Dual booting 7/XP

Im wanting to dual boot xp on my win 7 computer but...

Im using a 64 bit version of 7 but the only version of xp I have is 32 bit.

Im going to be running them on a a 1 tb hdd (I'll have 200 gb partioned for xp and the rest for 7)

 

That's not a problem, which one are you using as primary, and which one are you using a logical? You'd have the best luck using XP as a primary, and 7 as your logical using EasyBCD. Manage your partitions with easus, and use raxcos' perfect disk defragger before you begin. (it's all free). I don't believe easyBCD will work on 7. You could always use osloader and use 7 as a primary.

PM me if you need assistance.

 

Shit I just used the partitioning option that comes with the windows installation disks. Install one on one partition and one on another.

 

Yea but you get jewed on your partitioning abilities, if you have a smaller drive, I would definitly use easus. As well, it's handy incase say... you wish to expand the size of your primary, at which point you need to stuff some free space between it and the logical. Windows has problems with that if you use it's native resources xD

 

That is true, I always have a hard time with expanding partitions. Usually, since my stuff is backed up anyway, I just re-install everything and start over since by this time I've already lowered the performance of my OS from just typical use. It's also an easy way for a disorganized person to clean everything out.

But with newer drives, there's so much room that you can partition even 700+gb to each OS and most likely not have to worry about expanding your partition, especially if you have a separate data drive that keeps anything bulky from being on your primary drive.