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• Satellite Pro L40 - how to make a dual boot with two recovery disks

  A small question;
  How to dual boot with two recovery disks ive got with my laptop (Satellite Pro L40)

  discs 1 & 2 are windows vista buisness
  discs 3 & 4 are windows xp profesional
  Disc 5 is updated the bios

  The guy where I bougt garage computer (a metal regular store named expert) says that it is posible with discs tose.
  I have
  I already have a partition, but when I boot from disks, is not has the option to select a partition

  Thanks already

  > Satellite Pro L40 - how to make a dual boot with two recovery disks?
  Short answer: you can't do that. Maybe if you have two hard disks (I tried didn't) but as much as I know your SP L40 has only one.
  Ask this smart guy, how to do this. Maybe it's a useful tip.

• Upgraded to WIN 7 can reinstall vista with a new product key the use of dual boot even reinstall disk and computer

  OK, so I've upgraded windows vista to windows 7 and now I want to reinstall vista as a dual boot. I understand that my vista OEM license is now linked to the 7 upgrade, but if I buy a new vista product key can I still use the vista reinstallation disc came with my Dell laptop. I do not know because the drive is a Dell reinstall the drive, but it is on the same computer. The disk is bound to the OEM key or a different key will activate again with her.

  Dell drive is related to the OEM license and, normally, the motherboard.

  If you want to dual-boot, you will need to buy a separate FULL Vista / / license-product disk key.

  It comes as a Package

  See your local computer Store, or online: Newegg, Amazon, etc.

  See you soon. Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Dual boot with two hard drives

  Have a Seagate 250 GB SATA drive (drive C) running Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 2. I installed a second hard drive Seagate 500 GB (drive D) and cloned drive C, using the software Seagate of cloning. All right.

  I put the boot sequence in the BIOS to get the D drive before drive C. Alàs, the system ignores the D drive and boots in the drive c (the only way I can start in drive D is to physically unplug the drive C).

  How can I implement a system dual boot so that I could choose at will which drive I want to use.

  Any help will be appreciated.

  Hi dozetricker,

  Please see article with some information about your question:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/set-up-a-dual-boot-system-from-Windows-Vista-inside-out

  I hope this helps!

  Debra
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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• Dual boot two copies of win 7 32 bit with a single license disk

  I have WIN 7 pro. I want two copies of 32-bit dual boot on two drives on a computer. I can explain the reasons if necessary but I do not too long.

  My question is, is it technically possible and legal? My research gave confusing answers.

  Thank you.

  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 bit on another partition or another computer, you must purchase an additional license.

  http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/buy/default.aspx
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/get-a-new-Windows-product-key
  Releasing it's easy: with Windows | ActiveWin | Laptops | Microsoft MVP

• 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.

• In a configuration of dual boot Vista/Vista, where are the operating system files stored in another copy of Vista?

  In one, the operating system is in the C:\Windows folder. Where the operating system is stored on the 2nd partition?

  Hi BDTT.

  If you have installed the Windows vista operating system in a dual-boot on two partitions Setup then you find another folder Windows in the second disc of the partition.

  For example: C:\Windows and D:\Windows.

  When you start in any partition the root drive letter would change to the C:\ drive.

  I hope this helps!

  Halima S - Microsoft technical support.

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• Dual boot Windows 7 and Windows 8 on two separate hard disks

  I have two hard drives in my computer.  One running Windows 7 is full.  I would like to install Windows 8 on separate disk and always have the ability to dual boot at first upward.  Can you please provide a process detailed step by step on how I could do.

  Thanks in advance.

  Hey Danny,

  You can go ahead and launch the installation and inbetween when prompted to choose the location saying "Where you want to install Windows?" Select the location of the player of your choice where you want Windows 8 to be installed.

  This prompt will come to the Windows installation wizard.

  All the best!

• 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!

• What are the BCD entries to TWO instances of dual boot of Vista professional in TWO separate hard drives?

  What are the BCD entries to TWO instances of dual boot of Vista professional in TWO separate hard drives? -Dell Vostro 1710, my wife had to be returned to Dell, I installed its Vostro hard drive in my Dell Vostro 1710 SAME, but I don't get a menu starting double when I turn on my Vostro. (Both Vista Business operating systems are licensed separately).

  I would like to start his drive hard so that it looks like 'his' office on 'his' computer.

  Thanks for any advice.

  Split of: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_vista-windows_install/how-do-i-set-up-a-dual-boot-vista-and-xp-with-2/d1e95c26-0e48-4a8d-9e0f-526da19dce52?tm=1336794280998

  The easiest way is to use the DualBoot Pro.  He has the tools to write the necessary code automatically.  It is excellent for managing the tasks you want to do.

  However, you have a potential license problem.  Even if your Dell has the exact code in the BIOS to activate the copy of Windows on the hard drive of your wife, the computer is only allowed for an OEM copy.  If Dell is back after repairs then you should be OK once you have turned on the hard disk in his computer of your wife. You can delete the entry of additional start with DualBoot Pro menu,

• 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

• Dual boot Win7 disk external eSata M4700 accurately

  Because virtualization does not support some devices of HW, I need, I want to dual boot win7 Pro/64 at a (removable) disk external connected to my accuracy M4700 eSATA port.

  eSata means better performance, but the start menu will be happy with a removable disk, i.e. wrong be connected permanently (obviously I does not start the operating system on the disk hard if it is not connected)?

  And legal, is it possible to use the OEM license of operating system provided with the system for that?

  As a question, are the BONES in a Win7 start menu linked to a physical drive on a specific Sata port? IOW, what happens if I move a HARD disk with a bootable partition / volume of the internal Bay (port 0) to an eSATA external enclosure connected to eSATA (port 5) port? The eSATA port is transparent to the Win7 boot loader? Volumes and drive letters remain unchanged and appear perfectly to the operating system on it?

  Hi Benoitm,

  Assuming the M4700 can boot from an external eSATA port, this should be possible. And it should be possible to install on a HARD drive, then put this drive in an external enclosure and start it. Your preferences and your drive letters must be maintained. You can check that your system can boot from a first external HARD disk.

  The Dell license covers only the version of the operating system that is provided with the system. In theory, the dualboot requires two licenses.

• 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

• Dual boot with Vista-XP on two discs

  I just bought A200-S01-PC and I want to dual boot with Windows XP Home edition, Vista is pre installed and I want to install Windows XP Home edition on my second drive, so I can use it for College next year.

  I tried to boot from the CD but I get an error saying that it cannot find any installed readers.

  Please I need help?

  Hello

  I don't think you can install OS second on the second HARD drive and I don't really know if this second HDD can be used as a boot device. I really don't know, but you can check it yourself. My A200 has a HARD disk only.

  But what you can do for yourself is to install Windows XP Home edition on the second partition of the first HARD drive. There is no problem and I did the same thing on my laptop.

  But back to drive HARD invisible. This has nothing to do with the dual-boot. Plese check this thread. You will find nice discussion how to install WXP when the HARD drive is not visible.

  Bye and good luck!

• Trying to dual boot xp and win 8. The two are already installed, but only win 8 boot option is available.

  I have xp and win 8 dev already installed. I want to dual boot, but 8 victory is the only option I get.  I guess I should have installed from xp with an ISO... reading program or something. Is it possible to get two startup options appear now? without uninstalling or OS?

  Download EasyBCD, scroll to the bottom to get the free version here http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1

  Go to add a new entry and in the upper pane, select the Type of Win NT/XP combo. Give it a descriptive name and that it points to the appropriate drive, and then click Add an entry. Now, you have a choice of systems when you turn on.