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One more, a little more difficult option creating a multi-boot from Windows 7 and Windows XP on one computer. Moreover, Windows 7 is installed first. How to recover Windows boot loader 7 after Windows installations XP to the next partition.
So, we are given the task of installing two operating systems on one computer - Windows XP And Windows 7- in multiboot mode. And organize their work so that when you start the computer you can select any of them to load.

Why, why, why all this is needed, we will not clarify here - there can be dozens of reasons, and each user has their own. In general, let’s take it for granted - it’s just a MUST, that’s all. Well, if it’s necessary, then we’ll install it. Go.

The most convenient, simple and “ideologically” correct method would be to first establish Windows XP, and then placed in the adjacent disk partition Windows 7. In this case, “7” correctly identifies the “Piggy” already standing on the hard drive and carefully “picks up” it. Therefore, immediately after such an installation we will get two normally working operating systems located on adjacent partitions, and boot menu, in which you can select any of them. And all this without any additional body movements and “dancing with a tambourine.” This method is very simple, accessible even to a beginner, and is described in sufficient detail here in this article. So read it carefully, and if you are going to organize multiboot on a hard drive that does not yet have a single OS installed (or you are going to delete them all), then use this method. It's simpler.

Option number 2. For those who are not looking for easy ways.

Let's say Windows 7 you already have installed. Everything works, everything turns and turns just fine. And you are not going to demolish “7” and then rearrange it anew - it’s a pity, or even just laziness. This means that we have the task of carefully placing “Piggy” next to it in the adjacent section, so that nothing is damaged by “7”, and correctly arranging the boot menu in which you could select any of them when starting the computer.

So, the task has been set. Let's decide.

Retreat number one. It is worth firmly remembering that different operating systems on the same computer should be installed only in DIFFERENT disk partitions - for each OS there is its own partition. Purely theoretically, with the help of cunning gestures you can set it to one, but no one guarantees you the result. In the end, either everything can turn out smoothly, or instead of work or entertainment, you can spend all your time catching all sorts of glitches that have arisen after your experiments. Do you need it? So, we remember for the future as “Our Father”:different operating systems on one PC (different versions Windows, Linux, MacOS X, etc. - doesn't matter)are placed only in DIFFERENT disk partitions . And nothing else.

All Microsoft production systems can be installed only in the main partitions. Therefore, we must have them (or create them) before starting the installation. As a rule, these are two main partitions located at the beginning of the hard drive - partitions designated by us as drives C and D. One of them already contains Windows 7, and in the other we need to carefully attach Windows XP. Which of them in which section - by by and large, doesn't matter. Well, perhaps, solely for reasons of personal convenience. For me, it’s better to put “7” on the first one - C, and XP on the second one - D. But you may have a different opinion. Decide for yourself what is more convenient for you.

Retreat number two(important for understanding the process). If we install Windows XP after Windows 7, then “7” will stop loading for us (although there’s nothing wrong with that). This is explained very simply: Windows XP is a rather old system. When it was created, “7” was not yet in the project (and yet its loading is arranged a little differently). This is why the "Piggy" installer cannot correctly determine that the computer already has one installed system- from his “point of view” the hard drive is absolutely empty. And he “with a clear conscience” sticks his boot files, while overwriting other people's bootloaders. And we get a working and normally loading Windows XP And Windows 7, which, in principle, is fully functional, but we cannot load it yet, since its bootloader has been overwritten by the Piglet bootloader. In the end, the whole task comes down to a neat and proper recovery Windows 7 boot files after installing XP on the second system. This is what we'll do.

First, let's load into Windows 7 and go to " Disk management"(as it is convenient for you - either through the Control Panel, or something else). And we see something like this:

If we believe what we saw, we have one main partition of the disk on which the Windows 7(V in this case it is marked as C), another section prepared for the installation of "Piggy" (D), and another one, which is marked with the inscription " System Reserved ". This partition in Windows 7 does not have a letter, is hidden and is designed to ensure booting into the recovery environment Windows RE. This partition in our case is active, which means that all boot files of both operating systems will be located on it.

Please note that in some configurations with Windows 7 installed, this disk partition may not be present. In this case, the active partition will most likely be the first partition, and it is on it that the boot files will be stored. So don't panic and just take it for granted. And make a note for yourself as a souvenir.

In addition, we also see the drive optical disks, which we have the letter E. Look carefully again and remember where and what is on your hard drive. In addition to the letters, also pay attention to the sizes of the partitions - perhaps these dimensions will be easier for you to navigate during installation, since everything will look a little different in the installer.

