Is It Too Late For Dual Boot?

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vbg

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I installed Win 7 on my new mobo and it's updated and running.
Now I want to install a second hdd containing my XP 32 bit OS and software (that won't run in Win 7) from my old pc.
Is it too late to do a dual boot or do I have to wipe out my Win 7 install and start over?
It's an OEM version so how many installs can I have?
 
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vbg
I found a work around.
I set up Win XP virtualization in Win 7 Pro 64 bit.
At least I can us my legacy software.
Took me a long time to find that I needed KB958559 from MS to setup XP Virtual Mode.
But it's done!
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Phillip Corcoran

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If your XP is OEM, its tied to the motherboard of the first PC you installed it on. You can't install it on any other PC, and in any case you can't just put the XP drive in a different system, you have re-install it, but as I already said, with OEM versions that isn't permitted.
 
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vbg

vbg

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I found a work around.
I set up Win XP virtualization in Win 7 Pro 64 bit.
At least I can us my legacy software.
Took me a long time to find that I needed KB958559 from MS to setup XP Virtual Mode.
But it's done!
 
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