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zombola
06-12-2015, 12:30 PM
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two working Windows OS'S on one hard drive.
First have a bootable copy of the operating system you want to install, Windows 7 pro and the Windows 10 beta OS.
Second you need to make a new partition within your hard drive this is how to do that


Open Computer Management by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Security, clicking Administrative Tools, and then double-clicking Computer Management. Administrator permission required If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

In the left pane, under Storage, click Disk Management.

Right-click an unallocated region on your hard disk, and then click New Simple Volume.

In the New Simple Volume Wizard, click Next.

Type the size of the volume you want to create in megabytes (MB) or accept the maximum default size, and then click Next.

Accept the default drive letter or choose a different drive letter to identify the partition, and then click Next.

In the Format Partition dialog box, do one of the following:

If you don't want to format the volume right now, click Do not format this volume, and then click Next.

To format the volume with the default settings, click Next.

Review your choices, and then click Finish.

After you
formatted the disk open my computer and find the new partition right click on it and rename it Windows ( This is to make sure you install the OS on the right partition)
Then put the copy of the Operating systme you want to install into you dvd tray or usb drive which ever is the one you have
Then reboot computer and choose Custom Install
Choose the new partition you just created as place to install the new OS
After new Os is completely installed when you boot computer you should have 2 versions of window to boot into it will ask you to choose OS'S
It will show in My case I have Windows 7 and 10 installed so mine shows
Windows7
Windows10
in my os choices..
Boot into your desired operating system and your all set.