Win7 dual system detailed graphic tutorial under XP system

Install the Win 7 CD image from the virtual drive of the C drive XP system to the D drive. The convenience of this is that you don't need to burn the DVD or the actual DVD drive. This is a kind of installation system from the hard disk. Method.

Note: If you install from the hard disk, open the downloaded Win7.ISO with a virtual CD-ROM drive, copy the files and directories inside to the non-install disk (such as XP in the C drive, you need to install Win 7 to D). Disk, you can copy the installation file to the E disk).

(1) Download the Windows 7 Simplified Chinese ISO image. You can go to [msdn I tell you] to download, use the recording software (Nero) to burn the downloaded iso to DVD.

(2) Copy the Win 7 system to the E drive. Generally, the C drive is an XP system. To install Win7 on the D drive, open the Windows 7 ISO with a virtual drive and copy all the files into the non-installed drive.

(3) Format the system disk to be installed. First copy the D disk data to the E disk, then format the D disk to NTFS format, not the FAT32 format. The purpose of formatting is to make the new system faster and the hard disk file format meets the NTFS format required by Win 7.

(4) Start installing the new system. Double-click setup.exe to start the Win7 system installation, as shown in Figure (1):

Figure (1)

(5) Obtain important updates for the installation. The installer will prompt for important updates to the installation, and the networked user can select the first item "Online to get the latest installation update", which is recommended by the system. Users who do not have a network can choose the second item “Do not get the latest installation update”, as shown in Figure (2):

Figure (2)

(6) Select the installation type. There are two types of installations: "Upgrade" and “Custom (Advanced)”. That is, from XP to Win, select "Upgrade Installation", it is recommended to select "Customize" " New installation of Win 7, so that Windows XP can form a dual system, the system will automatically generate a boot menu, as shown in Figure (3) Shown:

Figure (3)

(7) Select the installation location. Because the C drive is an XP system drive, select D drive to install Win 7. Click Next, as shown in Figure (4):

Figure (4)

(8) Start copying Windows file. The installer starts copying the Windows file as shown in Figure (5):

Figure (5)

(9) Restart the computer and continue the installation. After the installer copies some files, the system automatically restarts and will enter the Win7 installation to continue copying files and expanding files. After the completion, the system will automatically restart again.

(10) Select Win 7 to continue the installation when restarting. In the boot menu, you can select Win7 for the next step of installation, or you can select "Rewind"  

(11) The installer will update the registry and start setting up Windows, asking for your username and computer. Name (as shown in Figure 6):

Figure (6)

(12) Activate, then enter the product key, no key can be entered first, select “ when I am online Automatically activate ”, stand-alone "Next" button, as shown in Figure (7):

Figure (7)

(13) System update settings. Select the default “Use recommended settings", as shown in Figure (8):

Figure (8)

(14) Time zone selection. Select the default settings and continue to “Next”, as shown in Figure (9):

Figure (9)

(15) Wireless network settings. You can choose a wireless network and skip this setting without or without a wireless network.

(16) Network selection. Home users can choose “Home Network” and continue to “Next” installation, as shown in Figure (10):

Figure (10)

(17) Entering the new system . Similar to XP, entering the system requires “Welcome”, “Prepare the desktop” and other steps, as shown in Figure (11) and Figure (12):

Figure (11)

Figure (12)

In this way, installing Win 7 into a dual system on our Windows XP system is complete.