Strange behavior when installing 2nd OS

[merkat106]

Here's the scenerio: Windows 7 7100RC is installed on my custom PC. I wanted it to dual boot XP Pro x64. I shrunk the Win 7 volume to be able to create a partition for XP. Everything's good so far.

I insert the XP Pro x64 disk and reboot. XP begins to load. The install gets all the way to the point where it asks about where to install it. I indicate the new unformated partition I made. I tell setup to format the new partiton, then all of the sudden, the computer shuts off - dead. It does not reboot!!!

Confused, and remembering that Vista doesn't install on more than 4gb ram, I remove half the ram in the system from 8gb to 4 gb.

I then retry to install XP Pro x64. This time I only get to the partition listing before it shuts off.

I then power it back on and let Windows 7 load, the boot loader hadn't yet been damaged from XP. It is stable...and its been on now for roughly 25 minutes. So I know that no hardware is shorting or being defective.

What is going on here? :huh:

 

[merkat106]

More info: Googled my issue.
* Hard drive is not bad - drive is brand new, had it for less than a day, and runs win 7 fine (even after having been cloned from a previous older drive)
* RAM - if any was bad, then I'd have problems with win 7
* Mobo - maybe a month old, and works correctly or I would have problems with win 7
* Install disc - is a burned copy, probably the cause, but not sure why it would work all the way up to said point.

 

[Uber Philf]

not sure buddy, im having trouble getting windows pro x64 on mine too, as soon as its done loading the files, i get BSOD :S..

Enzo.

 

[slithernet]

You have to install xp first and then win7. Always go old OS to new OS.

 

[merkat106]

Should I dual boot Linux instead of XP?

 

[slithernet]

I havn't done a duel boot with win7 and linux yet, u should do some research on the flavor ur gonna install and make sure the bootloader works with win7

 

[slithernet]

If you really want to get xp on ur comp u can read this.
Windows Vista no longer starts after you install an earlier version of the Windows operating system in a dual-boot configuration