i am using 1 harddrive of 320gb and already have created 3 partitions on it including a system partition of 61gb=(c,rest are (d= 112gb, (e = 109gb.d: & e: contain important data but i have 70gb free space in d: .You should be able to install the other version on another partition and the boot menu will pick up the new install. Have you tried it yet? What size partitions are you trying to use? Are you using different hard drives?
If you get the install done and for some reason the dual boot does not work, there are some simple commands to set it up.
fine man but can u tell me the detailed process or simple short steps to do this install on my partition?and another question how many partitions can i create on my 320gb hdd with w7 homebasic preinstalled on c drive?i have already done 3 partitions c,d,e.whose sizes are mentioned in the post.Installing an OS on a partition will wipe the partition. You will need to move any data to another one.
basically i dont get this concept ofextended partition in my mind but i heard u can only create 3 partitions maximum on a home basic w7.is it so?secondly i have a preloaded win7 homebasic whose dvd i dont have coz sony didnt give me one,but i have its recovery disks,which i prepared using sony's software.and the other os is w7 ultimate oem dvd,which i want to install and make it dual boot,but i doubt that if i make it dual boot and then the preloaded w7 hbasic has problems and i do a recovery then the other version(ultimate)will be wiped out from the other partition,is that so?and another thing can i use w7 themes on homebasic version,if not any trick to do it?thanks.You can put 4 primary partitions, or 3 primary and one extended partition on a drive. The extended partition can contain several logical partitions.
I do not suggest installing an OS in a logical partition, but it can be done as long as there is a primary partition to hold the boot files.
Basically, move the data out of the second partition. Then boot to the install DVD, as mentioned and install to the second partition. You do not have to use the second partition, but keep in mind if you wanted to remove one of the OS installs later, which one might it be.
Since you have not mentioned what type of Win 7 install disc you have, I will not attempt to address the upgrade vs. full version DVDs and activation.
Open Disk Management and add a 4th primary partition. You can always remove it. As far as I know, Home Basic is not different from the others, but I do not use it.basically i dont get this concept ofextended partition in my mind but i heard u can only create 3 partitions maximum on a home basic w7.is it so?
secondly i have a preloaded win7 homebasic whose dvd i dont have coz sony didnt give me one,but i have its recovery disks,which i prepared using sony's software.and the other os is w7 ultimate oem dvd,which i want to install and make it dual boot,but i doubt that if i make it dual boot and then the preloaded w7 hbasic has problems and i do a recovery then the other version(ultimate)will be wiped out from the other partition,is that so?and another thing can i use w7 themes on homebasic version,if not any trick to do it?thanks.