what I'm trying to avoid as Windows 7 will create a boot loader on the XP drive and add boot entries.
The F8 booting method maybe a pain, but that's what I actually prefer to use, I don't intend to use Windows 7 all that much given that the version I have is a beta and with build 7600/RTM I'd have to constantly rearm.