windows 7 and windows xp in a dual boot ?

Hy all,

My problem is thies : Can i install windows xp on a windows 7 pre-installed on a different partition ? i have win 7 in drive c:/ and i want to install win xp on d: partition , but i can't manage to do it, when i try to install xp it boots from the cd, i select d: partition, it loads the files for the process and the it restarst, after that i am waiting for xp instalation to load up but i get this error "a disk error occurred. press ctrl alt del to restart" after that nothing works ... i have to boot the win 7 cd and back up an image to work again... Please help!!!

adrian88 said:

Hy all,

My problem is thies : Can i install windows xp on a windows 7 pre-installed on a different partition ? i have win 7 in drive c:/ and i want to install win xp on d: partition , but i can't manage to do it, when i try to install xp it boots from the cd, i select d: partition, it loads the files for the process and the it restarst, after that i am waiting for xp instalation to load up but i get this error "a disk error occurred. press ctrl alt del to restart" after that nothing works ... i have to boot the win 7 cd and back up an image to work again... Please help!!!

Normally the older os (XP) is installed first, then when win 7 is installed it creates the dual boot menu.

Disk error could mean the DVD or HD, was there more information in the error?


Ken

Thank's for the quik reply !
No there wasn't any other information...
But if u now another way to install xp on d partition i will gladly accept it,besyde of installing first xp and then win 7.

just look up bink he has a great tutorial on how to do this and it was so easy, will try and find it for you

sorry it was brink here you go Dual Boot Installation with Windows 7 and XP

Thank's man, i'l take it step by step , hope it will work out.. thanks

Honestly, at this point in time (2010) there is very little to no reason to dual boot anymore, especially when you keep messing up your working OS install. That's on of my biggest complaints about multi-booting, and one reason I avoid it like the plague. You have several good, free virtual machine apps out there, so just load one and install XP.

a lot of my apps would not work on win 7 that is why I dual boot xp

It didn't work out, i still get the error a'' disk error occurred. press ctrl alt del to restart"
What can i do?