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    Need Help creating dual boot Win 7 and Win XP.

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Leroy Bad, Oct 31, 2009.

  1. Leroy Bad

    Leroy Bad Notebook Guru

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    Perhaps some of your are more tech savvy than I am and could help me do this.
    I have a Notebook with 2 physical hard drives installed. Drive 1 has Windows 7 64-bit pre installed, and Drive 2 has Windows XP 32-bit pre installed.
    I simply want to create a start up menu at boot that will allow me to choose which OS to log in to.

    Thanks
     
    Leroy Bad, Oct 31, 2009
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    yay Notebook Consultant

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    Why don't you just put both os on one hard drive? Partition the hard drive and dual boot it.
     
    yay, Oct 31, 2009
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    Leroy Bad Notebook Guru

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    Well this is the way the 2 OSs are already established. Is it possible?
     
    Leroy Bad, Oct 31, 2009
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    hmmm anyone?
     
    Leroy Bad, Nov 1, 2009
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