Can I dual boot 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7, and if I can how?

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• Can I dual boot Win7 32 and Win7 64-bit by using the same product key?

  Hello

  My desktop PC is dual boot with XP and Win 7 Pro 32-bit. Both are retail box versions.

  I would replace the partition with Win 7 Pro 64-bit XP. (That I still keep installing Win 7 32 bit legacy hardware that does not work under a compatibility mode).

  Can I install and activate the new 64-bit partition by using the same product key, or is that 32-bit installation fail/break?

  Thanks for any advice.

  No, the key that can be used with 32-bit or 64-bit Windows 7 is exclusively for use with the disc 1. You cannot use install both. 1 license, 1 installation, so choose wisely. If you want to install Windows 7 32 or 64 bit on another partition or another computer, you must purchase an additional license.

  If you comply with these license terms, you have the rights below for each license you acquire.

  1 OVERVIEW.

  a. software. The software includes operating system software. This software does not include Windows Live services. Windows

  Live is a service available from Microsoft under a separate agreement.

  b. license model. The software is licensed on a basic computer copy. A computer is a physical hardware system with internal storage capable of running the software. A hardware partition or blade is considered be a separate computer.

  2. INSTALLATION AND USE RIGHTS.

  a. one copy per computer. You can install one copy of the software on a single computer. This computer is "licensed computer.

  b. a computer license. You can use the software on up to two processors of the computer under license at some point. Except as provided in these license terms, you cannot use the software on any other computer.

  c. number of users. Except as provided in these license terms, only one user may use the software at a time.

  d. other Versions. The software may include several versions, such as 32-bit and 64-bit. You may install and use only one version at a time.

  Where can I still get Windows 7?

  Because Windows 7 is in limited stock because Microsoft ended sales in October 2013, this created demand due to its rarity. This means the retail boxed copies request a bonus, while the OEM System Builder copies remain affordable.

  Full version (retail):

  -Includes the rights of transfer to another computer.

  -Does not require a qualifying earlier version of Windows.

  -Expensive

  Upgrade version (detail):

  -Includes the rights of transfer to another computer.

  -require a qualifying earlier version of Windows.

  -Expensive, but less expensive full version

  OEM System Builder version:

  The OEM of Windows 7 versions are identical to the versions commercial full license with the following exception:

  -OEM versions don't offer any free direct support from Microsoft technical support Microsoft

  -OEM Licenses are tied to the computer first you install and activate it on

  -OEM versions allow all hardware upgrades except for an upgrade to a different model motherboard

  -OEM versions does not move directly from an older Windows operating system

  There is nothing wrong to use it too, especially that all future versions of Windows will be full versions.

  Where can I still get Windows 7?

  Full version-

  Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium

  Full version-

  Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate

  Full version-

  Microsoft Windows 7 Professional

  Version upgrade-

  Microsoft Windows 7 Professional upgrade

  Version upgrade-

  Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Upgrade

  Version upgrade-

  Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade

  Family Pack:

  Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade Family Pack (3 users)

• Can I install windows 8 on a system dual boot (XP, 7) and keep the dual boot (XP)?

  Can I install windows 8 pro update on a system dual boot (XP, 7 ongoing) replacing of windows 7, but keep the dual boot ability so that I can run the XP apps that only seem to work on XP?

  Can I install windows 8 pro update on a system dual boot (XP, 7 ongoing) replacing of windows 7, but keep the dual boot ability so that I can run the XP apps that only seem to work on XP?

  Yes, you can use the installation of Windows 7 to qualify for the upgrade to Windows 8.

  You can then install Windows 8 on Windows 7 partition and dual boot with XP.

  For reference - if the computer had installed XP you could not dual boot with the help of an upgrade of Windows 8.

  In addition, to back up important data before installing a new operating system is recommended.

• I want to make my windows 7 pro laptop dual booting with fedora 8, I want windows 7 is compatible with fedora 8 _

  I want to make my windows 7 pro laptop dual booting with fedora 8, I want windows 7 is compatible with fedora 8

  I don't know what you mean "compatible". A BONE has nothing to do with each other. You can create a dual-boot with Fedora, of course.

  http://www.Google.com/#hl=en&source=HP&q=dual-boot+Fedora+and+Windows+7&AQ=0&AQI=G1&OQ=dual-boot+fed&FP=b36c7832dbb01be6 MS - MVP - Elephant Boy computers - don't panic!