Next, take the installation disk Windows XP, insert it into the drive and reboot in order to launch a “clean” installation of “Piggy” (since in our case it will not be possible to launch the installation from Windows).

In general, running the installation of one Windows from under another Windows, in my opinion, is a natural perversion, which for some reason the dissolute programmers from Micro$oft are trying to impose on us. Personally, we promote healthy sex, normal installation. Therefore, only a “clean” installation!

So, we inserted it, rebooted, it started... Let's go into detail about the installation process Windows XP it makes no sense - it’s standard here. We get to the point of selecting a partition for installation:

We select the one we prepared for XP, format it and continue. Then everything follows the same pattern, until the very end.

Installed, booted - that's it, we're in XP. Now, as a result of all our movements, we have two installed and fully working operating systems, one of which - Windows 7 - has lost the ability to boot. So, our tasks:

  • 1. Restore Windows 7 bootloader.
  • 2. Create a dual boot menu.

Please note: section marked " System Reserved", in Windows XP became visible. Now it has the letter C. Partitions with Windows 7 and Windows XP changed their letters to D and E, respectively. Our optical drive now appears as F. It is from these positions that we will indicate to you console commands. If in your version the sections have different letters, you will have to slightly adjust the paths in these commands to your own values.

So we're still in XP. Insert the boot disk into the drive Windows 7 and open it in Explorer. We find a folder on it BOOT. We go in and see the file there bootsect.exe. That's what we need. Pay attention to the path to this file: in our version it is F:\boot\bootsect.exe(since our drive has the letter F).

Let's launch command line (Start => Run, enter in the field cmd and press ENTER). In it we enter next command(we finish entering all commands with the key ENTER):

F:\boot\bootsect.exe /nt60 all

The result of this entire procedure will be bootloader recovery Windows 7- Now we can enter it without any problems. However, there is no need to rush - the fact is that we still do not have a boot menu with a choice of two operating systems, and we have not created it yet. You can create it either from Windows 7, by rebooting into it, or by remaining in “Piggy”.

We remain in XP (why jump back and forth, right?).

Now we need a special utility to edit the 7-ki bootloader data. In XP, of course, it is not there, but in folders with 7 installed (I remind you that under XP the partition with Windows 7 looks like D).

Let's work on the command line again. Go to the folder with the required utility:

First we give the command

d:

cd windows\system32

We are there and starting to work. Create in the bootloader Windows 7 download storage Windows XP:

Bcdedit /create (ntldr) /d " Microsoft Windows XP"

Sometimes this store is already created by default, so this command may fail. We ignore it and continue:

Bcdedit /set (ntldr) description "Microsoft Windows XP"

With this command we renamed the storage as we needed. Then:

The command tells the Windows 7 boot loader the location of the XP boot files. Further:

Bcdedit /set (ntldr) path \ntldr

The command tells the bootloader Windows 7 path to the "Piggy" loader. Then add a line with a choice Windows XP in the boot menu and place it at the bottom, under the others:

Bcdedit /displayorder (ntldr) /addlast

That's it, our multiboot menu has been created. You can also optionally change the selection timeout, which by default is 30 seconds - obviously too much. Enter:

Bcdedit /timeout XX

Where XX- the timeout time we need in seconds.

If you wish, you can without leaving the console (and from the folder windows\system32, naturally) check the correctness of all our body movements. Enter the command:

bcdedit>c:\bootcfg.txt

A text file appears in the root partition of drive C bootcfg.txt. We study it and are glad that we did everything right.

Well, when we reboot, we now see a menu in which we can select any of the two operating systems.

Well, now a little for those who are used to creating problems for themselves with their own hands, in order to successfully overcome them - for those who immediately left XP after restoring the 7 bootloader, or for some reason decided to create a multiboot exactly from under Windows 7.

The technology here will be almost the same, but with minor amendments. First, the command prompt must be run with administrator rights. To do this, find it in the menu Start, click on it right click mouse and select " Run as administrator".

Secondly, for those who still remember - boot files Windows 7 And Windows XP we have them on the first, active section, marked as " System Reserved". In "7" this section is hidden and does not have a letter. Therefore, in it, instead of the command

Bcdedit /set (ntldr) device partition=C:

need to be done

Bcdedit /set (ntldr) device partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume1

If for any reason you have a " System Reserved" is missing (this happens - remember, we mentioned this at the beginning of the article?), and all boot files are saved to the first (active) partition C, then this amendment does not need to be made - the command is given in the same way as in Windows XP.

