Windows 10: How to dual boot Win 10 & win 7 after win 7 updated to win 10?

How to dual boot Win 10 & win 7 after win 7 updated to win 10?

OK, maybe my title is confusing, but I am wondering if it is possible to first upgrade my present win 7 OS to win 10 than do a clean install of win 10, then dual boot with a fresh install of win 7 in a dual boot configuration? Reason behind this is that if I just upgrade to win 10 only, I will have to buy a new scanner, fax modem, printer and various software programs that are presently not compatible with win 10 because drivers are not available for my devices. I'm trying to minimize the cost of upgrading to Windows 10 and still have the capability of using my devices and old software programs with win 7. I hope I am clear on this. I would appreciate any suggestions or comments and if problems could rear their ugly heads on doing this. Thanks. NOTE I'd like to do this before July 29, 2016 to take advantage of a free upgrade to win 10

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I have Dual Booting Windows 7 Ultimate & Windows 8.1 Pro, Is upgrading my windows 8.1 Pro to Windows 10 will erase Windows 7 ?

I had win 7 and win 10 dual boot, running just fine for several months.

THEN last nite somehow win 7 decided to updgrade to win 10 , even though win 7 was running.

Result was win 7 upgraded to win 10. Now dual boot has win 10 on one partition and win 10 upgrade on other portion. The upgraded win 7 (win 10) is all fouled and does not function. The original dual boot win 10 works ok.

The Microsoft upgrade somehow assassinated my smoothly running system, and I am jumping thru hoops trying to get my win 7/10 dual boot restored from a March 2016 disk image (that I thoughtfully had created while everything was working smoothly). This restore
is currently in progress, and I pray will be successful .. Will find out in a few hours. BUT .. I might jump off a bridge if win 10 again updates somehow to again assassinate my system. It is inexplicable to me that win 10 installs over win 7 when I have
not agreed/selected/opted to upgrade to win 10 while running the dual booted win 7. I don't know how it happened, and I don't know how to prevent it from recurring. Any suggestions?

 

Dual boot installation?

I currently dual boot Win 7 and Win 8 on my Dell PC. I want to do the clean install of Win 10 on the Win 8 partition. My question is will it affect the Win 7 partition and will I be able to dual boot win 7 and Win 10?

Thanks,

Brian

 

The first step to do what you want to do is to purchase a second license for Windows 7, 8, 8.1 or 10. Your current license for Windows is valid for only 1 installed copy of Windows and you want to expand that to two installed copies.

Once you purchase the second, full retail license (product key) for Windows, then setting up dual booting is easy:
Windows 10 - Dual Boot with Windows 7 or Windows 8 - Windows 10 Forums

Also, note this regarding "OEM" licenses for Windows, which retailers sell cheaper than full retail licenses:
Windows system builder licensing for personal use

 

I am not sure of the Legality's etc but I read the post below a while ago , haven't tried , as I actually needed XP for my old stuff

http://www.askvg.com/tip-dual-boot-b...ndows-78-1-os/