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• Can I do a dual boot with Windows 7?

  After taking all the precautions I can think to install Windows 7 on my wifes laptop. Drive recovery system, backups (2 DVDs) and an image I did more than 6 DVD.

  I thought why not only reduce the Vista Partition, install Windows 7 in the created partition and run Windows 7 to see if it will work on the laptop (gives me time to straighten out things so that my wife can always use). Then remove the Vista Partition. If the laptop was mine would just reformat the dang thing and deal with what it goes down from there.

  Then there is the Question of what to do about the EISA (recovery Partition)?

  Hello!

  Of course, you can install Windows 7 and do a system to dual-boot with Windows Vista... Why not? ;)

  As you have already said if Windows 7 works well on your laptop (I put t know which model you have exactly) you can remove Vista and use the old partition to store data or to include a new in the Windows 7 partition.

  The hidden partition do you mean isn't the Toshiba recovery partition! It is a feature of Windows.
  You can remove this partition you don t he most needs.

  In addition, with the Toshiba Recovery disk, you are on the safe side. If you don't want Windows 7 you can go to Vista (factory settings). :)

  Good bye

• Playing the old songs of xp on a pc dual-boot with windows xp and windows 7?

  Hi, I want to play a lot of old titles of games on my pc and I am currently dual-boot with windows xp professional service pack 3 copy OEM and windows 7. I have a spec pc enough modern, but when I log in the windows xp operating system I have no internet which worls fine on the side of windows 7 so I can't update windows xp and cannot install an anti virus directly from the internet, etc. Also, I can not play the old songs that I bought and installed windows xp to. There are various error messages that appear when I try to run a game on the side of windows xp, some speak of ram and some are on the charts? A friend mentioned that it would be that iam running an OEM Version of windows xp, or it might be my ATI Radeon HD 4870 X 2 graphics card and I'd be better off with an NVIDIA card? The main games I'm running are Max payne, Worms 2, Worms Armageddon, Dungeon keeper 2, Sudden strike 2, Rise & Fall, Rise of nations, Starcraft, Dune 2000 and Emperor battle for dune and a few others. Anyones help on this and how to do a bit of retro game on the pc would be not very appreciated, thanks.

  Hi JohnF26,

  ·         What is you receive the exact error message?

  ·         Did you do changes on the computer before the show?

  I suggest you to give us the exact error message or error code, so that we offer in addition to the steps to solve the problem of troubleshooting.

  Meanwhile, you can see the article mentioned below and check.

   

  Windows wireless and wired network connection problems

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/help/wired-and-wireless-network-connection-problems-in-Windows

  Let us know if that helps.

• Dual Boot with windows XP Pro with 2 HARD drive, error on secondary windows install: "Windows did not start because of a configuration of the disk of the computer problem. Could not read the selected boot disk. Check boot path and disk hardware... »

  Hi, I recently bought a new Hitachi 1 TB internal hard drive. I wanted to do a clean install on the new drive (d), be able to dual boot my computer and leave my old 300 GB disk (C :) as the primary windows installation. After physically installing the new HARD drive, I noticed that "new hardware found" and the the brand name flashed in the bottom right corner. I thought I'd see the new hard drive in my computer, but I did not. I initialized the new HARD drive with the computer management window (right click on my computer - manage) and I also formatted in NTFS (I had to change my printer hard drive letter to assign the new HARD drive with the letter D, but I've made other changes after this step). Now, I could see and use in my main windows on the C: installation. I then installed a windows new copy XP pro with the installation CD I got for my C: but on the D: (Note: I have a Dell computer (and the Dell reinstallation CD) and my current version of windows has SP3 while the installation CD is only SP2) (I also reformatted my HARD drive during the installation of windows to NTFS)

  Now when I try to start on installing the new on my D: I get "Windows did not start because of a configuration of the disk of the computer problem. Could not read the selected boot disk. Check startup disk and hardware access path. "and another line saying to refer to manuals HARD drive and windows.

  My Boot.ini file at this time was:

  [boot loader]
  Timeout = 5
  default = multi (0) disk (0) rdisk (0) partition (2) \WINDOWS
  [operating systems]
  "multi (0) disk (0) rdisk (0) partition (2) \WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional "/ noexecute = optin/fastdetect
  "signature (ac516a5c) disk (0) rdisk (0) partition (1) \WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional own "/ noexecute = optin/fastdetect

  I looked towards the top of this help page, but for now I'm unlucky:

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/314477

  (The next steps I took by throwing from the Windows CD and go into the repair console)

  I tried to use the bootcfg /rebuild but the line to boot.ini for my secondary HARD drive still does not work.

