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I have pre installed Vista Home premium, i and would like to buy a new hard disk sata where i would like to install Windows 7 /64bit.

How i need to proceed ?????? .

My objective is to use two different OS as two different computer.

Thanks for help!!!!!!!!!!!

[yeshuas]

You can buy the new harddrive and install it to the new harddrive, making sure that both of the harddrives are in the computer when you do install Windows 7, I say this because some people take the original harddrive out which will cause you problems or at least make the process a little harder.

I would install the new harddrive and format it first, and even reboot a couple times before trying to install Windows 7, then make sure you have the boot priority set to the DVD drive as first boot device, then start the install of windows 7 as a clean install, making sure not to choose upgrade and making sure you are installing to the new harddrive.

It should then install, and create a bootmanager menu for you which will include Vista giving you a choice at boot up for either Windows 7 or Vista

[fullmoonbeach Profile]

I follow all the steps, everything work fine execept the boot manager.
I must manualy load the hard disk where windows Vista is otherwise will boot only Windows 7!!!!!

[yeshuas]

I follow all the steps, everything work fine execept the boot manager.
I must manualy load the hard disk where windows Vista is otherwise will boot only Windows 7!!!!!

What do you mean manually load the Vista Hard disk?