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| Thread ID: 136898 | 2014-04-28 02:38:00 | Dual booting Windows XP and Windows 7 | stu161204 (123) | Press F1 |
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| 1373618 | 2014-04-28 02:38:00 | On my desktop computer I am still running Windows XP and I am hoping latter in the week to be able to also install windows 7 on it and I want to Dual boot between them (Win 7 will be on a new Partition). Has anyone here done this before, if so any one got any tips?? Also how much disk space does Windows 7 need? (I be using the 32bit version of it (Hopefully), as none of my software will support my 64bit cpu or 64bit Windows 7) And as I will be installing windows 7 on a new Partition, will Windows 7 ask where it wants to be installed? (Don’t want to nuke my XP install) |
stu161204 (123) | ||
| 1373619 | 2014-04-28 02:46:00 | Just install it on the other partition if you've created it. It'll dual boot no prob. It'll give you a setup screen just like XP. Cant remember how much Win7 uses now I wiped it and I'm using Win8 by itself. Just give it 80 or 100 GB. Altho it depends on what you're going to put on it after its installed | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1373620 | 2014-04-28 03:31:00 | What speedy said. Windows 7 needs a minimum of about 40-60 GB to install but you want to leave room for software so 120 GB upwards is best in my opinion. I have a 256 GB drive and that's plenty for everything. Dual booting can become a hassle though, if you plan to abandon windows XP at some point it might be better in the long run to just make the switch now. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1373621 | 2014-04-28 03:57:00 | if you plan to abandon windows XP at some point it might be better in the long run to just make the switch now. Especially considering a new flaw was found in it. (www.theverge.com) |
pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 1373622 | 2014-04-28 07:57:00 | Don't listen to the scare mongers. I have a dual boot system. I still use XP for some video work win 7 for everything else.. | paulw (1826) | ||
| 1373623 | 2014-04-28 12:52:00 | (I be using the 32bit version of it (Hopefully), as none of my software will support my 64bit cpu or 64bit Windows 7) A lot of 32bit software should work with 64bit W7, unless it has hardware drivers built-in. As an example, I've got Quake 1 (win95) running in full 3D (a 32bit mod (www.moddb.com)). |
feersumendjinn (64) | ||
| 1373624 | 2014-04-28 23:49:00 | Wasn't scaremongering, didn't say it was bad just that it can be a hassle. It takes up hard drive space, adds a delay to boot up, and can mean installing the same software twice to have it available in both OS's If you need to keep XP then it's a good option, if you are just using it as a step to replacing XP completely then it's not as good. When I've done it in the past I always end up not using one OS pretty quickly and removing it, which is not quite as easy as just starting over to begin with (although easy enough). Personally I have regretted dual booting in the past so I just suggested it MIGHT be better to simply install the new OS. |
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