  He gave me something like:

  [boot loader]
  Timeout = 5
  default = multi (0) disk (0) rdisk (0) partition (2) \WINDOWS
  [operating systems]
  "multi (0) disk (0) rdisk (0) partition (2) \WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional "/ noexecute = optin/fastdetect
  "signature (ac516a5c) disk (0) rdisk (1) partition (1) \WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional own "/ noexecute = optin/fastdetect

  I also tried to change the signature() to multi (0), but it did not work. (or try almost all possible permutations of disk() and rdisk() partition() 0 to 2).

  I also tried to use expand F(dvd-drive):\i386\ntkrnlmp(I_have_a_duo-core).ex_ D:\windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe and a few other combinations, but I when I login as D:\windows simply, it fails to extend with a message like "could not develop" or C:\windows I get "restricted access".

  I have not yet tried CHKDSK/r, but since I did a clean install on a newly formatted drive... I don't think it would work.

  I've also marked the partition on the D: as active (in computer management), but it did not help me.

  I've done a first installation of windows repair, strangely, I couldn't fix this one... Still does not work...

  My default windows installation yet works very well & I see that windows has been installed on the D: but I'm ideas from how to operate the dual-boot, can someone throw me a BONE on what to do?

  Maybe try to do something with the Boot Manager (whatever it is?) Create a new partition and use it as a boot manager? I don't really want to do this, because if I made a mistake I will be unable to use my computer and dual boot should work without going through all this trouble... But I found this page: http://technet.microsoft.com/fr-fr/library/ee829686%28WS.10%29.aspx

  Could a clean install two HDD help? I hope I won't have to do...

  Someone has an idea?

  PS: I'm not such an advanced user so I need a solution step by step, thanks!

  Edit: I also noted that I can't see my new HARD drive in my BIOS... weird... SATA-0 is my old drive HARD 1 and 2 are my dvd 3-5 readers are 'off' and it doesn't seem to be anything that it is plugged in. I also have 4 bays for internal HARD disks. Now, 2 are busy.

  Edit2: I looked inside my case and enabled the good Sata in the Bios after a reboot it detected the drive correctly. Dual boot doesn't always work well... The fact that it was disable in the BIOS while I was installing the new HARD drive could change anything? Hmm...

  In case I wasn't clear enough: I had a windows XP Pro installed on my C:, bought a new hard drive and installed the same copy of windows on it (d). I think that should allow me to double boot between the two installs different. Even if for some reason I can't boot from one on my D:. Andrew, I do not understand why you so far physically disconnect the other drive, the point of the whole operation is to build a boot.ini file so that the BIOS knows that it y facilities 2 windows and you allow to choose (and not have conflicting problems between the 2 systems), someone correct me if I'm wrong? "Expand" the part of my first post made reference to one of the solutions provided by Microsoft in the first link that I have included in my previous post (but I can't seem to work).

  In addition, it is the procedure that I followed: http://www.ehow.com/how_5950826_boot-two-different-hard-drives.html

  (except I've had the first installation already done).

  Andrew "also, once a new hd is plugged on the pc & running, most of the BIOS will place (them) as 1st priority hd, set the BIOS to do this", you mean that by installing separately from windows on each unit when the other is not plugged in, I could choose what disk to start from defining their priority in the BIOS once they are all plugged back? It's too tedious (as I intend to move frequently between the 2 installs) and requires a computer to other users of the lack of computer knowledge. Unfortunately, it is not a viable option.

  EDIT: I DID IT! Hmmm... Well, I double checked in the recovery console, the path of the new HARD drive with the arc command Scan. Tried to start again with the MULTI (0) in my boot.ini and it worked... I also had my windows install CD in. Maybe that is why I could not start, windows needs the CD to complete the installation? Weird, I don't know what I did to the difficulty it... but hey, it works! Thanks for your ideas guys!

• Can I have a sytem of dual boot with Windows Vista Home Premium and Windows XP Professional?

  My laptop came preloaded with Windows Vista Edition Home Premium on the C drive.  The drive D partition contains recovery software.  I have a partition formatted f with nothing in it.  Can I install Windows XP Professional on the partiion F and have a system dual boot?  If so, how to load F installation CD when it wants to install in C?

  It is the instance of Vista installation.

  Come on first, site of the manufacturer of your computer, check to see if your model computer has XP drivers available for it...

