Dual-Boot System...

TOR_LordRaven · Post by **TOR_LordRaven** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:05 am

So i have a WinXP Laptop. Got a new laptop (Same make/model) wth Windows7. Owner wants XP put on it. So I made an image of the Win7 laptop and want to dual-boot my current system.

I partitioned the HD 50/50, XP on one - 7 on the other.

But - Win7 won't boot. I am guessing that its because it was not a fresh Install onto that partition - it was instead a restored image.

Anyone have any ideas on that?

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:49 am

You need to have Windows 7 install its boot loader on to the primary partition so it can pick which OS you want to boot. The XP boot loader won't be able to do it.

TOR_LordRaven · Post by **TOR_LordRaven** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:02 am

Once in windows 7, is there a way to extract its boot loader ?

I can load the image onto a Vitural Machine and do it that way if its possible.

fliptw · Post by **fliptw** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 1:59 pm

If this is a modern laptop, you could just run windows 7 or XP in a virtual machine.

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 2:25 pm

Typically it is done with the recovery console or the Windows 7 setup disk.