Hey all, i know the recommended way is to install first the the previous versions of of the os then the newest, but what if 10 is installed first? how do i go doing that? please share you ways
what if 10 is installed first?il rather install 7 on the same drive (256gb ssd)
From within the win10 installation:
1. Create a partition for win7.
2. Apply the image.
3. Add a bootmenu entry.
Could also be done from winpe, but as there is already a win10 installed, might as well do it from there.
I do it often, If you haven't done it before, it is quite simple.
The appropriate image from win7 install.wim can be applied using dism commands or something with a gui, like gimagex or dism++ for example
After applying the image add the boot menu entry:
at administrator cmd prompt type
bcdboot win7drivetter:\windows
For example if the win7 image has been applied to partition E
bcdboot E:\windows
(then press enter)
hey siw2 iv tried before your route quiet a few times of applying the wim then adding the boot entry - all is going fine until i trying to boot it (from boot menu selecting win7) then im getting 0xc errors
maybe its because i tried to do it on vhd boot style?? created vhd partition - applying to it , adding to boot menu with easybcd - then restart to try booting to win7
dont need to use vhd. apply image to normal ntfs partition.
Then use bcdboot command from within win10. It will automatically default to the current mode and the current bcd store, so no switches needed.
just
bcdboot e:\windows
obviously replace e with whatever the win7 partition letter is in your case
ok cool il try it. just for info - if i want it to be vhd its not possible?
I have two older computers from 2009 and 2013 that don't support UEFI. I have dual-boot of Windows 7 and 10 on both of them. I installed Windows 10 first and installed Windows 7 later on a separate drive. I used the EasyBCD app to configure the dual-boot.
Computer #1 is dual-boot of Windows 10 Home and Windows 7 Pro
After booting Windows 10 Home:
After booting Windows 7 Pro:
Computer #2 is dual-boot of Windows 10 Pro and Windows 7 Home
After booting Windows 10 Pro
After booting Windows 7 Home
I put them on separate drives because it makes it easier to deal with if I have to reinstall either Windows 7 or 10.
Last week I realized that Computer #1 was not configured properly. In the BIOS SATA Mode was set to IDE instead of AHCI. When I changed SATA Mode to AHCI the computer would no longer boot to either Windows 7 or 10. I did manage to get Windows 10 to boot again but not Windows 7. I ended up reinstalling Windows 7. Having Windows 7 and 10 on different drives made this straight forward to do.
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