Uninstalling xp after a dual boot with win 7

Luckystar · 28 Feb 2010

Hello all,

This has probably been said already but i am thinking of putting xp home on my pc with a dual boot with win 7. This is mainly because saome of my older prgrams wont run, even in compatibility mode.

Can i uninstall xp home (If needs be) without comprimising win 7.

Thanks

gregrocker · 28 Feb 2010

If you install XP to a second partition, you'll need to Add it to the boot menu using EasyBCD 2.0 after installation. Do quick registration to use EasyBCD beta, install, use Add/remove tab, accept boot files, restart to dual Boot menu.

To remove, simply delete XP partition in Win7 Disk Management, if a boot menu entry remains then Remove it using EasyBCD and/or on msconfig>Boot tab.

Luckystar · 28 Feb 2010

gregrocker said:

If you install XP to a second partition, you'll need to Add it to the boot menu using EasyBCD 2.0 after installation. Do quick registration to use EasyBCD beta, install, use Add/remove tab, accept boot files, restart to dual Boot menu.

To remove, simply delete XP partition in Win7 Disk Management, if a boot menu entry remains then Remove it using EasyBCD and/or on msconfig>Boot tab.

Thanks gregrocker. That was the sort of answer i was after.

Scales tip for you.

theog · 28 Feb 2010

Have a read of those tutorials:

Dual Boot Installation with Windows 7 and XP

SATA Drivers - Load in Windows XP Setup on Dual Boot

Use EasyBCD 2.0 in Win 7.

EasyBCD 2.0 Beta Builds - The NeoSmart Forums

A bit more reading.

BCDEDIT - How to Use - Page 7 - Windows 7 Forums
https://www.sevenforums.com/installat...wont-boot.html
https://www.sevenforums.com/installat...ndows-7-a.html
https://www.sevenforums.com/installat...dual-boot.html
https://www.sevenforums.com/installat...ndows-7-a.html

Luckystar · 28 Feb 2010

theog said:

Have a read of those tutorials:

Dual Boot Installation with Windows 7 and XP

SATA Drivers - Load in Windows XP Setup on Dual Boot

Use EasyBCD 2.0 in Win 7.

EasyBCD 2.0 Beta Builds - The NeoSmart Forums

A bit more reading.

BCDEDIT - How to Use - Page 7 - Windows 7 Forums
https://www.sevenforums.com/installat...wont-boot.html
https://www.sevenforums.com/installat...ndows-7-a.html
https://www.sevenforums.com/installat...dual-boot.html
https://www.sevenforums.com/installat...ndows-7-a.html

By Jo, that is brilliant, defo a tip o' scales for you. Fantastic. Now i can start a new project of learning dual booting, especially when i am mainly a win 7 user.