3 Operating Systems on 1 laptop
February 8th, 2020
I have an HP Pavillion laptop which has Windows 7 in it by default. If I ever need to format Windows, instead of using a disk to do a fresh install I just use a function called “Recovery Manager” and reset the laptop to Factory Settings. And that does a fresh install from the recovery partition (D:/)
Now my question is this: I want to use Windows 8 now. So I will download an image from this forum and install it without deleting my Recovery Partition so that in case I want to go back to my original Windows 7, I can do so easily. Plus I also want to install Windows XP because I need to use some softwares which are not working properly in Windows 7 despite using Compatibility Settings.
So is it possible to have 3 Operating Systems on 1 laptop? Or rather 2 Operating Systems (Win 8 & XP) and the Windows 7 recovery partition on hand??
depends on the hardrive what size it is so that ya can make the extra partions so that can hold the other systems on it but shudnt be a problem
May I offer running windows 7 and install with XP as a virtual machine so you can use the desired applications?
or use a USB hard drive, install VMware and install all the OS you want, all as independat OS and boot to each as you wish
Thanks , and , Yes VMware does sound good. However I am quite interested in having Windows 8 as my actual OS and will install XP and 7 on the VMware and use my apps there. Thanks again.
if you do not tell windows to delete the partition then it will not!.
You tell windows to format the C: drive and install on that.
You want to install XP.. Pffft it’s a completely rubbish OS.
BTW.. generally you install the lesser OS then install the newer version
that will give you the boot menu.