• Can I run dual boot Vista 32 and Windows 7 64? Can I use a upgrade disk to install the full version?

  original title: I have a simple question...

  I have Vista 32 bit.  I have two hard drives.  Vista 32 is on disk 0.  (C) I want to upgrade to Windows 7 64 bit.  I want to change the installation path on Windows 7 64 bit edition updated the software on my second drive, so I can run a system dual boot.  Windows 7 Setup will allow me to do?  I can use the version upgrade of the software for that, or do I have the full version?

  Hello

  You can't do what you want to do

  32-bit to 64-bit is NOT a upgrade path if you have always wanted to upgrade 32 bit vista

  It must be done with a clean install with a final certificate

  and you need a full license of windows 7 to install windows 7 on the 2nd hard drive

  You can dual boot vista 32-bit and 64-bit windows 7, if the manufacturer of your computer provides windows 7 drivers

• Can't get running dual boot Linux (Fedora) and Win8.1 in UEFI Duo 11 & secure boot mode

  Hello people,

  last year, I bought a 11 (Intel i5, 1.8 MHz, 8 GB RAM, 128 GB SSD) Duo with Win8 (64-bit) installed in secure boot mode. December 2013 I updated the OS 8.1 with a new license and curled UEFI & secure mode active, a few days after I installed Fedora 20 64-bit.

  Installing linux running properly, but I don't get any what startup, or UEFI GRUB menu and only earn 8.1 starts automatically. I checked the EFI partition: all files are installed in the appropriate directories.

  Can someone help me get the dual boot running?

  Thanks in advance

  Michael Wachs

  Hello again,
  Mission accomplished, I have a dual boot win8/fedora20.

  Well, it was much more difficult than expected.

  First of all, thanks to this guy, it's a bit more clearly how noncompliant efi bios on vaio actually works:

  so, let's keep in mind that the start process seems to:
  Look in /EFI/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfw.efi; If present, it starts.
  Search in all subdirectories of /EFI/ for grubx64.efi. If present, it starts.
  Start /EFI/Boot/bootx64.efi
  Displays an error such as "The OS not found" message.

  Now, that's how I managed to do so, please note that:

  • It's more a hack here-I-fixed-it rather than a clean solution, but it works
  • There is probably a more easy/better way to do
  • a step may be unnecessary (I will say that when I suspect, but I will definitely not return to test)
  • I'm Italian and my English is awkward

  (1) enter the bios settings, select the boot from cd/dvd and disable secure boot (this may be unnecessary and can be re-enabled at the end of the process, I don't really know at the moment)

  (2) use the Fedora dvd installation (NOT 'live' one since you will need the feature of 'rescue') (Finally, you can use a direct to start and then go up and chroot for installed partitions, but it is longer)

  (3) save the system installed, this should mean pressing enter three times and ending up in a shell

  (4) if all goes well, run:

  chroot /mnt/sysimage
  

  (5) go to/boot/efi/EFI and follow these steps

  mv Boot Boot.old
  mv fedora Boot
  cp Boot/grubx64.efi Boot/bootx64.efi
  mv Microsoft/Boot/fwbootmgr.efi Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfwFUBAR.efi
  

  Now, this way our graceful bios not compliant will not find Microsoft file and will head to Boot/boot64.efi (fedora one). Unfortunately, grub scripts does not detect windows, so we need to manually add Windows entry in grub conf.

  (6) take note of the UID of the EFI partition:

  grep /boot/efi /etc/fstab
  

  (Well Yes, there are safer ways)

  (7) edit /etc/grub.d/40_custom and add this:

  menuentry "Windows 8" {
  insmod part_gpt
  insmod fat
  insmod search_fs_uuid
  insmod chain
  search --fs-uuid --no-floppy --set=root A609-3B1E
  chainloader (${root})/efi/Microsoft/Boot/bootmgfwFUBAR.efi
  }
  

  (8) now we will (re) making our new config (in our new location):

  grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/efi/EFI/Boot/grub.cfg
  

  I fear that this step will be necessary whenever there is an update to the kernel

  9) restart with fingers crossed

  Oh, I currently have a working dual boot windows 8 / 20 on my vaio fedora.

