How do I set up a dual boot Vista and XP with 2 hard drives?

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• Dual Boot Vista and XP in separate hard drives?

  I currently installed on a hard drive in Vista and I have an extra which is 160 GB I want to install XP on so that I can dualboot both, is it possible?

  Remember that there is no partition in question here.

  The key which makes the task easier is to preformat the drive, assign a disk label (example: WinXP) and then launch the installation.

  How to dual boot Vista and XP (with Vista installed first) - the guide step by step with screenshots
  http://apcmag.com/how_to_dual_boot_vista_and_xp_with_vista_installed_first__the_stepbystep_guide.htm

  Install Windows XP on your pre-installed Windows Vista computer
  http://www.howtogeek.com/HOWTO/Windows-Vista/install-Windows-XP-on-your-pre-installed-Windows-Vista-computer/

  As always, with the project like this create an image backup of your entire hard drive (to an external USB drive) first.

  Acronis True Image 2011 - has a 30 day trial version available.
  (Install Acronis and then create a restoration/Rescue CD Media before starting the creation of an image backup)
  http://www.Acronis.com/homecomputing/products/TrueImage/
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  True Image User Guides and documentation:
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  J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com

• IM 10 atm installation initiated Preview and I want to know: is it easy to use the dual-boot functionality, if I have 2 hard drives

  Hello!

  IM 10 atm installation initiated Preview and I want to know: is it easy to use the dual-boot functionality, if I have 2 hard drives? I have win7 on my main drive (SSD) and I want to install 10 preview initiated a new partition on my 500 GB hard drive, I created. I'll have to change smth in the bios menu, or I will be asked to choose between win7 and win10 in a menu after boot?

  Yes, it's, it's just like installing Windows on another partition.

  To learn more:

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Insider/wiki/insider_wintp-insider_install/how-to-dual-boot-the-latest-Windows-build-with/9695dfc7-1C13-4D8D-B10B-587e78c6ac36

• Set up the Dual Boot Xp32 and Xp64

  I want to set up a dual-boot for my business environment, mainly because some of my hardware will not work with the 64-bit operating system. I currently have 64-bit installed, but cannot get the 32 bit version to install, once started, it won't read the disc (I put the CD-ROM as first boot device) should I wipe it and install first 32?  Thank you

  Maybe it's a coincidence, but I have the same question 2 days ago on an old house built X Gamer computer.

  It turns out that the SATA DVD drive necessary data cable be moved to a JMicron (completely illogical) SATA port controlled instead of the Intel ICH10R SATA ports.

  What you can also try is pressed the space bar twice a second after you put first on the PC with 64-Bit CD already in the CD/DVD drive.

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

• How dual boot Vista and Windows 7

  I'm using vista Home premium and want to install windows 7 a.m. premium as a dual boot. If I decide later by far with windows vista and keep only 7 How can proceed?

  Assuming that my OS is windows 7 can I use the same disk of vista on the virtual machine with the same product key.

  Vista and 7 cannot exist on the same partition as a dual boot? How to do it.

  Is ther to disadvantages in dual boot?

  There are no real problems with dual boot if it's Setup corrrectly.

  You need operating systems on separate partitions (readers not necessarily distinct, but definitely separate from the partitions).

  If you uninstall Vista later and it's a copy to the details of the program, then you can install it in a virtual drive using the same product key (but you'll probably need to activate manually).

  Here's how Dual boot Vista with Widows7: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/5166-dual-boot-installation-windows-7-vista.html.

  Although written for other systems, the process to remove a dual boot will work with Windows7 and Vista (although you may need to use the commands and Windows7 disk): http://vistasupport.mvps.org/remove_windows_vista_from_dual_boot_system.htm depending on the situation and that was installed first.

  I hope this helps.

  Good luck!

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• How can I set up to dual boot Windows 7 and XP on 2 separate drives?

