how do i install windows 7 x64 and windows 7 x32 together?

erniemink

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I am going to buy two separate solid state hard drives, both sata III, 120 GB. I will also have a regular spindle sata II 500 GB used just as data, not to boot from. I want to install Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit, one version on each solid state hard drive. I want a boot up screen to come up that lets me choose if i want the 32-bit or 64-bit. I also would like to be able to log off on the desktop screen within each version and quickly go to the other hard drive and fully change to that version quickly just in case I need to. How do all of this properly and effectively?
 

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windows 7 ultimate x32
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The second bit you cannot do...But dual booting is what you want.
 

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Windows 10 Pro (x64)Intel Core i7-3930K (3.2GHz - 4.5GHz)4x Samsung 4GB PC3-12800 DDR3 (16GB 1600MHz)Nvidia Geforce GTX 690
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PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Alienware Aurora ALX R4
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Windows 10 Pro (x64)
CPU
Intel Core i7-3930K (3.2GHz - 4.5GHz)
Motherboard
Alienware Aurora-R4 x79
Memory
4x Samsung 4GB PC3-12800 DDR3 (16GB 1600MHz)
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia Geforce GTX 690
Sound Card
SteelSeries Siberia Elite
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell UltraSharp U3011
Screen Resolution
2560x1600
Hard Drives
Samsung 850 Pro 256 GB, Seagate 1TB Desktop Hybrid HDD, 2x Western Digital 4TB Green HDD
PSU
875W Some Dell PSU <.<
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Alienware Aurora ALX
Cooling
Custom Liquid Cooling (EK CPU & GPU blocks) dual EK 480RAD
Keyboard
Logitech G710+ Mechanical
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Logitech G700s
Internet Speed
Verizon Fios (50 mbps average)
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Server: Intel NUC D54250WYK: i5-4250U, 16GB, 256 GB mSATA, Windows Server 2012 R2
ok what software do i use to dual bott when i start my computer?
 

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With separate HD's it is cleaner to boot via the BIOS having the preferred HD boot first, then if you want the other one use the one-time BIOS Boot menu key. This keeps them independent to come and go as you please.

This is accomplished by unplugging the existing OS HD during install to the second OS HD.

If you don't like this arrangement and want the prettier Windows Boot menu which interlocks the HD's making one harder to remove later without surgery, keep both plugged in during install of the second one and it should auto-configure the Dual Boot menu. If not install EasyBCD to the booted one and add the other.
 
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