Everything else is done exactly the same as in "Piggy". Just remember to keep an eye on the drive letters so that you enter the correct paths in the commands - after all, these letters will be different from the letters in XP.

Well, that seems to be all.

P.S. Especially for those sufferers who for some reason still “have the presence of absence” boot disk Windows 7. For you personally, we have attached a couple of files you need to the article. I'll give you a hint: a little lower. Found it? Download, place them in the place you need and start your “dancing with a tambourine” according to our recommendations. Just remember to adjust the file paths in the commands to your own.

Attached files

Hello friends, my name is Denis, often interesting problems arise at work, the solutions to which would be useful for many users to know. I don’t have time to start my own website (but I will do it in the future), but I want to speak out on the Internet right now and talk to a significant audience at once. Your admin suggested a unique way out of the situation, namely, to write an article on this site.

Quite recently, we argued with the admin on the pages of your website about whether it is possible to install Windows 7 as a second system on new laptop with UEFI BIOS and hard drive GPT markup. All such laptops have Windows 8 installed from the factory and install Windows 7 on it without full formatting and converting the hard drive to MBR partitioning is impossible. And you must admit, it would be nice to have two Windows on the laptop, “eight” and “seven”, but unfortunately it’s not so easy. The admin suggests, and I do everything that is written below.

How to install Windows 7 as a second system on a laptop with Windows 8

On all new laptops, the UEFI BIOS has the option “ Secure Boot", it is this that will prevent you from installing any operating system other than Windows 8 () on your laptop.

So if anyone wants to install on a new Windows laptop 7 instead of Windows 8 he has to:

Firstly, disable the “Secure Boot” option in the BIOS.

Secondly, switch the “BOOT MODE” or “OS Mode Selection” option from the “UEFI OS” position (can be UEFI BOOT) to the “CSM Boot” or “UEFI and Legacy OS”, “CMS OS” (advanced boot) position,

It is these actions that will give us the opportunity to reinstall Windows 8 on Windows 7 on a laptop, but at the same time we must delete all partitions on the hard drive with all data in the Windows 7 installation program and convert HDD in MBR and only then Windows 7 will be installed.

I'll notice! There is no discussion in this article about installing Windows 7 as a second system after Windows 8 on a new laptop.

So I come to the most important thing!

What should those who don’t want to dance with a tambourine do? without converting the hard drive to MBR install on a new laptop on GPT disk second Windows 7 system?

The thought of installing the Windows 7 operating system next to Windows 8 haunted me.

I carried out experiments with laptops various manufacturers, for example Toshiba and HP, SONY, but all to no avail, whatever I did: created different ways several UEFI flash drives, modified the system installation configuration files (EI.cfg) and (PID.txt) into Windows image 7, also tried installing Windows 7 from the original installation disk, but still without result.

With the “Secure Boot” option enabled in the UEFI BIOS, the laptop was unable to boot from the UEFI installation Windows flash drives 7 or installation disk, the error " Boot failure- a proper digital signature was not found"

With the “Secure Boot” option disabled in the UEFI BIOS, but the “UEFI OS” parameter enabled, the installation of Windows 7 froze without even starting with the words “Windows is loading files”.

If you disable UEFI OS and enable the extended boot “CSM Boot”, then Windows 7 again would not install, giving the error “ Installing Windows on this disk impossible. The selected disc has a style GPT partitions "!. And Windows 7 could only be installed by deleting all partitions from the screw and converting it to MBR standard. In short, a dead end.

And then one fine day my friend’s new ASUS laptop fell into my hands. A friend also asked me to install a second Windows 7 operating system on his laptop, since he was pretty tired of the Windows 8 installed on it, but he didn’t want to completely remove it. I warned my friend that it might not work, but I still decided to try again.

Turn on the laptop and look at Computer Properties.

Then go to Disk Management, as expected, the GPT layout style was specified in the properties of the hard disk.

I created a 268 GB partition F: for installing Windows 7.

In the computer window you can see that in addition to the C: drive with Windows 8 installed, there were two more empty drives, on one of which F: I decided to install Windows 7.

Connecting bootable UEFI USB flash drive with Windows 7 to the laptop and turn it on. At the initial stage of boot, I press the F2 key and enter the BIOS.

In the UEFI BIOS, go to the Security tab and set the “Secure Boot” option to Disabled (disabled),

Then, in the Boot tab, set the Fast Boot option ( fast loading) to Disabled,

Then press the F10 button,

With this we save the changes we made to the laptop BIOS and reboot.

