Dual Boot Windows Vista and Windows 7
January 13, 2009 by Milo Riano
Filed under Computers
The logic in dual booting operating systems in Microsoft is easy as long as you install the older operating system first. Just like what I recently did with my Lenovo S10 where I triple-booted it with Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows Server 2003. I first installed the oldest operating system – Windows XP, followed by Windows Server 2003 and Windows Vista; but of course, each operating system needs to reside in it’s own partition.
If you have downloaded your Windows 7 public beta already, go ahead and you can dual-boot it with your current Windows Vista.
Below is a step-by-step guide written by Lifehacker (link here) on dual-booting Windows Vista and Windows 7.
Article on hard drive partitioning:
Video on Hard Drive Partitioning for Windows 7 Dual Boot with Windows Vista
In this article you will find a detailed tutorial about how to dual boot Windows 7 and XP without burning a DVD for Windows 7 installation. Practically you can install it directly from XP and all applications installed in XP works in Windows 7 without reinstalling them: just create shortcuts.You will be able to dual boot both XP and Windows 7 , without loosing any data.
http://www.downloadtube.com/blog/2009/01/13/dual-boot-windows-7-and-xp-easily-windows-7-installation-directly-from-xp-without-a-livedvd/
can I have a free download for windows vista?