How to install Windows 7 under XP hard disk

Note: This method is to install Windows 7 single system, instead of installing dual system. If you want to install Windows XP and Windows 7 dual system, it is not so complicated. You can use the virtual CD-ROM method or run the setup directly under the hard disk to install it. It is not introduced here. Here is just the method of installing a single system!

Method 1: Newly installed windows7 under Windows XP system

1. Download windows 7 7057ISO image (RC or RTM) and copy it to non-C disk (such as D:7057) with virtual CD-ROM drive 2 Copy the bootmgr and boot directories in the D:7057 directory (in fact, just the boot.sdi and bcd files inside) to the root directory of the c drive, and create a sources folder in the root directory of the C drive. (Do not need to obtain administrator rights under XP) 3. Copy the boot.win under D:7057sources to the sources folder just created by the C drive. 4. Run cmd as the administrator and enter c:bootbootsect.exe/nt60 c. : The prompt is successful (that is, successful!) 5, close the cmd window to restart the computer, automatically enter the installation interface, select the installation language, and at the same time choose the appropriate time and currency display type and keyboard and input method 6, appear "start the installation interface" ;, (note, do not click “ now install & rdquo;) point to the lower left corner "repair computer" (repair mycomputer), enter "system recovery selection", select the last item "command prompt" (commandprompt), enter the DOS window 7, enter "d:7057sourcessetup.exe" (without the quotation marks), start the installation 8, select the installation language, format the C drive, it is OK

Method 2: Windows Newly installed windows7 under XP system

1. Download windows 7 7057ISO image (RC or RTM), copy to virtual disk drive to non-C disk (such as D:7057) 2. Copy D:7057 Boot, EFI, sources folder and bootmgr in the folder to the root directory of C drive 3, copy D: 7057boot under Bootsect.exe to the second part of the C drive root directory to obtain administrator rights 4, administrator identity run cmd , enter c:bootsect.exe/nt60 c: and enter (preferably copy, there are spaces in the middle) 5, restart the system automatically enter the installation interface, click the repair computer in the lower left corner repair my computer) 6, select the last command prompt Enter the DOS window, enter D:7057sourcessetup.exe to enter the installation interface 7, select the installation language, format the C drive, it is OK