Dual Boot Installation with Windows 7 and XP

Brink · 08 Sep 2012

primevyl said:

Thanks Brink!

You're welcome. :)

nashra555 · 09 Sep 2012

gregrocker said:

Install XP to its partition so that it boots and runs correctly.

Then repair Win7 by marking it's 100mb System Reserved partition Active to run Startup Repair - Run 3 Separate Times.

Now install EasyBCD to Win7 to add XP on the Add OS Entry tab, accept offered boot files, let it autocomplete, reboot to OS menu.

Thank you gregrocker,

Let me try this one and I will come back.

primevyl · 20 Sep 2012

for some reason i thought this would be much simpler...ha

vahelduvool · 05 Oct 2012

Hello!
I did the multi boot like the guide said. Its working fine but there is some thing about the 100MB drive. I want to disable it in XP, because one my working programs that I want to install is installing there. I changed the install location but no chage. It will use like C to primary drive, but it isn´t in XP. So some ideas, to disable or change C drive in this pic?

gregrocker · 05 Oct 2012

Yes, in both OS's Disk Mgmt you should remove the drive letter from System Rserved so that nothing can write to it. Drive Letter - Add, Change, or Remove in Windows 7 - Windows 7 Forums

It already shows something has written to it enough it might interfere with saving a Win7 backup image. If you'll unhide System and Hidden files in Control Panel>Folder Options>View to take a screenshot of the file contents, we can try to spot what it is so you can safely delete it. You'll need to do this before deleting the drive letter.

vahelduvool · 06 Oct 2012

The program what I installed did not deleted it files on C (in xp). Now I have deleted then and free space is 74MB. Ok inside of C drive:

gregrocker · 06 Oct 2012

74 mb is fine to enable Win7 backup imaging to create it's System Volume file there when creating a Win7 backup image: Backup Complete Computer - Create an Image Backup

You can now hide the System Reserved drive letter in both XP and Win7 as it should be by default.

Sibo · 15 Oct 2012

What do I do if I do not have a win 7 installation disk to repair between 6 and 7. If I had it I would install XP first. BTW when slipstreaming I found that one must use a xp system to slipstream an xp install disc. Many people used Win 7 and found that their product key wouldn't work.

gregrocker · 15 Oct 2012

System Repair Disc - Create

How would a Repair CD help you install XP first? You'd need a Win7 installer which can also be used for Repairs and is available at Windows 7 SP1 ISO from Digital River « My Digital Life

I've not heard of the slipstream issue with activation. I don't know how Win7 would affect a slipstreamed XP CD's eventual activation.

WindowsStar · 15 Oct 2012

gregrocker said:

System Repair Disc - Create

How would a Repair CD help you install XP first? You'd need a Win7 installer which can also be used for Repairs and is available at Windows 7 SP1 ISO from Digital River « My Digital Life

I've not heard of the slipstream issue with activation. I don't know how Win7 would affect a slipstreamed XP CD's eventual activation.

+1 I have slipstreamed XP on my Windows 7 machine without issue, I too do not know how this is a problem.