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Old 01-15-2009, 12:26 PM
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Did I get this right? to install Windows 7 beta Vista has to be installed first? I work with some guys that installed on new harddrive without Vista? Dave.
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The guide is nothing more than an easy way to get a multiboot system up and going in a reasonably simple manner. Vista does not have to be installed to use the Windows 7 Beta... this guide just uses that as a starting point. Once you burn the ISO to disk it will load normally on a blank drive.
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The guide is nothing more than an easy way to get a multiboot system up and going in a reasonably simple manner. Vista does not have to be installed to use the Windows 7 Beta... this guide just uses that as a starting point. Once you burn the ISO to disk it will load normally on a blank drive.
Actually, Vista SP1 DOES have to be installed first to upgrade to Windows 7 beta.
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How to install the Windows 7 Beta

Microsoft says nothing about you need Vista to install
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Sorry to disagree, but the ISO I downloaded the other day was put onto a clean drive. This was the 64-bit version. If yours requires Vista, you might want to get another download. Mine is listed as Build 7000 on the desktop backgroud after installation.
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This was a pretty good guide on multi-booting!

But what do you do in August after Windows7 goes out of public beta?

Do you just install Vista over Windows 7 and delete the extra partitions?

Some explanation would be appreciated on this

BTW....I installed Windows 7 on a "clean" drive without problem.
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Hey cameron, thanks for the guide, can i multi boot the 3 operating systems onto 3 seperate hard disks...one is 160gig and the 2 others are 120gig rather then partitioning???
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