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Dual Boot with Xp and 7 w/o loosing any of xp

Last answer on Oct 6, 2009 5:50:07 pm BST PDX Man, on Oct 6, 2009 5:15:29 pm BST 
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Hello,
Current setup:
Win XP Pro with all service packs installed.
Boot drive setup as stripe RAID.
99.9GB Capacity; Used 41.1GB (winxp); 58.8 Free space (where Id like to put win 7.

The issue is , I don't want to loose anything, setup or applications from the XP setup, make a Partition (or what ever I have to do) to install the second bootable operating system Windows 7. In the end I will have a dual boot system having not effected Win XP.

Can this be done with out loosing anything on my current C: Drive where win xp pro is?

And if so How do I do this?

Thank you very much,
PDX Man

Configuration: Windows XP, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, 
Intel Pentium Dual CPU E2180 @ 2.00GHz
Speed 3.34GHz
Mainboard: AUSUS P5LD2
Memory: G.Skill F2-8500CL5-2GBK 2GB DIMM DDR2-8500U DDR2-1066 (5-5-5-15)
             G.Skill F2-8500CL5-2GBK 2GB DIMM DDR2-8500U DDR2-1066 (5-5-5-15)
     Total memory 4GB
Video System: ATI Radeon 3850
Storage Devices:
  Intel Raid 0 Volume 107.4GB
Several Disk Drives as document, media, Work drives.

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closeup22, on Oct 6, 2009 5:22:03 pm BST

Hi there,

link below will provide you instructions:

http://en.kioskea.net/faq/sujet-2669-dual-boot-windows-xp-vi­sta

its the same for windows 7

Thanks

   
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 PDX Man, on Oct 6, 2009 5:50:07 pm BST

Hi,
Thanks for the reply.
Unless I missed it, I have installed already win xp. I want to make a partition for win 7 with out having to reformat the Win xp part of the disk. So I guess is might be called a hot Partition making. Can I make a partition on a drive that has an operating system already installed that I want to keep and make that second partition a into the second OS and have a dual boot system not having disturbed the win xp setup?

Maybe this is clearer. Please if my question need clarification please ask me to clear the waters.

thank you,
PDX Man

   
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