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Dual boot XP & 8.1

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  • Windows XP
  • Dual Boot
  • Boot
  • Windows 8
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July 3, 2014 4:53:52 PM

Hello

I have a Windows XP x86 installed
and I installed Windows 8.1 on another partion

The problem : PC booting into XP automatically without asking which OS I want to boot into!!

P.S: I viewed "msconfig - BOOT.INI' and found a single line under [operating systems] which was the XP

How can I install Win 8.1 properly without harming Win XP ???

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July 3, 2014 5:00:49 PM

Why are you trying to keep XP? Your going to have problems as each Windows tried to say 'they' are the single "Windows' on the computer, unless you install a boot manager first.

If your just trying to keep your data, do a simple Windows Easy Transfer to a external Hard Drive, then wipe the internal drive with DBAN, install Windows 8, install your drivers and software then run Windows Easy Transfer to restore your data. Now there will be differences, major ones, especially as your XP is 32Bit (EWWW) which is incompatible with x64 (normal Windows now) .
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