  I have a new hard drive and a new DVD Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit upgrade. I want to keep my old hard drive with the ability to work under XP. Can I just install my new drive in any open slot, and then start from my DVD? I'll be able to start on the player of my choice? How does with the marking of the readers? And it defaults to Windows 7 whenever I start my computer? How I will be when you start the disk with XP?

  Hi ohyanet:

  Since you are using a version of 'Upgrade' of Win7 it will assume the license of the prior XP operating system and the Microsoft EULA says that you can no longer use your XP operating system on any computer.  To dual boot with XP'd you need to buy a version "full" of Win7, not an upgrade.  When you install Win7 it will make a copy of XP called Windows.old in your drive (C :) and you can copy the files from it to your new O.S. of Win7, but you will need to re - install all the applications from the original media.)

• How to remove Windows 7 from dual boot XP and Windows 7?

  I have orig. had XP installed 7 and then uninstalled 7 back to XP. Made a mess. Just try to return to the single operating system. What are your suggestions?

  * original title - two versions of Windows XP & Windows 7 *.

  Hello

  Click on the link below.

  http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/01/17/how-to-uninstall-and-remove-Windows-7-or-Vista-leaving-Windows-XP-on-dual-boot-system/

• How to remove dual-boot Vista and leave only Windows 7?

  Hello

  Yesterday, I upgraded to Windows 7 Pro. I originally had Windows Vista Home Premium. I would like to delete Vista because I did not need.

  I bought Windows 7 as a downlaod and have no disk or anything for her.

  How can I do this?

  Click Start, type: msconfig

  Press enter on your keyboard

  Go to the Startup tab

  Select the entry you want to delete

  Click on delete

  Then set the time to '0'

  Then click on apply and OK

  Restart if prompted.

  ------------------------------------------

  If the problem persists, try the following

  Click Start, right click on computer

  Click on properties

  Under control panel home

  Click on "advanced system settings".

  Go to the Advanced tab

  Under Startup and recovery, click settings

  In the default operating system list, select Windows 7

  Uncheck the "time to display list of operating systems".

  Click OK

  Then apply and OK

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  If it still does not respond, try the following:

  EasyBCD by NeoSmart Technologies would be your answer, it provides a graphical front-end to the BCDEdit Command line that makes it easy for you to set the boot settings and change the entries start on the new Windows Boot Manager. http://NeoSmart.NET/DL.php?id=1

• Dual boot vista and xp on a Satellite A200

  Hello
  I tried to make my system a dual boot one, but it seems that I have some difficulties to do this because when I boot the cd (winXP) the system has always said that it does not detect my hard drive?
  How can I check the hard drive I have...

  I have a toshiba satellite a200

  Thank you

  As additional info: check it please this INTEL PAGE.

  Good bye

• Dual Boot Linux and Windows with HDDRecovery problem

  Hello

  I use the dual operating system Windows Vista and Linux open SUSE distribution on Toshiba Satellite A350-10z, everything works great except Windows Recovery. I have Linux (start: dev / sda6) and Windows Vista (starting: dev / sda2). Windows has 2 partitions, C and D drive, D drive I have folder HDDRecovery. After F8 I using the option of repair and waiting, then massage is displayed "the installed program cannot start. Click OK to turn off the computer.

  Before I installed Linux recovery worked well. Is there a chance to use the HDDRecovery of Windows Disk D or I have to boot from the recovery DVD?

  In my opinion, Linux messed with partitions or the MBR and maybe that is the reason why HARD drive recovery does not seems the DVD recover is your order of ion option to restore the laptop to factory settings.
  By the way: I didn't install Linux on my laptop, but I use Linux using the Knoppix Live CD

• How can I get photos my phone is off and on a backup hard drive?

  How to get photos on my iPhone 5s and a backup hard drive Seagate then delete them from the phone?

  Here you can find some help Managing your iCloud - Apple Support storage space

• 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,

• Satellite Pro A200: How to create Dual boot; Vista & XP using the recovery CD

  I just bought a laptop Satellite Pro A200, which was supplied with the product for Vista and XP Recovery discs.
  The license specifically Vista also XP licenses.
  Can I set up a dual boot so that I can boot to Vista or XP? If so, how?

