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If you've got the Windows 7 install CDs you can format your all drive, then install XP and then reinstall 7 as dual boot....long work if you really need to!
PS: I saw you're on notebook...you can create your proper W7 install CDs.
If you've got the Windows 7 install CDs you can format your all drive, then install XP and then reinstall 7 as dual boot....long work if you really need to!
PS: I saw you're on notebook...you can create your proper W7 install CDs.
no i dont have the win 7 cd...can i use any win7 cd or does it have to be an OEM version...
i have 1 that i had downloaded of the net for my old laptop
rome,
When you post that snip, then also let us know what you plan for partition sizes.
As has been indicated to you, if you really want a dual-boot system, then the best approach is to install XP first but this is not a necessity.
After we've got more info, then GregRocker will probably have more advise for you since he is knowledgeable in this area. Myself, I'm strongly opposed to dual-boot systems. Just cut the umbilical cord and live in a Win 7 world.
Dual booting is fine as long you let the 2 OS on your system drive...uninstall a dual boot can left markers (bad sectors) on a drive forever or after a hard repairing.
rome,
Excellent.
Now as you have been informed from a knowledgeable source, you can install Win 7 first.
What size partition do you need for Win 7 and all the apps you will be installing and all of the music, videos, or whatever you want on that drive?
I'm not a big video collector myself but do have a small music collection and a small picture collection and numerous documents.
The drive I'm using in this laptop is 119 GB of which I'm presently only using 34 GB. As time goes on that will grow but I won't even come close to 100 GB. True is that you want a 10 % "buffer".