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Hello folks,
I have three large partitions, one running XP Pro, the second with Win 7x32 and I dual boot.
Can I install Win 7 x64 on the third partition.
My hardware is up to date and I have RAM of 4gig+
When using XP to install from the DVD the torrent copy of Win 7 7600 x64 it does not like the fact that it is on a x32 system.
Any ideas please.
You can install Win7 on any partition you like, the bootloader will take care of everything. You'll need to install it by placing the DVD in the drive, and then rebooting the system. If Setup doesn't start then you may need to change the boot order in the BIOS.
Hello Nick, thanks for your reply.
I was inserting the DVD and running setup from within XP.
That's what gave me a "this is not x32" message.
You're saying boot from the DVD, alright I will.
I suppose it will give me the option to install into the partition of MY choosing (F:\ drive) and not become the new C:\ drive.
Yes, just like in XP, you can select where to install it.
Ta :)
I found that while you can select the drive location and install on the partition of your choosing, once installed it calls that drive the c:\drive and adjusts the letters of other drives as it sees fit. Grrhh.
You can change the drive letters of all partitions (except it's own C: drive) in Disk Management. In fact I've had to do this to make the drive letters consistent when setting up a multi-boot system in every version since Win2000.
Thank you. I shall try that when I feel brave enough :cool:
Tell me, will Disc Management re-allocate any drive settings I might have specified. For example with Partition Magic I could scan for any links and they were reallocated to the new drive letter.
I've never found any need to do that. But arranging drive letters how I want them is one of the things that I always do early on after installing an OS, that way it shouldn't ever be an issue.