Once again, enter the BIOS and go to the Boot tab and set the “Launch CSM” option to Enabled (advanced boot).

Then we go down a little lower to the “Boot Option Priorities” and Boot Option #1 option and enter it by pressing Enter, in the menu using the arrows on the keyboard, select the name of our flash drive and press Enter.

We press the F10 key, that is, we save the changes we made to the laptop BIOS and reboot.

The ASUS laptop is loading from our installation UEFI flash drives with Windows 7. Boot into the Windows 7 installer. Everything is as usual. Further.

Install. We accept license agreement. Full installation(Extra options).

In this window, I select the partition I created to install Windows 7 and click Next.

An error appears: The order of partitions on the disk selected for installation is different from the recommended one. For getting additional information To install on GPT disks, go to the Microsoft website (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=154898) and search for "GPT".

Continue installation?

Now, when booting, the laptop displayed a boot menu allowing us to select for Windows operation 7 or Windows 8.

Windows 7

Uploading first Windows case 7 I went to computer properties,

Then to Disk Management. Former disk F: became the C: drive with Windows 7 installed.

The GPT style was specified in the hard disk properties.

Computer window.

Windows 8

Then I booted into Windows 8 and nothing changed there, the situation with drive letters was the same, only drive F: was no longer empty, but with Windows files 7.

The two operating systems worked independently of each other.

Unfortunately friends, this method Only suitable for ASUS laptops, but I promise, if I succeed with laptops from other manufacturers, I will tell you about it right away.

Read the continuation of the article -.

For work, educational and other purposes, the user may need to work on different operating systems. If there is only one computer at home, then installing two operating systems can be suggested as a solution.

There are two ways to install an additional operating system: using virtual machine, that is, a program within which Windows or another OS will be installed, or by installing a full-fledged operating system-neighbors.
The disadvantage of the first method is that another one will work inside the running operating system. This leads to consumption random access memory doubles. The second method has the disadvantage that when you start the computer, you must immediately decide which OS will be launched - either one or the other.

In the article below we will talk about installing two operating systems using the second method.

Installing two operating systems on a computer

The further procedure assumes that one operating system is already installed on your computer, say Windows 10, and further actions We will put another one next to it. If you don't have any OS yet, you should install the first version of Windows you want.

Stage 1: creating a partition for the second operating system

You should not create a partition from the allocated space, so immediately close the window and proceed to the second or third stage of the procedure.

Step 2: Prepare bootable media

The section is available, now you need to take care of availability bootable flash drive or disk. In our work we will need UltraISO program, which you can download from the link below, a flash drive (or disk), as well as a Windows distribution in ISO format, which can be downloaded both from the official Microsoft website and from third-party resources.

Wait until the program completes the procedure, after which you can close the program and then proceed to the process of installing an additional operating system.

Step 3: Enter BIOS and install a second operating system

After this, every time you turn on or restart the computer, a window for selecting the operating system will appear on the screen. If you do not select anything in it, after a while the operating system first on the list will be automatically loaded.

Installing three OS on one computer hard drive, or installing two systems, one of which is Linux, will not be discussed in this article.

It must be said that in order to correctly install two Windows on one computer with one hard drive, we will need to create two logical partitions, which we need to think about in advance. Also, to avoid data loss (without the need for subsequent), it is best to copy valuable files and folders to another drive: flash drive, external hard drive, DVD.

Why is it necessary to make a copy of your data when installing two operating systems?

The installation process may fail or interfere with the process " human factor"- the information will be irretrievably lost.

Installing two operating systems on one hard drive

So, we have an empty hard drive or disk, with the first, sufficient amount of free disk space, section.

Eat Windows distributions Xp and Windows 7.

Install two Windows on one computer can be done in two ways:

  • The first method is the preferred one (two operating systems are installed, Windows 7 is installed after installing XP).
    First, install Xp on your computer.

Procedure:

  1. Select in bios bootable CD-ROM device.
    Insert the disk with the XP distribution into the drive. The installation program will begin downloading. The operating system will boot from the installation disk until you select a format partition and proceed with installation.


For convenient work with two operating systems, it is recommended to create at least 3 partitions on the hard drive: the first for Windows XP, the second for Se7en, the third for user files(films, music, photos, etc.). Minimum number of partitions for installing two operating systems on one hard drive equal to two, optimal three or four.

In our case, we have two partitions - the first and second are fully formatted and ready for installation. For Xp, it is advisable to prepare a partition larger than 25 gigabytes. For Windows seven more than 35 gigabytes.

