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The original poster asks whether to disconnect their Windows XP drive to safely install Windows 7 64-bit on a separate disk or to leave both connected for a dual-boot setup. A forum member responds that leaving both drives connected is generally safe and has worked well for them, though disconnecting might avoid potential boot manager issues. The discussion concludes with the original poster thanking the respondent, indicating satisfaction with the advice.

justjules

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Hi, I have XP Pro 32bit installed on a 160Gb Sata disc and I wanted to install the 64bit version of Windows 7 on another disc. My question is to protect my XP install should I disconnect the disc or is it safe to leave them both connected and just run a dual boot system.
Cheers
J. :razz:
 

Radenight

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Hello and Welcome to Windows7forums.. :)

You shouldn't run into any problems by leaving the XP drive connected.. ;) I have 2 rig's setup with XP on one HDD and Win 7 on another and I have had absolutely no problems at all with them.. You'd more than likely run into a problem with the boot manager if you disconnected the XP HDD.. :)
 

justjules

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Cheers Radenight, thanks for your reply,
J,