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Dual Boot 2003 and 7
Name: ravennn Date: June 19, 2009 at 06:15:39 Pacific OS: Windows 7 Subcategory: Installation
Comment:
Dear All, I had Installed windows 7 on recently purchased Dell Inspiron with 2003 server installed on it, after installing it is not showing win2003 and directly boots to win 7. Kindly suggest as I installed windows 7 on the same drive but in different directory. Regards Ashutosh
Name: Brim Date: June 19, 2009 at 06:58:40 Pacific
Reply:
You need to partition the hard disk into two separate partitions and install Windows 7 on the other partition to create a dual boot..... or you should have done. You've probably ruined the Server 2003 installation.
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Response Number 2
Name: Sabertooth Date: June 19, 2009 at 08:29:17 Pacific
Reply:
Download EasyBCD & use it to fix your boot loader.
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