  My biggest fear this time, it's some obscure windows update could restore the original Microsoft/Boot/fwbootmgr.efi. Finally, I could rename it again, still, it would be boring. We'll see.

  What a great way to spend a Saturday morning.

• Satellite C850 - 19(d) - I want to do a dual boot with Linux and Win 8

  Last week I had a Satellite C85O - PSCBWE-03200WGR 19(d)

  Yesterday, I try to make a dual boot with Ubuntu.

  I do not have a start to boot from USB, or iso CD (same choices as for the Toshiba application), and I did one on the bios:
  -Disable secure boot
  -Change UEFI CSM support
  -Save

  On reboot, I get not Toshiba logo, but a black screen with:

  «This product is covered by one or more of the following patents:...» (list of patents...)

  Realtek...

  PXE - E61: Media test faliure check cable
  PXE - MOF: Exit PXE ROM
  "No boot device - insert boot and press a key.

  I can't open the Bios again at F2.

  Which I recover the system?

  Hello

  The unit has been pre-installed with Win 8 64 bit right?

  Change BIOS setting of UEFI to CSM and disabling secure boot prevent Notepad to start 8 to win!

  That's why the device cannot find the boot device and passes to the last option: LAN.
  But given that the laptop can not find bootable system via LAN, the error PXE - E61: Media test faliure check cable appears.

  If you want to use a dual boot, you will need to boot into Win 8
  Win 8 you must create a partition for installing Linux. This can be down in Win 8 disk management. It must reduce a last partition and have to create new free space available.

  Now to start installing Linux you need support... you can burn the iso on DVD or a USB bootable Linux. There are a lot of details on the internet how to create these media.
  Once you have created the bootable USB key, restart your PC with USB connected.
  Press F12 for the boot menu. Now you should see the key USB (if it is bootable!) choose USB and you should be able to install Linux (Ubuntu is great!)

  Here's a nice page that would provide the statement all step by step!
  http://www.intowindows.com/dual-boot-Windows-8-and-Ubuntu/

• Dual boot Win 7 and Linux using factory restore DVD

  I have a HP Folio 13-2000, I like a lot

  However, I've been a user of linux (Ubuntu or Mint) for many years.

  I liked the installation of Win 7 64 bit, but he's been hogging my 128 GB SSD.

  To cut a long story short, I screwed up the dual boot installation, (first time!), but at least I have created a series of 3 restore DVD beforehand.

  So, I've been using Mint13 cinnamon and everything is dory hunk, but now I work at the Nepal and the only internet connection I have is a dongle USB CDMA of China Telecom, which works best with Windows.

  So, I installed a 40 GB for Win 7 partition alongside my Linux Mint 15 in a 15 GB partition and tried to do the minimum installation from the DVD, in the hope of having a chance to install in the 40 GB partition.

  I know how to get the boot of Linux back using Rescatux.

  But I could see that he had no other choice, and Win 7 was going to wipe the entire disk.

  Fortunately, I removed the external cable of DVD and has managed to reconstruct my Mint boot 13 again.

  I don't want to delete and reinstall my Linux Mint13 as it works very well and is perfectly up to date, and there are a lot of files in the host partition is.

  So, how can I do a restore factory, without this reformatting all partitions?

  Hi Slackbladder,

  I strongly recommend that you copy the recovery on an external disk partition before you try that. I'm not aware of what specifically happens when you try it. An interesting thing is that in the HP BIOS, there is no option to turn on or turn off EFI mode.  If the partition is big enough it can work.

  Best regards

  ERICO

• I'll be able to dual boot my Win7 and with a detail of Win8 upgrade?

  I have seen under the preview version but cannot find anything on the commercial version of Win8. Can I install the upgrade in a separate as a system partition dual boot and keep my Win7 installation. I have a lot of games and music, recording of programs that would be a real hassle of having to move. Thank you.

  No, you can not, you will need a license of full version in order to dual boot with Windows 7. You can buy a full version license at New Egg:

  Windows 8 Pro
  64-bit (OEM)

  Windows 8 Pro
  32-bit (OEM)

  Windows 8
  64-bit (OEM)

  Windows 8
  32-bit (OEM)

  See:

  How dual boot Windows Vista/7 and Windows 8

• dual-boot 10.8 and 10.11

  Hello people - I'm running a MBPro 2011 currently dual booting OS 10.6 and 10.8.  I use my computer professionally and need to stay in the sweet spot for a variety of programs that don't play well with the latest and great artist OS versions.  The need for 10.6 fades and I want to update this partition to 10.11 to test the new operating system.  I think that El Capitan live down the cover still more strict control of the user of the operating system in a number of ways.  Can anyone tell if installation 10.11 on partition in any way with my main OS partition created 10.8 mess?

