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wreinke67   10-30-2009 at 07:11:42 PM

I just installed Windows 7 on a reformated hard drive. Now I want to be able to run XP Pro on another hard drive. What do I need to do?

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Bronze Win 7 badge Scotteq   10-30-2009 at 07:13:08 PM

Here's a tutorial for you: How to Dual Boot Win 7 and XP

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Bronze Win 7 badge Jonmor68   10-30-2009 at 09:17:14 PM

You should always install the older OS first if possible, installing xp after W7 will mess up the bootloader for W7, which will need to be repaired from the W7 boot disk.
An alternative way to do it, would be to disconnect the W7 drive and install XP on another drive. After completion reconnect the W7 drive and use the bios to select the drive to boot from, you would need to do this each time you want to change the OS. If you only switch occasionally this could work for you.

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