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What steps must you take to dual-boot Windows 7 and Windows XP when you have Windows 7 installed first?
Started by Chris on
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MS uses Virtualization x86 XP in XP Mode, it would be easier... .
It explains in much detail and with many screenshots how to install XP afterYou don't need dual boot you can run Windows XP Applications in XP Mode.
Installed Windows 7 .
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Is Virtual PC on Windows 7 x64 only able to virtualize x86 versions of Windows 7?
Started by Svish on
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As 'Windows Virtual PC' for Windows 7 only emulates a Intel Pentium III, which only supported 32-bit operations, you won't be able to get an x64 version of Windows 7 to work correctly running on a Windows XP 3....
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Our hardware vendor has sold us a laptop that comes with Windows 7 Pro OEM. Since we want Windows 7 Enterprise (for features like DirectAccess and BitLocker), the vendor has supplied us with a Software Assurance only license to upgrade OEM Win 7 Pro to...
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There is a Windows Anytime Upgrade , but that would like involve extra cost..
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For instance, will Windows 7 index the XP partition and write on it? Are there any other possible problems with the two versions of Windows or am I worrying about nothing?!
Started by Umber Ferrule on
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While it is safe to dual boot different versions of Windows operating systems, i do recommend using.
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A few months ago I bought my first laptop. It came with windows 7 Trial. Well yesterday a friend of mine brought me a Windows 7 Ultimate disk because my trial was about to expire.I loaded the Windows 7 Ultimate Program but all of my old files and icons...
Started by Tim A. on
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Which.
I'm assuming your laptop maybe came with a Windows 7 rc verison installed? When installing the retail version of Windows 7 you have to perform a clean install.
To be the bearer of bad tidings.
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I want to install Windows 7 RC. I know about the time bomb in June of 2010, where it will cease to work, and that a few months before that it will shut down every two hours.
If I install Windows 7 RC, will I be able to upgrade it to a non-time bombed ...
Started by Nathan DeWitt on
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Engadget :
Users running an activated version of Windows 7 Release Candidate will not have to "reinstall an older version of Windows before using a Windows 7 upgrade disk." Unfortunately, those who the final version....
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According to wikipedia , Windows 7 Ultimate has many more features than professional and yet it costs considerably less.
Windows 7 professional, which costs considerably more, has less features and doesn't have even a single feature that ultimate doesn...
Started by Andreas Bonini on
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A full retail copy of Ultimate more and has every single... .
It shows the Professional Upgrade on the Windows 7 product ) you find that the Ultimate Upgrade is $219.
The Microsoft store is a bit deceiving.
Windows 7 in Chinese.
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Does anybody know if it is possible to to add Internet explorer to run as a windows XP mode application under windows 7? I have one web application that I need to use for work that only works in IE7 or earlier (does not work in IE 8's compatibility mode...
Started by Jason on
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For the shortcut to show up in the Windows 7 menu it needs to be in the XP VMs "All Users" Program group.
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After installing Win7 32 bit and Win7 64 bit on 2 different partitions of the same computer, both show up as Windows 7 on the boot menu. So if I have 1 desktop and 1 notebook, I will have to remember which computer's top Windows 7 is the 32 bit and which...
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Abcdefg-4567-8912-1234-YourGUIDHERE} description "Windows 7 x64"
repeat for the 32 bit install.
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I don't see XP Mode or the XP VM in Windows 7 that I've heard some about. Where is it? Not in the Windows 7 Start menu...
Started by Andrew Arnott on
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Do notice that you need to have 64-bit Windows.
You can always use Windows XP as a guest OS in Virtualbox and runDownload Windows XP Mode RC and just install it.
For licensees of other Windows 7 versions.
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