Installing OS to generate Dual Boot

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MinalMoe

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At the moment, I only have Windows 7 Pro installed as the main OS.

When I go to install XP or Server 2003, I only get the Windows 7 Repair Schedule.

How can I install older OS's so I can dual or triple boot?

Do I need to take any precautions?
 
Hi Moe, welcome to NST.
Follow some of the early links in the sticky thread, and you should find the information you need.
(For Vista you can read W7 - they're functionally equivalent as far as dual-booting goes)
 
1. Boot from the Win XP CD.
2. Follow the on-screen instructions to install XP to a separate partition than Win 7 (resizing and creating another partition if necessary).
3. Once XP is installed, you will only be able to boot XP (Win 7 will be inaccessible).
4. Install EasyBCD 2.0 Beta in XP.
5. Use EasyBCD | Manage Bootloader | Reinstall the Vista/7 Bootloader | Write MBR. This will replace the XP MBR/PBR with the W7 versions, like it used to be before the XP install.
6. Add an XP entry under Add/Remove Entries | Windows tab, and let it auto-configure when it offers.
7. Reboot, and you should have a dual-boot.
 
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