Win 7 ultimate 32 bit & 64bit

[Navop]

Want to know if I can install both win 7 32 bit and 64 bit on the same drive, or do i need to use partition magic to create a second partition and install the 64bit afterwards.

Want to have the 2 system, because some games don't run good in 64bit mode

Thanks

 

[Lordbob75]

Want to know if I can install both win 7 32 bit and 64 bit on the same drive, or do i need to use partition magic to create a second partition and install the 64bit afterwards.

Want to have the 2 system, because some games don't run good in 64bit mode

Thanks

Yes you can. It works just fine.
(From personal experience)

~Lordbob

EDIT: Wait... You cannot install 2 operating systems to the same partition.... But you can create multiple partitions on the same drive, and you can install 1 OS to each partition. Assuming that is what you meant, the answer is still yes.

If you meant installing 2 OSes on 1 partition, that is impossible, you need a second partition.

 

[SIW2]

Don't use partition magic - it's not compatible with Vista/7.

Use the free Free Partition Manager Express - Leading partitioning software ...

 

[Navop]

thanks for the info, and yes its to install on different partition but on the same disk

 

[Lordbob75]

thanks for the info, and yes its to install on different partition but on the same disk

Then yes, it will work.

But as said above, don't use Partition Magic. Use Computer Management -> Disk Management and partition it that way.

~Lordbob

 

[Navop]

Now I want to know can you dual boot the following

Window 7 64 bit and windows xp 32 bit?

 

[Lomai]

Hi Navop

Sure you can
Tutorial - http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/8057-dual-boot-installation-windows-7-xp.htmlHow to Do a Dual Boot Installation with Windows 7 and XP (thanks to Brink)

Regards

 

[Navop]

Problems

Ok this is my setup,

c:\ = Window 7 ultimate 64 bit, formatted as NTFS, hdd = 350gig
D:\ = windows xp sp2 32 bit, formatted as NTFS, hdd = 450gig

E:\ = files, formatted as NTFS, hdd = 450gig
F:\ = Music\movies, formatted as NTFS, hdd = 450gig

Followed the instruction in thread

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/8057-dual-boot-installation-windows-7-xp.html

Method 2 windows 7 installed first

then installed window xp sp2 on 2nd hdd

Once xp installed and rebooting for the first time I get following error

Error loading operating system.

Can someone help me out?.....plz, not sure why i get an error following the above instruction to a tee...

 

[SIW2]

Boot the 7 dvd and run startup repair.

If it can't fix it automatically, go to command prompt and type:

bootsect /nt60 all

then press enter.

 

[CassieFWinTeam]

Here's a bit more about setting up a dual boot, so you can play your games : Can I have more than one operating system on my computer (multiboot)?. Good luck with the setup.

Cheers,
Cassandra
Microsoft Windows Outreach

 

[mlevy]

Navop, this is probably mentioned in the linked how-to but when dual-booting you ALWAYS should install the oldest OS first, then the newer OS's boot manager will detect it and set up the dual-boot. One exception may be with Linux, but in that case you want to install Windows and let the Linux boot manager handle the boot menu.

Use SIW2's directions to repair your boot files for the Win 7 boot manager to take over....

 

[PPPersia]

Don't use partition magic - it's not compatible with Vista/7.

Use the free Free Partition Manager Express - Leading partitioning software ...

I wasn't compatible with the earlier versions too, it just was working, and destroyed many drives of mine