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Can you install Windows 7 with Windows xp?
Yes, you can but you have to install Windows 7 in another partition.
What type of partition is best for Windows 2000 and Windows XP?
Primary NTFS Partition.....
Can Windows XP and Windows 7 be installed on the same partition?
It is not possible to install any Operating System next to another on the same partition. To dual-boot Windows 7 and Windows XP, first install Windows 7, and while in the partition manager, delete all partitions and create one for Windows 7 and one for Windows XP. Then install Windows 7 to it's partition. Then install XP to it's partition. You should now be able to boot either Operating System. Note: You must install XP after Windows 7 as the Windows 7 installation wizard would want to upgrade XP. WARNING: This will erase all of the data on your hard drive. Be sure to back up all of your files before installing anything.
What is an unknown partition in Windows XP?
Windows XP only recognizes FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS partitions. If it is not one of these (such as ext3 or ReiserFS), it will report it as an "unknown partition."
You have Windows Xp and you want keep it and Install Windows Vista?
You have to create at least one more partition for Vista. If you install Vista on the partition where XP is installed Vista will delete XP. To avoid such problem you have to have one more partition. When you do that just start the Vista installation process from XP and choose just created partition for Vista.
Windows 2000 xp is installed using a system partition and a boot partition which of this partition must be the active partition of the hardrive?
The boot partition
Can Windows XP be installed over an existing Windows XP installation?
Absolutely. During XP setup, you have an option to choose where to install the OS. Just choose to delete your existing partition, follow the instructions, and then create a partition in the empty space and install XP there. Please note that this will delete all of your files and settings unless you have them saved at a different place such as an external hard drive or another partition.
How do you partition drive to have XP and Windows 7 on it?
When you are getting ready to install the OS, either Windows 7 or Windows XP. It has an option to Format or Partition a hard drive. If you use the partition function you can decide how much you want to take out of the hard drive storage.
You want to install Windows xp windows 98 and windows 2000 on your system but you want Windows xp as the operating system that boots what would you do?
Set the primary partition containing Windows XP to active
How do you use the free space after deleting a partition?
Windows XP requires at least a 2GB partition for installation.
In a windows 2000 xp is installed using a system partition and a boot partition Which of the partitions must be the active partition of the hard drive?
boot partition
I had Windows 7 then I just missed XP a lot so i made another partition of my Hard Disk and installed Windows XP now When i boot my computer it always starts up to windows XP and not My 7 It wont boot?
You will have to modify boot.ini if you want to have both systems.
