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I just wanted to add that windows automatically created a dual boot menu after installing windows 7 on the separate hard drive

Hey i fixed everything..had to disable the floppy drive, since of course i don't have one. I got everything installed. I originally made a 50 gig partition for windows but it was giving me tons of problems when i changed the default install paths in the registry. It wouldn't find any windows...

sooo did everythgin you said with the CMOS. now when i put in my bootable usb it just says "Floppy diskette seek failure" i also installed new ram but i dont think that has to do with it..any more ideas?

Well basically as of now i just have xp installed on one hard drive. I'm installing Windows 7 on my other hard drive. I assume once 7 is installed and i restart my computer it would give me a choice of which to boot every time. If there's something else i have to do let me know. Also I...

cool ill definitely do that and thanks for the help. do you know why this would happen in the first place?.. my boot from usb or cd freezing that is? and also with the other hard drive unplugged will it still go to dual boot when i plug it back in? Sorry im pretty good with computers but very...

also what is the purpose of disconnecting my current hard drive with xp. I would like to dual boot xp and 7 preferably. at least until i make sure everything is good and transferred

I will try this when i get home cause i am at work..but just a quick update. I dont know if this had anything to do with it but previously i had a dual boot windows and linux (opensuse) and my computer boots up to GRUB. I never use linux so i deleted the partition from windows. Once i...

So I was one of the lucky ones to download windows 7 64 bit pro student upgrade only to have it not install upgrading from 32 bit xp. I read about how you can create a bootable USB or DVD from the files. After doing this i created my windows 7 ISO and made my bootable USB stick. So everything...