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Enabling a Dual-Boot System

Enabling a Dual-Boot System

Sometimes, it might be beneficial to have a single computer have the capabili- ty to boot more than one operating system so that you can save on purchasing additional hardware or when you want to test a new operating system. You can configure a computer to boot different copies of Windows, each of which is selected during a Windows boot menu.

If you want to have Windows 7 on the same system as Windows XP, you need to install Windows XP first while leaving room on the same drive or a differ- ent drive on the computer to install Windows 7. Then, install Windows 7 using the custom installation and select the partition on which you want to install Windows 7. Windows 7 automatically identifies your previous installa- tion of Windows (XP) and includes it in the boot menu.

To create a dual-boot system between Windows Vista and Windows 7 (or multiple copies of Windows Vista and Windows 7), the procedure is very sim- ilar to creating a dual boot system with Windows XP and Windows 7. One difference when you have a Windows Vista or Windows 7 installation is that you can use the Disk Management console (found as part of the Computer

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Management console) to shrink a volume if you have free disk space on the volume you want to shrink. It is usually recommended that you defrag the hard drive first. Then right-click the volume you want to shrink and select Shrink Volume. After you’ve allocated the desired amount of space, click the Shrink button. Windows creates a new partition out of the free space you’ve allocated, all without even having to reboot. Of course, because this is a major change to the system, you should make sure that you have a good backup of your data before shrinking the volume.

You can also modify the default operating system and the time the list of oper- ating system appears by right-clicking Computer, selecting Properties, click- ing Advanced system settings, selecting the Advanced tab, and clicking the Settings button in the Startup and Recovery section. You can also specify what type of dump occurs during a system failure.

Cram Quiz

1. Which versions of Windows can be directly upgraded to Windows 7 Home Premium Edition?

❍ A. Microsoft Windows XP Professional ❍ B. Microsoft Windows XP Home ❍ C. Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC ❍ D. Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP3 ❍ E. None of the above

2. You work as a helpdesk technician for Acme.com. You have a Windows XP com- puter that you need to upgrade to Windows 7, but you are not sure if the older sound card and video card are compatible? What should you do?

❍ A. Run the Windows 7 Program Compatibility Assistant tool ❍ B. Run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor ❍ C. Run the Windows Update ❍ D. Open the Device Manager and update its drivers

3. What command or utility do you use to configure BCD store, add boot menu options, and change the default boot operating system?

❍ A. System Configuration ❍ B. bcdedit ❍ C. Computer Management Console ❍ D. Windows Boot Manager Console

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Cram Quiz Answers

1. E is correct. You cannot upgrade Windows XP or Windows 2000 Professional to Windows 7 Home Premium. Therefore, A, B, C, and D are incorrect.

2. B is correct. When you want to determine system compatibility with Windows 7, you should run the Windows 7 upgrade Advisor. Answer A is incorrect because it does not check hardware compatibility. Answer C is incorrect because Windows update does not specify if a device is compatible with Windows 7. Answer D is incorrect because updating drivers in Windows XP does not specify if a device is compatible with Windows 7.

3. B is correct. bcdedit is a command-line tool for managing BCD stores. It can

be used for a variety of purposes, including creating new stores, modifying exist- ing stores, adding boot menu options, and so on. Answer A is incorrect because System Configuration is used to manage startup programs and services. Answer

C is incorrect because the Computer Management Console includes multiple management tools including the Disk Management MMC, but it does not have any tools to manage the BCD stores. Answer D is incorrect because the Windows Boot Manager is a Windows boot component. It is not a console or tool to configure the Windows BCD stores.

CHAPTER 2: Installing, Upgrading, and Migrating to Windows 7

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