  I would also like a third boot, Red Hat Linux 9.
  Any comments?

  Hmmm. Usually it s possible to use two or more operating systems on the computer, but as far as I know the Toshiba Vista recovery CD formats whole disk when installing Vista and this will lead to the loss of the OS installed.
  I m not 100% sure on the recovery of the newest XP CD called RECON doesn t CD include an expert mode which allows to choose between the different partitions.

  So I guess that each use the recovery CD will format the HARD drive and erase the installed data. But of course, you can try to install the two BONES and to check if the restore XP CD allows to choose the second part of the installation of the OS.

  If it does not, it seems that you will need to an original XP from Microsoft CD or the original CD of Vista to use the two BONES.

  Best regards

• setting up a dual boot and storage of BIOS options

  I have a HP with Windows 7 Professional 64 bit xw4600 workstation. He resides in the SATA location 0.
  I have a separate hard drive Linux Mint 17.1 installed. He resides in slot SATA 3.
  I want to set up a dual-boot option to start Windows or Linux.
  In the BIOS under storage... Storage options must be set to RAID or AHCI? (I don't want a backup RAID configuration. I have cloned my hard drive to another hard drive in the SATA 2 connector, the DVD burner is in the SATA 1 connector).

  It seems that the computer will boot only from the hard drive to the SATA location 0.
  If I disconnect the hard drive to the SATAS location 0 which has Windows 7, I get an error in the message of wiring.
  If I use the boot F9 option, my choice is the hard drive, but I can't specify which.
  I can't find anywhere to change the HDD boot order in the BIOS.
  Any help will be apprecaited because I want to avoid opening the case and cables around switching.

  The HP xw workstations want to start only on the capture of port 0 on the motherboard SATA (often a blue color, while the others are brown dark/black).  Here is a post on how we worked around the need to have more of a boot drive, down to the low point, the photo shows the receiver in place with a carrier on the inside, and 3 many carriers are here to see you, too.

  This way you can have a single SATA cable go from that device to the SATA port 0 and boot from any operating system you like.  We now use only SSD for our startup discs, and the device fits perfectly into the floppy to the front of the box Bay area.  Do not stop going from one to the other SSDS.  I timed the move... 66 seconds to choose stop to W8.1 to get the Welcome screen W7 and vice versa on workstation xw4600 both xw6400/6600 (with BIOS optimized for faster startup).

  Apparently, there's some expensive SATA switches that allow to move from one entry to another entry and have only 1 output to the SATA port 0, but this approach has been working great for about 2 years now for us.  New versions of this device accept SATA cable lock, but my cables without locking of Foxconn HP were now firmly as well.

  There are similar devices for disks 3.5 "that HP had sold in the past.  Another advantage is that you can have two boot disks, both running on W7Pro, for example, and use the same certificate of authenticity.  One for the House stuff; one for the stuff of the company, for you home office people who want to keep things separate.

• Satellite A100-451 Vista - can I add XP and set up the dual boot?

  My new A100-451 came with 2 related partitions on the HARD disk, marked C:\Vista
  (Vista Home Premium) and E:\Data. About 80 GB on each.
  I can't get my ProII Toucam webcam works with Vista and refuse to update the software.
  Some of my other software no longer work.

  Because the HARD disk is already partitioned, I would install XP on the second partition and set up a dual boot system.
  Is it possible, and how would I go about this?

  Thank you all,
  John.

  Hello

  Of course, you can install a XP on more partition.
  But I do not recommend to install the XP on the partition existing E:\ but to create a new partition on the HARD drive.
  It s very simple to create the partition under Vista OS. Go to disk management and shrink a partition E:
  Then the 3rd other partition can be created on the empty space.

  Then you could just run the install of XP and could install XP on a partition that is created again.

  See you soon