Win XP & 7 installation

[wowa]

What is "better" - to instal each OS on a separate HDs or
on a separate partitions on the same HD?


TIA

 

[paul878]

What is "better" - to instal each OS on a separate HDs or
on a separate partitions on the same HD?


TIA[/QUOTE


Separate HD is the best, be sure to only have 1 hard drive plug in when you install the OS.

 

[Matt1970]

I agree with paul.

 

[nickbits]

Install 7 and put xp in a vm

 

[wowa]

Thank you Guys.

I'm not a fan of VM as it works slightly different then
full version of XP and is problematic with some "serious" appz.

Now, what would you Guys recommend to control dual boot?
EasyBCD ?

Also in that setup - would XP wipe out restore points on 7 as it
does on a dual partition?

Thanks again

 

[Bubbaleone]

Thank you Guys.

I'm not a fan of VM as it works slightly different then
full version of XP and is problematic with some "serious" appz.

Now, what would you Guys recommend to control dual boot?
EasyBCD ?

Also in that setup - would XP wipe out restore points on 7 as it
does on a dual partition?

Thanks again

Unless you prefer to configure the BCD using the native bcdedit tool from the command line, EasyBCD is my first choice. As previously mentioned in this thread, only connect one hard drive at a time. Doing this will keep the Windows 7 installer from writing Boot Code Data to the drive that XP is installed on (something it has an annoying habit of doing when multiple drives are connected during installation, whether dual-booting or not).

Install XP first then disconnect its drive. Now install Windows 7, then install EasyBCD on Windows 7 and configure for dual-booting with XP. Be sure to read NeoSmart's guide on using EasyBCD to configure Dual-Booting.

I ran XP/7 in a single drive, seperate partitions, dual-boot configuration for a long time and never had XP wipe out any of the Windows 7 restore points, so I'm not sure how you ran into that problem.


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[corkyg]

I prefer a simple hardware solution using separate HDDs via a Vantec trayless rack. I have three discreet OS's in one system - XP, 7 and now 8.

The Vantec trayless rack is very nice - has a cooling fan and a nifty monitor.

The Win 7 OS drive also uses the XP VM for specific apps. I tried dual boot, but that has other problems.