It is a commonly asked question How to make dualboot windows 7 with installed windows 8, or how to dualboot the latest version of windows with my existing all around the world.
Now it is simple as that the older version of windows were too difficult to make dualboot unless editing the boot.ini. so here is the brand new method of turning pc's into dualboot windows.
1.You must have one windows version installed first. Latest operating systems from windows 7, They will find for a existing operating system installed.
2.Have a sperate partition for the 2nd Operating system, which is the recommended procedure.
3.Now proceed with the new operating system installation.
4.After finished installing new OS, you will see two operating systems now in your boot screen.
5.Select the one you desired to work with and press enter key to proceed.
Now you would like to set the most preferred OS to load by default, and here is how to do this ;
i) Open run command by pressing Winkey + R
ii) Type sysdm.cpl and press Enter key.
iii) You will get "System Properties" window. (There are other ways to reach "System Properties" window, you may try them out. have it google...)
iv) Goto "Advanced" tab
iv) Press the "Settings" button in the "Startup and Recovery" panel.
v) You'll be prompt another window named "Start-up and Recovery"
vi) At the top, select your desired os from the "Default operating system" from the dropdown list.
* Also you can specify how longer to display the operating systems list whicle make a choice.
NOTE : While having a later operating system and you installed a windows xp on top of that, you may get into a position there could be a catastrophic effect to your existing applications & valuable data. It is not recommended to do this, but even in such scenarios there are alternative methods. Most occassions the effect would be Boot Loader gets overwritten.
To fix this there are simple tools and best among them is the "Dual Boot Repair" tool.
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