We install XP in the first partition - the procedure is standard.
Then we immediately install Windows 7, but specify the second partition during installation.
Thus, two systems are installed on one hard drive. The choice of Xp or 7 system will be made at the very beginning of boot.
Subsequently, if you need to change the wait time in the bootloader menu when the system boots, and the default system itself, you need to boot into Windows 7.
Next, right-click on “My Computer” - Properties - the control panel opens: Homepage. Next we follow - Extra options system - System properties - Advanced - Boot and recovery - Settings. Here we change the default system and timeout by modifying the option “Display a list of operating systems” - select right time— I set the value to 5 seconds.


Thus, we installed two Windows systems on one computer without additional programs.

  • The second method is more labor-intensive when OS Windows 7 is already installed on the computer. We need it on the same disk. In this case, both systems must work.

The beginning is standard: there is already installed Windows 7. Prepare a partition for Windows XP with a size of at least 15 Gb. This can be done either during the installation process, if the hard drive has no information, or if there is information, then special program to create and edit partitions - Acronis DiskDirector.
After that we install it on the created Windows partition XP - everything is standard.
After we install XP, Windows 7 will stop loading on our computer - this is normal. In order for the system to see the “Seven” bootloader again, you need to install the MultiBoot program from XP.

MultiBoot is a graphical (GUI) shell for working with system files BootSect, BcdEdit and BcdBoot, which allows you to restore the Windows 7 bootloader that was erased during the installation of Windows XP. And with this program you can restore the Windows 7 bootloader (it’s not very difficult to understand the program). At the very beginning of the system boot, there is a choice to boot one or another operating system.

That's all!
There is a nuance. In this option (Windows 7 is the first, XP is the second system) certain problems may arise. The fact is that Windows 7 creates an additional boot partition, System Reserved, at the beginning of the disk space. This section is a feature of the operating system, but this feature can create additional difficulties when working under Windows XP, when sharing.
The problem may be that the System Reserved section, the size of which does not exceed 150Mb, is not visible when working from “Seven”, and therefore is not used by us or the system (practically). But as soon as we install Windows XP as a second system on one hard drive, this partition at the beginning of the disk space becomes visible disk C:\, and this is already a problem.
I'll explain why. The fact is that many programs (drivers and others) will try to either install themselves on the C:\ drive by default, or use it to store temporary files during the installation process. And since the size of our “lame” C drive is very small, we will constantly receive errors during the installation process. This can be avoided if you initially correctly prepare the partitions on your hard drive for installing the operating system without hidden section System Reserved, or install XP and 7 according to the first option described above.

Question from a user

Hello.

Can I install several different Windows on one computer so that both work? The point is that I need to run one old program to perform laboratory work. This program runs only on Windows 98/2000 and possibly 95 (it does not run on Windows 7, 10).

What's the best way to do this?

Good day!

The question about the simultaneous operation of the OS is not completely clear. Nevertheless, I decided to include it in a whole article, because... The topic itself is quite popular.

At all, this problem can be solved in at least two ways: use a virtual machine and run almost any OS; create another partition on your disk and install new Windows on it. In the article I will consider both of these options, and also point out the features (pros/cons) of each.

Option #1: using a virtual machine (one OS will run in another OS)

Pros: you can install a dozen (or more) different operating systems; good compatibility (you can run 20-year-old Windows OS on a modern PC); you can easily and quickly transfer a virtual machine (with all its data) from one PC to another; you can run several systems at the same time (it all depends on your amount of RAM).

Cons: no 100% virtualization (some software may refuse to run on a virtual machine); it is impossible (as a rule) to work directly with hard drive (i.e., you first need to transfer the files to the virtual machine disk, and only after that you can work with them).

Essentially, a virtual machine is a regular program that emulates the operation of a computer. By installing it on your PC, you can run the version of Windows you need as regular program(see screenshot below).

Windows 10 runs Windows XP (and you can already run many older games and applications in Windows XP)

Launched old game Doom 2 in new Windows 10 (using a virtual machine) // as an example

Option #2: Another Windows can be installed on your hard drive

Pros: it will be a full-fledged OS (you can run almost any software); you can work with all drives connected to the system; You can install a full-fledged antivirus on every OS (thus, your files on drives can be scanned by various antivirus software).

Cons: not every “old” Windows OS can be installed on a PC (lack of drivers, no support for new interfaces, etc.); Old Windows operating systems often overwrite the bootloader during installation (there may be a problem with choosing a Windows OS to boot).

