Dual Boot Instal Problem

I run windows 7 64 bit on my pc, I wanted to install windows xp in order to do a few things I cant get done with 64 bit windows. I made a 30gig partition and try to install windows xp.When xp is done with the first step of the insatall and wants to restart my computer gets stuck at verifying dmi pool data. I have tried twice and it happens the same both times can anyone help me ?
Answer #1
Are you booting with XP CD, or are you trying to install it in windows 7?
Answer #2
I have windows 7 installed..I wanted to install windows xp…I just got the pc to start by repairing using the windows 7 dvd. But how do i get the option to boot form windows 7 or windows xp ?
Answer #3
You burn XP as image…Set your bios to boot from DC.DVD first..And take it from there…
After installing XP…Windows 7 will vanish…You only be able to boot from XP…
The proper way is to install XP first then Windows 7…
To fix that…After installing XP…Boot with your windows 7 DVD and do a boot repair…That will create the dual boot menu…
Answer #4
So I will loose all of my data if I do this ?
Answer #5
If you install in a spare partition you won’t loose nothing…Apart from the boot menu…But you can fix that as I said above,,,
Answer #6
So do I install XP on my c drive ?
Answer #7
The C drive have Windows 7 in it…That is not a spare partition…
You said you created a 30 GB partition…Use that partition to install XP…