  Thank you

  It will not. Back up everything anyway.

  (140918)

• Tecra A11 (PTSE1A - 00L 005) - Dual boot with XP and Windows 7

  Hello

  Just bought a new Tecra A11 computer laptop running WIN7 Pro. Then downloaded and installΘ_ * virtual XP Pro * _ but not happy with the results that a lot of things he can do my other dual boot 17 "computer laptop with Vista/XP Pro will do.

  Background
  There are 3 partitions on the HARD disk
  1. active primary recovery 1.46 GB (without drive letter)
  2. principal asset C: start 287 Gb
  3 primary Partition 9.2 GB (no drive letter, the unknown application)

  Can I partition the C: drive in sectors 2 X 145 GB and make the new partition _ * assets * _NTFS?

  When I tried to install Xp Pro on another machine current Win7 partitioned as shown above, it 'blue preset' at the point of loading Xp using the RAID SATA CH8M-E charge via my USB FDD controller. Is it because this SATA driver is not current?

  What is the correct SATA driver?

  Does anyone know for sure that this machine will operate in dual boot Win7/Xp Pro?

  Any help much appreciated

  Peter

  Yes, you can dual-boot two versions of Windows.

  What you do is:

  Create recovery discs just in case something happens.
  Retractable C: drive at half the size.
  Create a new partition NTFS for XP.
  Download the driver for the controller SATA F6 www.intel.com
  Copy the SATA drivers on a floppy disk
  Boot from your XP (must have SP2 or SP3 slipstreamed) disc, press F6 when you are prompted to use the SATA driver on the floppy drive (to avoid the BSOD 0x0000007B)
  Configure the installation of XP to install on the partition that you created.

  When you restart, XP may have taken over and ignore Win7.
  In this case, you can restore the Win7 boot loader using EasyBCD (google is your friend)

  If the BIOS has an option of SATA controller Mode, simply activate the IDE Mode instead of the SATA driver.

• Dual Boot El Capitan and the Mavericks?

  Currently I got a MacBook Pro retina 13inch end of 2013 OS X El Capitan. For various reasons, I need to be able to dual boot my mac with OS X Mavericks (I have to run the suite Adobe CS6 for College) but the same time, I want to be able to keep in front of the new software updates and use cc creative cloud at home, would it possible for me to do this or at least get off at Mavericks? The MacBook is not new, and therefore does not have a warranty so I don't have to worry to invalidate even though I'd like to keep hold of my data.

  Thank you

  In theory that Macbook can be found on the Mavericks, since it was initially delivered with the Mavericks, but not the same disc:

  My guess is that you can try this:

  a. make backups of backups backups, TimeMacine at least one backup.

  b. connect an empty external drive: Diskutility opened and partition: partition 1: table of Partition GUID and Mac OS extended (journaled).

  Run CarbonCopyCloner on your startup disk and clone the boot to the external disk, including the recovery Partition.

  Restart after that, while now the Alt (option) key: the startup list will come to the top, choose the newly formed external to start.

  If everything works this external:

  c. stop the machine again once, start it up while pressing CMD + R + Alt (option): This starts the InternetRecovery partition: choose erase and install the OS (original). This should install the Mavericks.

  Restart the mac: it should be in the Mavericks now. Install apps for the Mavericks. Restore your data to user for these applications.

  (d) given that both drives are bootable, you can now start all holding the key Alt (option) and choose the one you want.

  I'm not really sure that I forgot something, but I'm going to ask some people to enter and contribute. Wait until you are satisfied.

  Lex

• Trying to Setup dual boot with XP and Vista, but Vista is stuck in a boot loop, error 0xc0000225

  Hello

  I have a Windows Vista Home Basic, and I wanted it to dualboot with XP.

  XP does not work very well, but when I want to start vista, its stucks after start the screen with the moving bar.

