Ok so im downloading windows 7, Im always curious how the next 5 years of the computing world may look. Easyiest way to do that, use the beta os for a few weeks.
I was one of the first folks on vista beta, (when it was publically avalible.) And Im looking to do the same with win7, but I have a few questions.
Initially my pc started with one 250gb hd with windows xp home
Then I purchased an 80gb drive for vista beta, at this point when my pc started up it asked me which os I want to use.
Then I removed the 80gb vista beta drive for a 250gb vista drive, still had the bual boot option.
After a year of using vista, i decided to try to use xp one day, It simply will not boot, but i use my xp drive for storage, pf usage, and its still the drive that is responcible for givimg me my dual boot option.
Now I want to install win7 beta, but I dont think I can install it on my current setup, can the xp dual boot thing handle three os's, and can xp boot stuff handle win 7?
Im leaning twards making all this separate......
Leave my main two drives as they are, and when I want to use win7 I unplug my main drives and plug in my win7 drive, so if win7 chooses to screw things up my win vista will be un effected.
My question now is, Will this hurt/confuse any other parts on my system like my bios by switching the hard drives on it, also I will be switching from 32 bit vista to 64 bit win7.....
If im going to blow something up, or make my vista never boot again let me know!
Thanks
I was one of the first folks on vista beta, (when it was publically avalible.) And Im looking to do the same with win7, but I have a few questions.
Initially my pc started with one 250gb hd with windows xp home
Then I purchased an 80gb drive for vista beta, at this point when my pc started up it asked me which os I want to use.
Then I removed the 80gb vista beta drive for a 250gb vista drive, still had the bual boot option.
After a year of using vista, i decided to try to use xp one day, It simply will not boot, but i use my xp drive for storage, pf usage, and its still the drive that is responcible for givimg me my dual boot option.
Now I want to install win7 beta, but I dont think I can install it on my current setup, can the xp dual boot thing handle three os's, and can xp boot stuff handle win 7?
Im leaning twards making all this separate......
Leave my main two drives as they are, and when I want to use win7 I unplug my main drives and plug in my win7 drive, so if win7 chooses to screw things up my win vista will be un effected.
My question now is, Will this hurt/confuse any other parts on my system like my bios by switching the hard drives on it, also I will be switching from 32 bit vista to 64 bit win7.....
If im going to blow something up, or make my vista never boot again let me know!
Thanks