How to install Win7 and XP to the same hard drive

Many people want to install Win7 and WinXP under the same hard disk partition, such as installing Windows 7 and Windows XP under C, but don't know how to do it, and installing Win7 and XP into the same disk in a normal installation is problematic, How do you realize that Win7 and XP coexist in C? Please see the tutorials for installing the Win7 and WinXP on the same hard drive partition:

Note: Windows XP SP3 and Windows7 Dual systems are installed at the same time in C disk, must all be installed version, Ghost version are all invalid!

Usually if you install the XP system in C disk, then you want to install other systems, because no matter the system has three folders is exactly the same: Windows/program files/documents, and then install other systems in C disk will be the original three folder cover, Lead to system not functioning properly.

　　The most critical step: Change the installation path of the XP installation disk.

First put the two systems, download the other outside the C disk characters: such as D or F disk Create two folders, with WinRAR decompression.

Here with WinXP SP3. ISO example, (Windows 7 system does not have to modify) to teach you to change.

1. Modify Winnt.sif file

After the XP SP3 decompression, locate the Winnt.sif file in the I386 folder.

(if it's hard to find, copy Winnt.sif to my Computer search: winnt.sif) Right click on "Open", choose "Select program from List",

Click "Notepad" in the list of programs to remove the "Always use the selected program to open this file" before the check.

Locate [Unattended] in the file.

Modify the targepath=windows below to Targetpath=winxpwindows

Add at the same time: Commonprogramfilesdir=winxpprogram FilesCommon Files

2: Modify the Hivesft.inf file

After the XP SP3 unpack, locate the Hivesft.inf file in the I386 folder, also open with Notepad. Locate the default_profiles_dir=%systemdrire%documents and Settings and modify them to default_profiles_dir=%systemdrive%winxpdocuments And Settings are saved.

This file has more content, not easy to find, you can copy default_profiles_dir= and then press "Ctrl+f", paste in "Find Content", point "Find Next" found.

3: Under the current system into the PE format C disk (format Please remember to back up the good XP driver and C disk important information), no PE can go to Baidu search download installation.

After modification, the modified CD-ROM file can be encapsulated in the ISO format with the virtual CD-ROM and engraved. or open the installation disk with Winiso,

Directly modify the Save as ISO disc.

　　Here is the installation step: Install XP First, then install Windows 7

1: Decompression WinXP installation disk (master skipped)

Use WinRAR decompression WinXP installation disk, placed in the Fugen directory of any disk in the English name folder, for example: D:winxp or F:WINXP.

2: Install WinXP

Enter the PE system format of the C disk to find the D:winxp folder under XP decompression

Click Setup.exe, the system automatically installed, in the installation of the restart process must remember to install XP C disk with NTFS format, when the installation is prompted,

Select the format C disk in NTFS

The default is "keep the original system unchanged." Because you want to install Windows 7, Windows 7 must be formatted with NTFS.

If you really forget, then, in the attachment below the Start menu, select "Command Prompt" as follows: Convert C:fs:ntfs, according to the prompts,

Enter Y and reboot.

3: Install Windows 7 with virtual CD-ROM under XP (two installation methods)

(1) WinXP installed, the installation of virtual optical drive (Daemon Tools3.47 best Use, and after installation without restarting the system, not to download,

(2) Windows 7 After the Beta decompression click Setup.exe, the system automatically installed.

(3) Under XP with the virtual CD-ROM drive load into the Windows 7 installation disk, open the virtual CD drive letter, click Setup.exe Installation.

According to the hint step by step, do not care about his warning, what the previous system can not be used, become what old, all ignore, continue to install.

The installation process is automatic, will restart several times, these are not tube, the last installation completed.

4: Find the C disk Boot.ini file (important: Otherwise reboot into the XP system)

After Windows 7 installation is complete, go to C disk, click the top menu bar "organize"-"folder and search Options"-"View",

Remove the check in front of the "Hide protected operating system files (recommended)", ignoring system warnings.

Also select Show all files and folders below, and then apply-OK.

At this time in the C-packing directory will have a file Boot.ini.saved, with the same method of modifying the file above, with Notepad open.

Remove the heap on the [boot loader] and save it as a Boot.ini operation to hide the system files from the previous steps.

Do not open hidden files modified or unwilling to modify copy the following to create a new Notepad file, and then save it as a Boot.ini in C-Disk cover:

[boot loader]

Timeout=5

Default=multi (0) disk (0) rdisk (0) partition (1) WINDOWS

[Operating Systems]

multi (0) disk (0) rdisk (0) partition (1) winxpwindows= "Microsoft Windows XP Professional"/noexecute=optin/fastdetect

It's done! Reboot the machine try, in the startup option can choose XP or Windows 7 started, dual system installation was successful.

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