Windows 7 And Windows XP


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Can someone tell me why when i installed windows xp on another hard drive i am losing the dual boot from windows 7?

Is there something special i have to do in order to have dual boot with windows 7 and windows xp?

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so you're saying that you installed windows xp again and now the windows 7 option during boot doesn't come up. I think that might be because windows xp will overwrite the boot file because it doesn't recognise the windows 7 install.

you could try putting your windows 7 disk in and doing a repair or just reinstall the whole thing.

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Yup, run a repair from the Windows 7 disk or try using EasyBCD; I know it worked with a Vista-XP dual boot but I am not sure if it works with a XP-7. Good luck!

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Now i have installed only windows7 and i would like to install and windows xp as a second operating system. The last time i tried this i lost the dual boot option.

Is there a problem when windows 7 is installed first and then windowsxp?

Shall i format my computer install windowsxp and then install as a secong os the windows 7?

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Now i have installed only windows7 and i would like to install and windows xp as a second operating system. The last time i tried this i lost the dual boot option.

Is there a problem when windows 7 is installed first and then windowsxp?

Shall i format my computer install windowsxp and then install as a secong os the windows 7?

The problem is that Vista and Windows 7 use a different boot loader than Windows XP and before. You can install Windows XP AFTER Windows Vista or Windows 7 but you will need to use Windows Vista or Windows 7's boot DVD to make a new boot loader. It's most recommended to install XP then Windows 7 so Windows 7 can make the boot loader. My question is though, why do you need Windows XP? Is a Virtual Machine not good enough for your needs?

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To be honest i want windowsxp beacuse i am trying to play some games from my steam account but for some reasons i am not able to get connected to the counter strike servers.

Before when i had windowsxp it was everything fine but now i am not able to connect.

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To be honest i want windowsxp beacuse i am trying to play some games from my steam account but for some reasons i am not able to get connected to the counter strike servers.

Before when i had windowsxp it was everything fine but now i am not able to connect.

Check your firewall settings, Counter Strike works for me.

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I have disabled firewall and windows defender but again when i load cs from steam and says connecting to server it stucks there and i have to end the whole process.

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