Thread: Question about change of SO

Hello, games you have to install themagain libraries and add code to the Windows registry, if you can readpdf, word files, etc but the programs also touch you reinstall.

I have seen the problem of Windows 7 with some older games in my case, apart from using current games usually, from time to time I like to throw some game mame emulators Spectrum or old consoles and games wrong called "abandonware" as well as some classic Heroes III, so I decided to install XP with SP3 to avoid problems with these games and Windows 7 for the rest.


My drive is only 250 GB until prices drop step to buy another, and my idea is to as closely as possible partition for XP peeled, put more programs, one of about 50 Gb for Windows 7 and regular programs Photoshop, Nero, Office, WinRAR, Winamp, and the rest (say a partition X) for documents, games and more.

Hello, mame type games add nothing to the Windows registry, so you could run them from another HD yes you will need to install the ROM manager or whatever, but there were some older versions that do not require ms dos installation.


Set up games on one "X" which is various from Windows, since there is no trouble, but you have to boot the OS you're concerned, for instant XP, and launch the installer of the games from that OS, and say that the directory set up is in X, that operate in entire cases, the program writes the keys in the registry of XP, but let's say the game data is at x :/ Program Files or whatever folder call .

Okay, if I understand correctly, if Iinstall an old game, say the Heroes III, what I do is choose theoption to boot and install XP on partition X (the one I have forgames and that is common to both SO), in this way, archives andlibraries of the game to load the OS will do so in XP. Similarly, forcurrent games should do the same but this time booting with Windows 7so, I can play old games in XP and current with W7 but not viceversa.

You have 3 HD or a HD on 3 partitions, which would be C:, D: and X: (where C: using Windows XP, D: W7, and X: is just a data partition for games, movies, etc First install XP on C:, then install W7 on D: you create a boot menu to choose which OS to boot. And then install older games booting from XP, and installing the game data on X in a folder type "Programs XP", and the newest games, you boot W7, and install XP folder type "W7 Programs, and you are finished.