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| Thread ID: 107231 | 2010-02-09 07:23:00 | Retrofit of say XP | Bryan (147) | Press F1 |
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| 856603 | 2010-02-09 07:23:00 | I have WIN7 on my master HDD. What would I have to lookout for if I decided to install say XP, or 98 on my second (slave), empty HDD? You might ask why bother? I guess because it is something to do and will add to my learning. Booting might be a problem but I can use, I guess, EasyBCD and Win7's install disk to straighten out the kinks. Any helpful thoughts?:banana |
Bryan (147) | ||
| 856604 | 2010-02-09 07:27:00 | You would probably have to do a clean install / install XP then Win 7. And if you've got more than 1 GB, 98 will probably crash | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 856605 | 2010-02-09 07:36:00 | What if I disconnect the master HHD, Install on the slave and then reconnect the master? I didn't realise that 98 was limited to 1GB. I have tried to install 98 on my old 6 GB PC and had untold problems, would that be the reason? |
Bryan (147) | ||
| 856606 | 2010-02-09 07:51:00 | Yup that'll be the reason why 98 crashes, it can only go to 512 / 768mb. There is a workaround to make it a bit higher, but it'll definitely crash with more than 1 GB. How much ram is in this PC?? Is 6 GB the size of the hdd or the amount of ram? No it'd be better if you install XP then Win7. Otherwise it may not work properly, if you remove the hdd then install XP, then reconnect the hdd with Win 7 on it. The option to boot from either, may not appear You usually installl the earliest OS to the latest not the latest to the earliest |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 856607 | 2010-02-09 08:23:00 | Unless you're really keen on dual booting different versions of windows, I'd just Virtual Machine it (Virtual PC, VMWare Player, Virtual Box). | psycik (12851) | ||
| 856608 | 2010-02-09 08:27:00 | Unless you're really keen on dual booting different versions of windows, I'd just Virtual Machine it (Virtual PC, VMWare Player, Virtual Box). +1 And you don't risk making your Windows 7 unbootable... |
jwil1 (65) | ||
| 856609 | 2010-02-09 19:47:00 | It will in fact be unstable at anything over 512mb. | pctek (84) | ||
| 856610 | 2010-02-09 21:48:00 | I think youd learn more, the hard way by multi booting. Instead I would use vmware server or virtualbox. That way you dont brick your system and have no way to ask for help | pkm (13527) | ||
| 856611 | 2010-02-09 23:09:00 | This set of guides will be of help if you want to try the dual boot. apcmag.com p_stepbystep.htm |
snoopy (74) | ||
| 856612 | 2010-02-10 11:04:00 | Have you considered XP mode virtual PC for Windows 7? | Agent_24 (57) | ||
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