If I put Win7 on a new drive......

Quick420 · 10-24-09, 12:43 PM

I have Xp on my machine right now.If I was to install Win7 on a seperate new drive,would I be able to choose which O/S to boot? I have dual-booted before,but both O/S's were on the same h/drive.I'm thinking I would have to enter the bios and select which drive to boot off of everytime I wanted to switch.If it works I will install win7 then install games,programs etc then migrate settings,save games and all that BS before bidding XP a fond farewell.Thnx for looking

AthlonXP1800 · 10-24-09, 01:25 PM

If you install Windows 7 on a new drive then you will have triple boot to choose so no need to go in BIOS.

hardeep · 10-25-09, 07:32 AM

How old is your bios? For the last few years any bios I have seen has had the option to press F8 to get a boot option menu, (rather than going into the bios, changing options and having to reboot.)

I have Vista, (as the default OS,) on one drive, W7 on another and just press F8 if I want to use W7.

**K007** · 10-26-09, 03:44 AM

bios / os has gone a long way u dont need to do that anymore.

The os after installation of ure second os will give you the option to pick, if u want to alter this just go into msconfig.

CaptNKILL · 10-26-09, 03:49 AM

I think the only time dual or triple booting is an issue is when you install an older OS after a newer one.

For example, if you install XP after Vista it will ruin any of the Vista boot records because XP was never made to be aware of Vista installations. If you install XP and then Vista, Vista will recognize the old XP install and add it to the boot menu before the OS loads. I did this on my system for quite a while and it worked great.

Quick420 · 10-26-09, 01:27 PM

Thanks guys gonna go grab my copy today

10-24-09, 12:43 PM	#1
Quick420 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: London,Canada Posts: 1,445	If I put Win7 on a new drive...... I have Xp on my machine right now.If I was to install Win7 on a seperate new drive,would I be able to choose which O/S to boot? I have dual-booted before,but both O/S's were on the same h/drive.I'm thinking I would have to enter the bios and select which drive to boot off of everytime I wanted to switch.If it works I will install win7 then install games,programs etc then migrate settings,save games and all that BS before bidding XP a fond farewell.Thnx for looking __________________ :Gaming Rig: Asus P5N-D SLi E8400 Wolfdale@3.6ghz/TTBig TyphoonCooler 51c Orthos 3hrs Galaxy GTX560ti-GC 296.10 Forceware 950/1900/2200,1100mv,Gts250/Physx 2x2gb Ddr2 1066mhz 4-4-4-12 1T 3xWD WD5000AAKS 500gb/sata300/ 1xSeagate 320gb Ide(tuuunz) X-fi Fatality ProASUS VH242H 24"LCD:::Windoze 7-64bit::: Sony DvD/Ram-Drive Logitech G25 3dmark06 17,898 Vantage 12,851 If the light is GREEN the trap is clean

10-24-09, 01:25 PM	#2
AthlonXP1800 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 4,352	Re: If I put Win7 on a new drive...... If you install Windows 7 on a new drive then you will have triple boot to choose so no need to go in BIOS. __________________ Intel Core i7 3770K, Corsair H80 liquid cooler with Noctua S12-1200 fan, ASUS P8Z77V with UEFI 1606, 16GB Samsung Green 30nm DDR3-RAM, Pioneer DVR-217DBK 22x DVD-RW, Corsair AX850 PSU, Western Digital 2TB SATA3 hard drive, Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic, CanonScan N650U scanner, Microsoft Internet Keyboard, ASDA Wheel Mouse Optical, Sirus's 2 3D speakers, 32inch Sharp LC32LE600 LED TV, EVGA Geforce GTX 670 SC 4GB with Geforce 306.23 driver, 30Mb broadband Virgin Media VMDG480 Super Hub, Aspire Xplorer Midi Tower, Windows 8 Pro 64bit.

10-25-09, 07:32 AM	#3
hardeep Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 3	Re: If I put Win7 on a new drive...... How old is your bios? For the last few years any bios I have seen has had the option to press F8 to get a boot option menu, (rather than going into the bios, changing options and having to reboot.) I have Vista, (as the default OS,) on one drive, W7 on another and just press F8 if I want to use W7.

10-26-09, 03:44 AM	#4
K007 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Australia, Sydney Posts: 9,405	Re: If I put Win7 on a new drive...... bios / os has gone a long way u dont need to do that anymore. The os after installation of ure second os will give you the option to pick, if u want to alter this just go into msconfig.

10-26-09, 03:49 AM	#5
CaptNKILL CUBE Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: PA, USA Posts: 18,844	Re: If I put Win7 on a new drive...... I think the only time dual or triple booting is an issue is when you install an older OS after a newer one. For example, if you install XP after Vista it will ruin any of the Vista boot records because XP was never made to be aware of Vista installations. If you install XP and then Vista, Vista will recognize the old XP install and add it to the boot menu before the OS loads. I did this on my system for quite a while and it worked great. __________________ ---- Primary Rig ---- CoolerMaster 690 II Advance - Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0Ghz + Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme 6GB DDR2 @ 942Mhz 5-5-5-20 1.9v (2x1Gb Wintec AMPX PC2-8500 & 2x2Gb G.Skill PC2-6400) - EVGA Geforce GTX 470 @ 750/1500/1850 (1.050v) Sparkle Geforce GTS 250 1Gb Low-Profile (Physx) - Crucial RealSSD C300 64Gb SSD - Seagate 7200.12 500Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.10 320Gb SATA ASUS VW266H 25.5" LCD - OCZ GameXStream 700W PSU - ASUS Xonar DX - Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Surround - Windows 7 Professional x64 ---- HTPC ---- Asus M3A78-EM 780G - AMD Athlon X2 5050e 45W @ 2.6Ghz - 2x2GB Kingston PC2-6400 DDR2 - Sparkle 350W PSU Seagate 7200.10 320Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.10 250Gb SATA - Athenatech A100BB.350 MicroATX Desktop - Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic

10-26-09, 01:27 PM	#6
Quick420 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: London,Canada Posts: 1,445	Re: If I put Win7 on a new drive...... Thanks guys gonna go grab my copy today __________________ :Gaming Rig: Asus P5N-D SLi E8400 Wolfdale@3.6ghz/TTBig TyphoonCooler 51c Orthos 3hrs Galaxy GTX560ti-GC 296.10 Forceware 950/1900/2200,1100mv,Gts250/Physx 2x2gb Ddr2 1066mhz 4-4-4-12 1T 3xWD WD5000AAKS 500gb/sata300/ 1xSeagate 320gb Ide(tuuunz) X-fi Fatality ProASUS VH242H 24"LCD:::Windoze 7-64bit::: Sony DvD/Ram-Drive Logitech G25 3dmark06 17,898 Vantage 12,851 If the light is GREEN the trap is clean