In general, on a modern PC, Windows 7 (8) is most often paired with Windows 10. As a rule, problems arise with the installation of Windows XP (2000 and below): they do not see the HDD, there are no drivers for them, etc. (by the way, on modern laptops Manufacturers even stop producing drivers for Windows 7/8...) .

Below I will consider step by step all the steps that are usually required to install a second system on a new PC/laptop.

Step 1: create a partition for the system

As a rule, new computers have one single partition “C:\” with Windows 10 installed on it. An example from “My Computer” in the screenshot below (on busy place on the disk, ignore it for now) .

Initial task: create another disk partition of 40-50 GB (at least), which is enough to install another system (and you need to install the system on another partition - 2 systems cannot be installed on one drive "C:\"!) .

You can perform such an operation very quickly (without data loss). The main thing is that you have on disk free place(in the amount that you want to give to the new section).

Let's say, if you want to make another 50 GB partition (the "D:/" partition), you must have at least 50 GB free on the "C:/" drive. Those. in essence, we will simply “cut off” the free space from one partition and give it to another partition.

How to do this without losing data:


To help!

(for those who still have unclear points about the above)

Detailed breakdown instructions hard drive -

Step 2: Prepare bootable media

In order not to repeat myself here, below I will provide a couple of links to instructions for creating a bootable flash drive.

Please note that for a new PC, you will most likely have to go with the "UEFI GPT" option (or, if BIOS settings allow, disable "Secure Boot" and enable Legacy compatibility mode) . The settings when creating an installation flash drive depend on this (by the way, before creating bootable media, it would be a good idea to go into the BIOS and see if you can disable Secure Boot and enable Legacy (see section below for more on this) ).

Creating a bootable USB flash drive for installing Windows XP, 7, 8, 10 (UEFI and Legacy) -

How to create a bootable UEFI GPT USB flash drive with Windows 10, or why errors occur when installing the system on a new laptop (PC) -

Step 3: BIOS setup (disabling Secure Boot for Windows 7 and below)

On new PCs (laptops) the BIOS (or its newer version) is completely UEFI version) appeared new feature protection - Secure Boot (secure boot, by the way, it is enabled by default). Everything would be fine, but this boot mode is supported only by the new Windows 8/10 operating systems (and by the way, the flash drive for this mode needs to be written a little differently, just above I provided a couple of links to instructions) .

If you burned a flash drive in the usual way, or are going to install Windows 7 (and lower), you need to enter the BIOS and:

  • disable mode Secure Boot ;
  • enable support for loading "old" OS: option Legacy or CSM(look in the Boot, Security sections).

Below is a photo BIOS settings BOOT partition ( classic laptop Dell). Pay attention to the lines "Boot List Option" and "Secure Boot". In general, everything is set to the same mode of operation, as mentioned above...

If you have more modern device with UEFI, then everything is about the same. In the BOOT section you need to enable support for “old” OSes - set “Csm Support” to “Enable” mode (see photo below).

Then in the SECURITY section you can set "Secure Boot Control" to "Disabled" mode. By the way, do not forget to save the changed parameters (F10 key, or the “Save and Exit” exit option).

Step 4: Install Windows OS

Installation of modern OS (if the BIOS is correctly configured and recorded correctly bootable media) is not difficult at all. After the installation starts, you will see step by step wizard: the main thing you need to specify is to select the partition for installing the system (of course, you need to select the section that we created in the first step) .

Below are a few instructions that walk you through the OS installation step by step. I think that these materials are more than enough to complete this task.

How to install Windows 7 on a new laptop (using the example of Lenovo B70) -

How to install Windows 10 on Asus laptop ZenBook (using the example of the UX310UA model) -

Installing Windows 10 from a USB flash drive - step by step ( universal instructions) -

Step 5: Set OS Boot to Default

After installing the second OS, by default, when you turn on and boot your PC (laptop), you should see a menu with a choice of OS. The screenshot below shows an option of how I implemented this (by the way, you are given 30 seconds of time so that you can choose which OS you want to load).

To change 30 sec. for a shorter time (and specify which OS to load by default), you must:


Actually, that's all. Additions and comments are welcome.

By the way, many people buy a used laptop to use old programs/games and install Windows 2000/XP on it. There are quite a lot of old laptops on the market now and they can be bought for “mere pennies,” but they can provide invaluable help in solving laboratory problems and working with “capricious” software!

To help!

I want to buy a used laptop: how to check it and what to pay attention to -

Happy work!