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Name: cbe
Date: January 16, 2009 at 12:25:05 Pacific
OS: Windows XP
CPU/Ram: intel 6850/8 meg
Product: Asus mb / CUSTO BUILT
Subcategory: Installation
Comment:

Have two HD's running in win xp. Running o/s on c drive and D drive is clean. is it possible to install windows 7 beta on D drive



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Response Number 1
Name: clive_pearce
Date: January 16, 2009 at 13:40:43 Pacific
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http://www.microsoft.com/windows/wi...

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Response Number 2
Name: OtheHill
Date: January 16, 2009 at 15:14:25 Pacific
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Do you have TWO copies of Windows on the same partition? You are asking for problems.


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Response Number 3
Name: aegis1
Date: January 16, 2009 at 19:33:07 Pacific
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If D: is a second hard disk and not a partition on the first drive, it should be fine.

For what it's worth to XP users: When you click on the 'Command Prompt' you are just causing the 'Command prompt' to be displayed. This prompt gives you access to the 'NT Virtual DOS Manager'.


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Response Number 4
Name: anmor
Date: January 17, 2009 at 13:08:30 Pacific
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Unplug your XP drive while booting with W7 DVD, that should solve your problem.
W7 won't recognise XP anyway, nor create a duall boot for it, you will need to use a boot manager like EasyBCD to do that for you.


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Response Number 5
Name: clive_pearce
Date: January 17, 2009 at 14:20:53 Pacific
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Today I installed windows 7 to a new partition om my only drive.
It gave me a list of partitions to choose where my installation went.

You don't need a boot manager.

My pc has 2 boot options, win 7 or older operating systems.

It defaults to win 7, but I if I choose older operating system, I have my original boot options.

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Response Number 6
Name: Jennifer SUMN
Date: January 19, 2009 at 06:07:13 Pacific
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clive, that's what it's supposed to do.

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What a shame
To have to beg you to see
We’re not all the same
What a shame" - Shinedown


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Response Number 7
Name: clive_pearce
Date: January 19, 2009 at 10:29:23 Pacific
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Jennifer, I gathered that.

It was anmor, talking about a boot manager, that's why I mentioned what I had.

So far, my webcam, & printer work, it plays mpeg4 films, I didn't need to download & install codecs.

Live messenger installed, but wouldn't log on, I had to use compatibility mode.

So far so good.

Before posting try google. Backup. Use anti virus software.


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