How to install XP with a new hard drive under Windows 7

First, install Windows XP dual system under Windows 7

This dual system installation does not belong to the new installation and coverage of the WIN7 system, but it is not completely infeasible, in fact, XP in accordance with the method of this article installed to D disk, you can still find ways to remove WIN7, and then fix the boot of XP can also. Or install one more time under XP to achieve a "new" purpose.

Below is a description of how to install XP under WINDOWS7:

1. Under Windows 7, first extract the CD image of Windows XP to E:XPSP3, suppose WIN7 in C, XP will be installed to D disk (also can be installed to C disk, but the sky is not recommended to do so, then the entire system management will appear very confusing), installation files extracted in E disk, The partition format is either FAT or NTFS. Record the XP installation key on the paper first.

2, restart the machine, press F8 into the Windows 7 Repair mode, select the keyboard in turn--Enter the administrator password--Restore Options interface, select the following command line mode.

3, in the command window into e disk (command: CD e:), and then into the XPSP3 and i386 directory, the final path should be e:xpsp3i386, and then enter Winnt32, you can run XP installation program.

4, into the XP installation interface, and choose a new installation, click Next

5, accept the agreement permission, click Next

6, enter the installation key, click Next

7, this step is the most important installation options, select the advanced options in the Interface pop-up window, select "I want to install the drive letter and disk partition selected", if this option is not selected, then reboot can only be installed to the WIN7 directory, can not choose to install to D disk. Select and click OK, select the Chinese language and go to the next step.

8, start copying files, after completion will automatically return to the command line mode, close the Command line window, click Restart Machine.

9, once again after the installation of XP has installed the boot menu, after the selection will enter the installation of XP, select D to start installation.

Special attention:

1, in the XP installation path choice, if the choice of C disk, because C has already had the WIN7, even if you want to install to C disk must also get rid of the Windows path or cover out, the sky is not able to put the C partition grid out of the new installation of XP.

2, the sky has also been tested in the Command Line window first to format the C disk, but again after the restart can not enter the XP installation menu, because the XP installation menu or WIN7 take over, so the C disk once in the command line format, C disk System is broken off, It is possible that XP Windows interface installation mode does not rewrite the boot zone.

Second, WINDOWS7 new Windows XP installation

From the above installation can be seen, want to brand new XP installation or to change the idea, in fact, the most ideal way is to use the Grub DOS Toolbox, although many DOS toolbox on the network have a boot function, but most of them are still to the Windows 7来 Management First boot menu, if with grub Linux boot is the most ideal dos boot (days have not been seriously to find, conditional on their own manual DIY One, this is something), completely take over the WIN7, then only need to enter the DOS, and then load a ntfsdos can be installed immediately XP.

The following is an example of using Maxdos to demonstrate how to install Windows XP completely on Windows 7, but you can also use other DOS toolkits, but ideally still hope to take the grub boot directly from the boot menu.

The following process is a bit complex, improper operation of the machine can not start, large partitions delete errors, data loss, the exercise of prudent operation.

1. After downloading MaxDOS7, install on WIN7 (if the report does not support Windows 7, set it to Vista in Properties-compatibility, then double-click to install again)

2, XP CD-ROM image extraction to the D:XPSP3, you can use UltraISO or winrar extraction can be, if your D disk is NTFS format, in order to insure the best to First D disk Gecheng FAT32 format, borrow, no lattice can also, But in case of error in partition processing or XP copying files, restarting the system again may go into XP Setup again. If it is NTFS it may not be so convenient.

3, Maxdos has been installed, XP has been extracted to D:XPSP3

4, restart the machine, enter the Maxdos menu, if the report error can not enter the Maxdos, please restart into the WIN7 after the administrator rights to execute the CMD command line, followed by:

Bcdedit

Bcdedit/set {identifier} device Partition=c:

The identifier of the previous sentence is the GUID of the Maxdos, which can be seen by running the bcdedit directly, and then using the mouse to select the copy. If it can be started into the maxdos it's not necessary.

5, start into Maxdos 7, select Run Maxdos 7.

6, select a Maxdos toolbox, press any key to skip directly.

7, because the partition that installs Windows 7 must be NTFS, currently cannot format NTFS partition directly in DOS, so rely on diskgen Delete to create a FAT partition

6, at the a:> prompt input Diskgen Enter the Run window, select the Windows 7 system corresponding to the NTFS partition (usually the first partition of C disk, if there are hidden partitions should be careful not to choose the wrong, according to the size of the capacity can be judged whether the system disk), Then press the ALT+P key to enter the Diskgen menu, select Delete Partition (F6), confirm and delete.

7, and then press ALT+P, select New Partition, enter the partition size, the default will be the size of the free partition included, direct return to the.

8. Activates the currently newly created partition, the method is to select the active partition in Alt+p, after activating the section title will be red, if you choose to activate again will return, note that only need to select one time, if not activated after the installation of XP will certainly panic, and restart will report disk I/O errors.

9, Alt+d choose to save the disk.

10, alt+p, select Format FAT partition, after formatting will prompt disk surface detection, choose No.

11, Alt+d choose to exit, there will be several options, note that you must choose to only exit, do not restart

12, back to just the DOS command prompt, re-enter smartdrv, and enter.

13, A:>ntfsdos and enter load NTFS partition, if D disk is already FAT partition is not needed.

14, in turn into the D-disk xpsp3i386 directory, the implementation of Winnt.exe, you can enter the XP installation file copy interface, and wait for the copy to complete, restart the machine can begin to install XP.

15, above the actual measurement through the sky!

Special attention:

1, why is it necessary to delete Windows 7 partition in DOS, because the sky edge in the actual test installation process, if the direct implementation of XP installation, DOS install XP needs to rewrite the boot, XP installer always report unable to write to boot and terminate installation, so simply put WINDOWS7 first removed and then installed.

2, Diskgen delete partition, format partition must not be restarted, otherwise there will be no bootable system and DOS menu, C disk data has been formatted.

3, the sky edge in the actual measurement process also appears in the copy of the phenomenon of panic, but after restarting can still enter the XP installation interface, but the file is incomplete, still can enter the console repair mode, so the sky is said if D disk is FAT32 format, in two times to restart into the console, there are opportunities to fight. If the NTFS format may involve many permissions issues, it can be cumbersome.