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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows Vista and 7 => Topic started by: El_Baz on March 08, 2020, 03:26:34 PM

Title: Widows 10 and Windows 7
Post by: El_Baz on March 08, 2020, 03:26:34 PM

Is it possible to have two operating systems by means of a partitioned disc drive. I'd like to have Win 7 on one partition with Win 10 on another. If it is possible how would I switch between partitions and how can I make one partition bootable say Win 7?

Thanks.   

Title: Re: Widows 10 and Windows 7
Post by: SuperDave on March 08, 2020, 04:13:40 PM

I have XP and Windows 8 on my computer. When it boots you have designate which OS you want to start.

Title: Re: Widows 10 and Windows 7
Post by: El_Baz on March 08, 2020, 04:19:33 PM

TNX Dave.

Title: Re: Widows 10 and Windows 7
Post by: strollin on March 08, 2020, 04:34:58 PM

It's called dual boot.  If you have a computer with Windows 7 already installed and you install a newer OS (such as Win 10) on it, one of the install options will be to dual boot the older Os and the newer OS.

Title: Re: Widows 10 and Windows 7
Post by: patio on March 08, 2020, 06:00:46 PM

I would highly advise not to have them on the same HDD...the cleanest method is seperate HDD;s and as mentioned above at boot you choose which HDD/OS to boot to.

Note : When you are setting this up disconnect the existing Win HDD and install to the other HDD...
Otherwise you'll have a clusterfuge