Dual boot Win 7 and XP?

Tallyman89 · 11-04-2009, 02:43 PM

It is a true virtual environment. No right-clicking to XP mode like you said.

Larzzzz · 11-04-2009, 06:36 PM

I just bit the bullet on an hp dv6 1360us. win 7 pro and ultimate both offer a backwards compatibility for xp. I'm hoping a $100. os upgrade will save me the trouble of setting up dual boot Setting it up now.....23 updates already......

Larzzzz · 11-05-2009, 12:56 PM

Wouldn't you know it..... the xp emulation in win 7 is processor dependent. And of course the Intel p7450 in this laptop doesn't support xp emulation. .

BUT, the guy at staples whom I had talked to before the purchase offered me an upgrade from the dv6-1360us to the dv7-2270us for only $50.00. It's regularly $200.00 more.

from 15.6 to 17.3" screen and.... a Q9000 quad core processor!

To para-phrase Chris Mathews out of context, (he was talking about Obama), "I get a tingle up my leg the more I think about it" LOL

TightShirts · 11-05-2009, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Tallyman89

Yes I understand now many different operating systems there are. My point was using MS Virtual PC is so much easier than creating a bunch of partitions then installing an OS in each parition and keeping it straight which is which. You boot from one OS then from there you go to the other OSes. Works like a charm.

there are some issues as to which os gets which piece of hardware... i was running it at home and doing all of my web browsing in a virtual machine so if i got a virus i could just delete that vm and create a new one. however in windows 7 they require your hardware to support visualization so now i have to buy a new computer to continue using vm

11-04-2009, 02:43 PM	#21
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11-04-2009, 06:36 PM	#22
Larzzzz Grande' Ricardo Name: Larry Joined: Aug 2009, #21609 Location: MA Age: 45 Gender: Guy Posts: 33	I just bit the bullet on an hp dv6 1360us. win 7 pro and ultimate both offer a backwards compatibility for xp. I'm hoping a $100. os upgrade will save me the trouble of setting up dual boot Setting it up now.....23 updates already...... __________________ Special thanks to Carmellocafe for the great avatar

11-05-2009, 12:56 PM	#23
Larzzzz Grande' Ricardo Name: Larry Joined: Aug 2009, #21609 Location: MA Age: 45 Gender: Guy Posts: 33	Wouldn't you know it..... the xp emulation in win 7 is processor dependent. And of course the Intel p7450 in this laptop doesn't support xp emulation. . BUT, the guy at staples whom I had talked to before the purchase offered me an upgrade from the dv6-1360us to the dv7-2270us for only $50.00. It's regularly $200.00 more. from 15.6 to 17.3" screen and.... a Q9000 quad core processor! To para-phrase Chris Mathews out of context, (he was talking about Obama), "I get a tingle up my leg the more I think about it" LOL __________________ Special thanks to Carmellocafe for the great avatar

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