Topic: Possible to dual boot with Windows 7 beta??? (Read 1155 times)

Lepton · « **on:** January 10, 2009, 03:42:14 am »

There are some very simple instructions here for dual booting with Windows 7 beta:

http://www.vimeo.com/2778519

However, I find this confusing as elsewhere I have seen that Windows 7 beta is only available as an upgrade option from Vista SP1.

Anyone know the real deal??

toasty0 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 10, 2009, 08:57:16 am »

Quote from: Lepton on January 10, 2009, 03:42:14 am

There are some very simple instructions here for dual booting with Windows 7 beta:

http://www.vimeo.com/2778519

However, I find this confusing as elsewhere I have seen that Windows 7 beta is only available as an upgrade option from Vista SP1.

Anyone know the real deal??

I would caution you that if you are able to get the full version (available only to those who have either a technet or msdn subscription) that it is a beta and could have unexpected behavior(s) that you make a dual boot unpleasant, but would increase the adventure factor. I would instead use either virtual server 2005, VPC 2007 (both are free) or a VMware client.

TAnimaL · « **Reply #2 on:** January 10, 2009, 10:29:05 am »

I came across this today

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/01/windows_7_beta_download_activate_dual_boot.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890

I found the instructions fairly easy to follow, but I haven't tried to do this myself (yet). Maybe after I make some HD space on my laptop

toasty0 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 10, 2009, 10:30:05 am »

Here is a link to VPC 2007. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=04d26402-3199-48a3-afa2-2dc0b40a73b6&displaylang=en

Unless you're familiar with virtualization I suggest going with this product.

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