  When I try to start in safe mode it stucks when the drivers are loaded, and when I want to run the Startup Repair, it is said:

  Cannot start Windows

  0xC0000225 a required device is not connected or is not accessible

  I tried to run CHKDSK, but when I do its very long taking ~ 2 hours ~ but I have strength finsihed it completely yet. How long CHKDSK can take? And this can solve it?

  EDIT: CHKDSK has completed, but vista is still not start

  I have a Compaq Presario CQ60

  Thank you

  Original title: bootloop vista 0xc0000225

  Hello

  Method 1:
  Try to disconnect all external devices (printers, scanner, USB (universal serial bus) drives, etc...) Except the keyboard and mouse and then start.

  
  Method 2:
  I also suggest that you do the startup repair using the Windows Vista installation disc and check if it works.
  If you have a Windows Vista installation disc, you need to restart (boot) your computer using the installation disc. If you do not restart your computer from the disk, the option to repair your computer will not appear.
  a. Insert the installation disc.
  b. restart your computer.
  Click the Start button, click the arrow next to the button lock and then click on restart.
  c. If prompted, press any key to start Windows from the installation disc.
  Note: If your computer is not configured to start from a CD or a DVD, see the documentation provided with your computer. You may need to change your computer's BIOS settings. For more information, see BIOS: frequently asked questions.
  d. choose your language settings, and then click Next.
  e. click on repair your computer.
  f. Select the operating system you want to repair, and then click Next.
  g. in the System Recovery Options menu, click Startup Repair
  Check out the link:
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/startup-repair-frequently-asked-questions
  
  Method 3:
  You can also follow the steps in the article knowledge base provided and check.
  Windows no longer starts after you install an earlier version of the Windows operating system in a dual-boot configuration

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/919529
  Check out the links to learn more:
  Windows Vista or Windows 7 unbootable, and the Startup Repair tool does not resolve the problem
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/934540
  How to use the Bootrec.exe tool in the Windows recovery environment to troubleshoot and repair startup issues in Windows
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/927392

  Error message when you start Windows Vista: "the Windows Boot Configuration data file is missing required information".

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/927391

   

• Establishment of Dual Boot with Vista and XP - Presario V3780UT

  I have a laptop Compaq Presario V3780UT which came with Vista installed. I created another partition of c: Shriking and I want to install XP on it because some software will not work correctly under Vista.

  Can guide you please how to do this, and also, what are the factors that I need in order to have audio, video, network, mouse etc works correctly? Where can I get these drivers from?

  Hello

  How to dual boot with vista installed first guide here.

  How to install XP:

  First make the Vista backup. How all the information here.

  Now you need to integrate your drivers Sata (ICH8M) with nLite.

  Here is the guide to how do and here are the drivers Sata for you and here are the Sata drivers from your.  Just unRAR it drivers with winrar.

  Remember, also, that you use the Windows XP SP2 version. If you do not go version SP2 here you can download this service pack

  and here you guide how to integrate this file with your new system of nLite.

  In this program, you can even burn your new XP cd with this driver.

• Dual-boot-2 - MBR and GPT disks

  I built a PC with a dual-boot, with the disc has been formatted using MBR and the two OS is Vista and 7. A table is written to the MBR with pointers in the two BONES, with this visible table before the start, allowing me to choose one or the other. Well, it's logical.

  But what will happen in the following scenario? I have install Vista on an MBR disk, remove the disc, install a second disk MBR and install 7. Then I put on the first disc in the PC, attach SATA cables and press the power switch. What is going on? Do not I have a dual boot situation where pointers are not written, in other words, the dual-boot will exist only as long as both drives are connected? Or MBR a disk will have pointers to the two OS written in it, leading to the same situation to have two OS on one drive? And if the pointers are written on a drive, which makes the master, which drive is chosen and why? I guess that the chosen drive would be first in the sequence of port, for example, 0 before 1.

  And what will happen if the two drives had been formatted using GPT? Any difference?

  If you install Windows Vista on a disc (call it drive #1) and Windows 7 on another drive (disc 2) with deleted #1 disk then you will not have a dual boot system. You can choose which drive / OS you want / load (select a specific disc) in the BIOS menu when you turn on first of all of the computer. It is the same with TPG.

  If your drive is running out of space because two versions of Windows installed there is a way to move Windows 7 to another drive and do not have to perform a new installation.

  J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com