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how to switch between the windows 7 & windows XP without restarting the machine as my machine is dually booted?

i have windows 7 & xp both installed on drives C & D respectively...i need to restart the machine every time i wish to switch to XP from Windows 7 or veceversa.plz let me have the solution tht i can switch without restarting the pc...

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    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    You're running 7 and XP in a scenario called Dual Boot, which by definition requires you to restart each time you switch OS. To run two versions of Windows simultaneously, you'll need to use Windows Virtual PC, or something similar: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/

    Cheers,

    Walker

    Windows Outreach Team

  • 1 decade ago

    my oppinion..u find a software of OS switching (i 4get the name)..from there u can easily change ur os..but in the process it still restart just u cant see the restarting cuz the software interface cover it..

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