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    xp and win7 HD requirements / dualboot

    i know it's filling this section but couldn;t find a similar post to my query

    upgrading from an old PC to a brand new rig but carrying over one of my old HD's - have xp (main OS) on an old one not being moved and vista on the one i am carrying over sitting on a 30gb partition (640gig total drive size).

    obviously i'm reformatting the 30gb partition to cleanse the taint but should that be enough to install 64bit win7 (retail, don;t need to worry about upgrade) with a bit of space so large service packs etc. don't have trouble (box suggests 20gb for 64bit) ? also has anyone a good recommendation for how much space to partition aside for XP ? (XP takes around 10gb so 15 should be safe i think). idea is a partition for each OS for easy backup images/reinstalls and the rest of the HD's space for games, programmes and datas

    while we're at it anyone knowing any handy tips or guides for setting a dualboot xp/win7 up would be appreciated, though i've read you stick XP on first then install win7 and it sorts out a prompt for you

    thanks for any responses

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    Re: xp and win7 HD requirements / dualboot

    Hi,i have read plenty of posts in forums,were dual Booting XP & Vista can be tricky.
    So i'd check about abit first.
    Yet again,most seem to be putting XP on a Vista install.You might have no problems at all
    Someone should confirm.

    http://windowssecrets.com/comp/080214/

    http://articles.techrepublic.com.com...1-6157570.html

    http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...ista-computer/

    Plenty more.With luck not needed thou.

    Vista & Win7 looks to be easy thou,for me at least it was.


    Cheers BOB

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    Re: xp and win7 HD requirements / dualboot

    I had win 7 Beta dual booting on my netbook with XP and it worked fine. I think you just need to install XP first and then win7 next which sorts the boot loader out. I'm not sure about partition sizes though

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