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776992	2009-05-26 08:34:00	Just received my copy of PC World with a copy of Widows7 RC1.(Thanks PC World) Does anyone now if you can dual boot it with Vista?? so I can uninstall it after it expires on 1 March 2010 or before if I don't want it.	Colpol (444)
776993	2009-05-26 08:37:00	Yup you can do that, (you can dual boot with any OS). Just make sure you install it on another / spare partition	Speedy Gonzales (78)
776994	2009-05-26 08:51:00	Yup you can do that, (you can dual boot with any OS). Just make sure you install it on another / spare partition OK now I need to create a partition. Anyone know of any free prograams to do it? or will vista do it for me?	Colpol (444)
776995	2009-05-26 08:53:00	Vista should be able to do it for you via disk management (right click computer manage). Make sure you back anything important up first.	stormdragon (6013)
776996	2009-05-26 09:06:00	Vista should be able to do it for you via disk management (right click computer manage). Make sure you back anything important up first. That will work-but you won't be able to shrink your system partition from there. You'll need to use Gparted (sourceforge.net) if need be. Download the iso and burn to a CD, then boot from it and partition away:)	Blam (54)
776997	2009-05-26 09:12:00	Should be able to shrink the system partition, I can on my VPC of Vista, not going to try on my desktop atm.	stormdragon (6013)
776998	2009-05-26 21:54:00	I have never seen a realy satisfactory dual boot set up. Sure it will work after a fashion, But initial boot is slower and it doesn't take very long for the registry to become completely confused, particularly if you are running same programs in two o/s's. If you want proper confusion try dual booting with 32 and 64 bit o/s's. And programs that are o/s dependant will sooner or later forget which files, drivers etc go with which o/s. And remember that apps and games that have to be installed will ,in a lot of cases refuse to work in the second o/s. I have seen saved files , saved on a different drive. Just see if they can be found next time you want them. I have tried installing apps on two drives with each O/S. Doesn't take long for them to get mixed up My answer now is to get a new hard disk and install the new o/s and programs you want to run. Then UNPLUG your C: and name the new drive C: That at least will give you a fair trial of the new o/s I would be very careful about loading a new o/s from a free give away disk too.. PCW or anyone else. I suggest that if you want to use Windows 7 RC that you download it from the MS site.	JJJJJ (528)
776999	2009-05-26 23:00:00	I have never seen a realy satisfactory dual boot set up. Sure it will work after a fashion, But initial boot is slower and it doesn't take very long for the registry to become completely confused, particularly if you are running same programs in two o/s's. If you want proper confusion try dual booting with 32 and 64 bit o/s's. And programs that are o/s dependant will sooner or later forget which files, drivers etc go with which o/s. And remember that apps and games that have to be installed will ,in a lot of cases refuse to work in the second o/s. I have seen saved files , saved on a different drive. Just see if they can be found next time you want them. I have tried installing apps on two drives with each O/S. Doesn't take long for them to get mixed up My answer now is to get a new hard disk and install the new o/s and programs you want to run. Then UNPLUG your C: and name the new drive C: That at least will give you a fair trial of the new o/s I would be very careful about loading a new o/s from a free give away disk too.. PCW or anyone else. I suggest that if you want to use Windows 7 RC that you download it from the MS site. LMAO!!	SolMiester (139)
777000	2009-05-26 23:36:00	LMAO!! :lol: I don't know how you set up your dual boot Jack, definiltley some odd issues going on there.	wratterus (105)
777001	2009-05-27 00:04:00	Should be able to shrink the system partition, I can on my VPC of Vista, not going to try on my desktop atm. Nope you can't. Tried it on every Vista machine I've seen	Blam (54)
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