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02-03-2009, 02:54 PM
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noob install win 7 ?
I want to install win 7 on my second hard drive, I have downloaded the file and burned the iso dvd. I got the dvd boot started and then chickened out because I didnt get a screen that asked where i wanted to install the o.s. Its my first time installing a o.s., I have installed lots of programs and had no real problems, I got spooked that this was going to overright my current o.s. So my question is will I get a prompt asking where to put this file? ( the second hard drive is clean and running already)
I'm currently running xp home, I checked and my hardware is more than enough to run win7 |
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02-03-2009, 06:30 PM
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Are you wanting to dual boot XP and 7? Personally, and particularly if it is your only/main PC, I would disconnect the XP HDD and install 7 on the clean HDD.
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02-04-2009, 12:28 PM
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yes dual boot is the plan
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02-04-2009, 01:34 PM
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After you enter the key code you'll come to a screen showing both drives...You select the one you want to install it on...
BUT, I would do as not important mentioned....Win 7 will install it's boot loader program....And when Win 7 expires in August and quits working......XP will probably boot ok but could cause some issues.
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02-04-2009, 01:39 PM
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On a test machine, I did a dual boot which worked fine. As for removing it when the time comes...I'm guessing it would be a matter of removing the boot.ini file, then if needed, booting off and XP CD into the repair console and running fixboot and fixmbr.
But, like I said, that's a guess which may or may not actually work. It's highly recommended that you don't do a dual boot with anything other than a machine you use for testing, or on a seperate drive and disconnect your current OS drive.
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02-04-2009, 03:23 PM
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o.k. thanks for the advice, I wanted to do this to learn a few things but I better not take the chance with my main machine
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02-04-2009, 03:45 PM
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Quote:
 And you're a smart guy... If you have a pretty beefy machine...2 to 3 gigs of ram - plenty of free drive space, you could install Win 7 on a Virtual Machine. Vmware (haven't used) VirtualPC VirtualBOX (my favorite) (second two are free) Then you'd learn a bunch of stuff 
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