Dual Booting Windows XP on Windows 8

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I would like to know how to dual boot Windows XP on Windows 8 ( Not as Virtual Machine in Virtual Box )

My specs are:

Packard Bell Laptop EasyNote TE69KB
4 GB DDR3 RAM
Dual Core AMD Processor E1-2500 APU
AMD Radeon HD 8240 512 MB Memory , DDR3 Graphics
320 GB HDD

I have a Microsoft XP ISO , and I have installed it Oracle Virtual Box, running great on my laptop.

The thing is, I have been unable to run Battlefield 2 on Windows 8 due to incompatibility error.It crashes after 30 minutes of gameplay to desktop with no warning.

I also found that it can run in Windows XP flawless.So, how can I dual boot windows xp on windows 8 , 64-bit machine ?
 
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It is possible. I actually got 2 boot launchers. first is linux boot, where i choose windows boot loader or to load linux, if i select windows 8 boot loader, i get to choose between windows 8 64bit and older windows version, which in my case is XP 32bit. XP is set ad default OS in windows 8 bootloader and windows 8 bootloader is dafault choice in linux bootloader.
pretty complex for a beginner.

To install dual boot, you must first create a free partition on your hard drive. In windows 8, go to disk management and cut off new partition from free space. I think that 50 GB will be enough for XP and one game. Search tutorials on internet if you dont know how to divide your disk into several partitions.

After that create a bootable flash...
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It is possible. I actually got 2 boot launchers. first is linux boot, where i choose windows boot loader or to load linux, if i select windows 8 boot loader, i get to choose between windows 8 64bit and older windows version, which in my case is XP 32bit. XP is set ad default OS in windows 8 bootloader and windows 8 bootloader is dafault choice in linux bootloader.
pretty complex for a beginner.

To install dual boot, you must first create a free partition on your hard drive. In windows 8, go to disk management and cut off new partition from free space. I think that 50 GB will be enough for XP and one game. Search tutorials on internet if you dont know how to divide your disk into several partitions.

After that create a bootable flash drive with windows xp installation, or XP installation CD. Again search net for tutorial on creating bootable windows XP usb flash if you dont know how.

Insert bootable media into PC, restart PC. go into bios and change boot priority so that bootable media will launch installation. ResTART.

When installation has launched, follow the steps and read whats on the screen. Select your 50 GB partition for installing XP onto it. Follow the steps.

It should install without problems. After install remove media from PC. change boot priority back in BIOS.

oN STARTUP windows should show a choice between win8 and XP.

P.S.
When you have been using win8 for some time, and select winXP in OS selection menu, your PC will restart and may again show OS selection during bootup of windows XP you just selected. DO NOT touch your PC/keyboard during second OS selection. I did it once and it sent my PC into restarting loop. Luckily, I connected my emergency PS2 keyboard and got hold of the situation. So let your PC load win XP and then touch keyboard.
 
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