  If the XP drivers are not available for your model, forget the idea.

  http://apcmag.com/how_to_dual_boot_vista_and_xp_with_vista_installed_first__the_stepbystep_guide.htm

  Read the above.

  See you soon. Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• How can I configure dual-boot with Windows XP and Windows Vista?

  Vista/xp problem

  Help a friend who currently has installed vista.  What should I do if I want to dual boot with xp (not installed at the time)

  Thank you

  Hello Matthew forse,.

  Here is an excellent tutorial on how Dual Boot Vista and XP.

  Follow the information contained in the 4 pages to the letter.

  I use it in my I.T. business on client computers and recommend it carefully.

  http://www.syschat.com/dual-boot-Vista-XP-Vista-already-1946.html

• Remove the system to dual-boot with Windows 7 XP

  I'm under a system dual boot with two hard drives. C is XP Home Edition and F is Windows 7 Home Premium. I want now to delete XP and run only Windows 7. Any advice on how to proceed would be welcome.

  OK, so I failed. Thanks for the help but my computer skills is non-existent. Have reloaded Windows 7 from scratch on the old Windows 7 and I am now reloading my programs & database. W J Cheer and thank you for your efforts.

• Can I install the vmware tools on a HP Proliant 380 G5 with VMware ESXi 3.5 Installable U3 with HP management components?

  Hello, I have install ESXi 3.5 U3 on a Hp Proliant 380.

  I have created a virtual machine to Windows 2003, and when I want to install VMWARE TOOLS from Vmware Infrastructure Client, it does not install on the virtual machine vmware tools. Nor has received all messages from a Client Infrastructure and neither of the virtual machine.

  Why could this happen?

  Thanks in advance

  NO.

  The installation of vmware tools lies in an iso file, which is located on your host ESX itself and is mounted on the virtual machine when you click "install vmware tools".

  Weather or not your host has a cdrom drive is not serious, you can always add a virtual cdrom drive to your guests and use iso files, or the cdrom drive on the PC that you are using the VI client from.

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• Problems with the installation of Win 7 on a dual boot Win 8 computer

  I recently bought a new all-in-one computer with an operating system of Windows 8.  However, I have a program that should be used on a daily basis for which a version of Win 8 is not yet available.  I bought a copy of WIn7 and partitioned the terabyte of hard drive with the intention of installing Win 7 in the new partition and the dual boot of the computer.  However, when I try to install Win 7 from the installation disc, it error with an error message that says in order to restart the installation.  No matter how many times I reboot, the error message occurs at the same point - a few seconds after the message appears saying that the temporary files are copied.  What is the problem?

  Of new computer models that are preloaded with Windows 8 have no support for Windows 7 and there is no native driver Windows 7.

  In addition, when you install older versions in a dual-boot configuration, you must install the older version of Windows (Windows 7), then first 8 windows.

  I recommend to install your Windows 7 in a virtual machine program and use the program here:

  You can use alternatives such as Oracle VirtualBox or VMWare Player.

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  VMware Player;

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• Not able to install the center of HP Officejet 5600 solutions on laptop with Windows 7

  I bought a new laptop with Windows 7. Icannot install the all-in-one Officejet 5600 Center software on my new laptop with Windows7 HP solutions. CD tells me system is not compatible. What is the procedure & what program file is available for download? Advice please please!

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• Can I install the upgrade WITHOUT CS3 CS4?

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• Can not install the important updates for Microsoft Office ona HP laptop running Windows Vista Home Premium Service Pack 2

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  You may have missed this "sticky" post: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistawu/thread/6e716883-7af4-4a9f-8665-2f4dd57eee8d ~ Robear Dyer (PA Bear) ~ MS MVP (that is to say, mail, security, Windows & Update Services) since 2002 ~ WARNING: MS MVPs represent or work for Microsoft

• can't see the photos sent by e-mail. I'm with windows media player and it says it does not support the format, or the file is corrupted.

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• Created a dual boot with Windows 7 and Windows XP, but the start of the single will of the Windows XP system. I need to access Windows 7.

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  I had istalled windows 7 on c: and after several days, I have installed windows xp on the d: now whenever I start my computer it doesnot ask any option to open the operating system it opens directly windows xp I have very important data 7 please can tell me that how I can create option for the os and the name of windows7 also removed in boot.ini.file I need not use win xp , but I want my Win 7 that only which is installed in c:

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• How can I add Windows 98 as a dual boot with Windows Vista?

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  See you soon.