Windows 7 Beta on 2nd HD

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Hi, is it safe to install Win7 on HD2 from within XP? I plan to format this drive from XP and install Vista with a hope of not affecting my XP drive/boot ...
 
sonxEr77 said:
Hi, is it safe to install Win7 on HD2 from within XP? I plan to format this drive from XP and install Vista with a hope of not affecting my XP drive/boot ...
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You can install in XP but simplly bootup on the disc and install it on your 2nd HDD and it should run fine.
 
DJNgoma said:
You can install in XP but simplly bootup on the disc and install it on your 2nd HDD and it should run fine.
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Disc doesn't boot... If i can install straight from XP, do i just select the different drive i.e d:windows?
 
Dont know if you can install an OS from inside another OS unless its an upgrade? Try VMWare, or VirtualBox.
 
Not possible man.

what i can suggest is unplug your xp drive and install windows 7 on your second hdd, then boot into windows 7, shut down and go plug in your xp drive.

Then when you want to use windows 7 you can just set it in your bios which drive to boot from.
 
killadoob said:
Not possible man.

what i can suggest is unplug your xp drive and install windows 7 on your second hdd, then boot into windows 7, shut down and go plug in your xp drive.

Then when you want to use windows 7 you can just set it in your bios which drive to boot from.
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Cool, thanks man ...
 
killadoob said:
when you want to use windows 7 you can just set it in your bios which drive to boot from.
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Also just pressing F8 a few times during initial startup (depending on bios) should bring up a boot menu to enable the boot device required to be selected, then no bios settings changes will be required, while booting windows pressing F8 again will bring up the normal menu for windows boot mode selection.
 
Yea i like the bios option though because you may use one drive for say 3 or 4 days so you do not need to press f8 the whole time.

It will just boot into the one you select everytime :), anyone who uses windows 7 right now will move from xp because windows 7 is just flippin amazing.
 
LOL!!!

here's the correct way:

remove xp drive (not necessary but in your case it just might be) then install win7 on hdd 2

then reconnect xp drive and make sure that cd/dvd is set as 1st boot device and xp drive as second . . . meaning you wont have an option to boot into win7 with this config.

any way, once you boot into the dvd then let it load and when it comes to the install now option you select repair.

it will then scan all your attached drives for a win7 installation, select the win7 install and then there is an option to do a START UP REPAIR

after you do that it will ask you to reboot.

remove dvd then boot.

win7 will have replaced your xp bootloader with it's own but then you will have a menu to choose which os between the two u want to run.

presto
 
Lord Fubar said:
LOL!!!

here's the correct way:

remove xp drive (not necessary but in your case it just might be) then install win7 on hdd 2

then reconnect xp drive and make sure that cd/dvd is set as 1st boot device and xp drive as second . . . meaning you wont have an option to boot into win7 with this config.

any way, once you boot into the dvd then let it load and when it comes to the install now option you select repair.

it will then scan all your attached drives for a win7 installation, select the win7 install and then there is an option to do a START UP REPAIR

after you do that it will ask you to reboot.

remove dvd then boot.

win7 will have replaced your xp bootloader with it's own but then you will have a menu to choose which os between the two u want to run.

presto
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Just do not do the wrong repair (on XP)
 
Lord Fubar said:
well you cannot dualboot without the OS selection menu
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You can by pressing f8 on startup and on the boot menu select the boot drive you want to start on, which can be any connected Harddrive, CD/DVD, USb stick or other bios identified removable disk/drive.
 
killadoob said:
Yea i hate that menu because i have no clue how to remove it should i format the drive hehe.
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Edit boot.ini (Not Vista/Win7) in root directory or just run MSconfig and edit boot.ini under the boot tab!
 
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I am Penguin said:
Edit boot.ini (Not Vista/Win7) in root directory or just run MSconfig and edit boot.ini under the boot tab!
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multiple entries in the boot.ini still brings up the menu


Lord Fubar said:
well you cannot dualboot without the OS selection menu :rolleyes:
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I am Penguin said:
You can by pressing f8 on startup and on the boot menu select the boot drive you want to start on, which can be any connected Harddrive, CD/DVD, USb stick or other bios identified removable disk/drive.
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hahahahaha
 
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what im an bout is that he wants to dualboot but he does not want to use the OS selection menu
 
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