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09-16-2010, 11:06 PM
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Can I install Windows 7 as select boot with Vista? One harddrive
Hello everybody. I currently have Windows Vista 64bit and one 1tb harddrive. I also purchased Windows 7 64bit because of student discount since my mom goes to community college.
I wonder if its possible to install it as a dual boot on 1 harddrive. I know the answer is probably no, but maybe, so I wanted to ask. If I do buy a 2nd hard drive for Windows 7 pro 64bit that I bought, should I spend some money on one of those solid state drives or just a standard one? The fast one I might use for high end pc gaming. Ideally I'd like to start the PC and have 2 choices to choose from. Any hints are highly appreciated, thanks!
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09-16-2010, 11:44 PM
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All you need to do is partition the existing hdd if it's not already.
With a seperate partition on the hdd, Win 7's boot manager will take over and you'll get what you want. The Win 7 install walks you right thru it.
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09-16-2010, 11:46 PM
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I'd stay with magnetic drives for the time being.
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09-17-2010, 07:35 AM
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As was mentioned above creat two partitions. This will act like two hard drives on one. Then install vista on one and win 7 on the other.
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09-17-2010, 09:27 AM
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Can you resize your partition in Windows 7 without wiping out the data?
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09-17-2010, 01:51 PM
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That's gonna be a tough find. I found Easeus:
Best FREE Partition Manager Freeware for Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Windows 7. EASEUS free Partition Manager Software Home Edition. It says it'll work with Vista and 7 but only the 32 bit versions. You may have to reformat if you don't want to buy a new hdd. |
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09-17-2010, 01:57 PM
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Thought so, that you still need a third-party partitioner.
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09-17-2010, 03:41 PM
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Vista has a built-in partition resizer.
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