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Old 10-29-2009, 04:57 PM   #1
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Exiating XP/Vista dual boot to 7/Vista dual boot

Hi guys, I have an existing XP/Vista dual boot and will be installling 7 over the XP partition. With my current system I get the option to boot into Vista or "an earlier verison of windows". Will I get a similar prompt after I have replaced XP with 7?
I ask as I use Vista all the time and most of my programmes/files etc are installed in it and I would ike to be able to still use them until I am fully up and running with 7.
I will eventually switch over full time to 7 (assuming I like it) and will wipe my Vista OS.
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Old 10-30-2009, 04:57 AM   #2
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Odds are you'll need to use an app like this:

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Old 11-06-2009, 02:25 AM   #3
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Sorry for the late acknowledement, but actually I din't need EasyBCD. After Installing 7 over the XP partition, I get a similar OS boot option for 7 or Vista, which defaults to 7 if I leave it be.

Installation went very smooth and was very fast (quicker than both XP and Vista IIRC). Pretty happy with it so far, I like the speed and the interface is great especially the customisable toolbar, similar to 1 of the few things I liked about Mac OS.
I'm yet to explore it more deeply, but 1st impressions are good.
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