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Freshly installed x64, how to dual boot install XP

termac50

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I made a fresh install of x64 last week and like it very much. There are some programs I'd like to occasionally run, so I'll need XP going until then. How can I install XP to dual boot w/ x64? I have 3 hard drives, so it doesn't matter which one XP goes to if that makes it easier. Thanks.
 
I'm dual-booting with XP64 and XP32. It's pretty simple, really. Just boot off the XP32 CD and install it on a different partition than XP64's and the rest will go automatically. boot.ini will be altered occordingly by XP32, with XP64 being the default OS.

There's nothing else to it according to my own experiences. 😛
 
I've read today that if u install XP after X64, it overwrites the 64bit boot driver, which can load XP, but the 32 bit driver can't load x64. Did you install x64 or XP 1st? Thanks.
 
generally if you are going to dual boot, ive found that it is easier to install the oldest os first then the newer ones, in this case install xp first then xp64, because of the boot loader
 
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