In the early days of Win7 it was usual to install one Win7 system on a partition (say A) and let it be called during bootup from the partition independent MBR from the hard disk directly:
MBR ---> partititon "A" (with Win7)
Then it became more and more popular to install two different Win 7 systems (one work one for test/reserve) on two separate partitions (say A and B) and let the user choose at bootup in a BootManager menu which of the two should be started.
The BootManager can be put in a third, small partition (say BM with 100MB size). So the possible call chain is like:
MBR ---> partition "BM" (with BootManager) ---> partition "A" (with first Win7)
or
MBR ---> partition "BM" (with BootManager) ---> partition "B" (with second Win7)
Ok, I know how to install a Win 7 on a partition.
1.) But how do I tell which software: "Hey, put a Boot Manager on small partition BM and call this from MBR.
Then in BootManager link to all (=both) existing real, full Win 7 installations on partition A and B)"
2.) Can I do this from within one of the two running Win 7 systems or do I need another software for setup?
3.9 Do I have to install both Win 7 systems at FIRST before BootManager or can I install and add additional Win 7 systems later to BootManager menu?
Peter
MBR ---> partititon "A" (with Win7)
Then it became more and more popular to install two different Win 7 systems (one work one for test/reserve) on two separate partitions (say A and B) and let the user choose at bootup in a BootManager menu which of the two should be started.
The BootManager can be put in a third, small partition (say BM with 100MB size). So the possible call chain is like:
MBR ---> partition "BM" (with BootManager) ---> partition "A" (with first Win7)
or
MBR ---> partition "BM" (with BootManager) ---> partition "B" (with second Win7)
Ok, I know how to install a Win 7 on a partition.
1.) But how do I tell which software: "Hey, put a Boot Manager on small partition BM and call this from MBR.
Then in BootManager link to all (=both) existing real, full Win 7 installations on partition A and B)"
2.) Can I do this from within one of the two running Win 7 systems or do I need another software for setup?
3.9 Do I have to install both Win 7 systems at FIRST before BootManager or can I install and add additional Win 7 systems later to BootManager menu?
Peter