I surf with Mozilla Firefox version 3.5.4, and if you're a Mozilla advocate.I'd suggest to get to version. SpywareBlaster by javacool.proactive defense. Windows Defender.yes, I'm one of those: definitions updated daily from here, and a very use-ful weekly tool lately. Kaspersky 2010 Internet Security build 9.0.0.736 (the most over-protective, over- bearing of the bunch) Other protective programs I use regularly: I ran across this post when I searched the forums 1st and do run malware bytes.Īs far as I can tell and 95% sure, I am virus/malware/spyware/trojan free. Is anyone else having these issues, Please? I have the default boxes ticked and installed the latest version right over the top of the old one, like I have always done. The older version while I'm in the XP x32 side is purrrring right along.Īt this point.I'm kinda hesitant to install/upgrade what's already working. On the RAID array on my desktop, I'm having horrid problems with the latest version, that I installed (as I recall) last weekend of 10/24/09. On the Windows XP x32 drive it runs fine. In the latest version, my latest i7 920 desktop is running 4X longer with the same boxes ticked as my 8 year old piece of docked dell inspiron, on the Vista 圆4 side. Re "Windows XP mode Virtual PC" that you spoke of, I'm told unfortunately will not install on XP Pro, however "Microsoft Virtual PC 2007" is still a good backstop, although I by-passed it last time for Sun Virtual-box which is a excellent piece of software, almost every bit as good as vmware.I have been using this max kick a** program for years. I have also since tested the Win 7 restore just to make sure the other half of the equation works as it should and it did. This restore only took some 12 minutes in total and I was back up and running. Yes I am a keen user of Macrium Reflect (recommend it when ever the occasion arises) indeed just this afternoon I had occasion to restore the 23gig image of my XP Pro on my recently build Win 7 / XP Pro Dual boot PC. I used to work with Acronis but as Macrium Reflect is free and has a much nicer interface I switched.Īcronis now runs on a virtual XP machine to be able to read old Acronis backup images. I have been using EasyBCD on my Vista Pro unit for some time now. PS: EasyBCD is available from Neosmart Technologies So given my first use of EasyBCD software and the above process from "go to wo" only taking about 3 hours whith many cups of coffee during the process I have no hesitation in recommending EasyBCD for a Dual Boot system. Both physical HD's are partitioned 50/50 so that System & Apps on 1 partition and Data on the 2nd partition on each HD.Īll I need to do now is to perform a Macrium Reflect Back-up for both OS's, create CD rescue disc for each OS and test them. Under a Win 7 boot (drive 0 & "C") the XP Pro named drive 1 - still appears as "D" drive. My dual boot XP / Win 7 has been up now and working for some 48 hours. Well I'll be.there it was, I was presented with the promised outcome, I was to choose "Windows 7" OR "XP Pro", I then proceeded to boot Win 7 the primary OS, I then tested and re tested booting into XP then back to Win 7, several times, running SW and connecting to the internet, send and recieve e-mails, and to date no issues or problems at all. Install EasyBCD and configure (took all of 10 minutes), went for the big test "RESTART". Swap disc 0 and disc 1 (master & slave over), boot up Win 7 (fingers crossed), all OK. Run Defraggler & CCleaner, then power down. I then physically disconnected disc 0 (master) and connected up disc 1 (changed from slave to master) and proceeded to boot and install XP Pro SP2, then update to SP3, install Avast 5.0, all Piriform SW, Macrium Reflect (free version), MS Office 2000 (yes a very old legal copy - only installed Word & XL which is all I need on this XP dual boot box), FireFox 3.6 & Mozilla Thunderbird. This PC is a 5 year old Gigabyte P4, 2.8Ghz, 1.5gig RAM - all HD's IDE and 1 SATA DVD/CD, every day AGP 8X VC. I wish to not only thank Redhawk for his advice but also assure others that my wish to dual boot XP from an existing Win 7 PC not be shy about using a great little piece of FREE software.EasyBCD.Īs my PC had several physical HD's (Win 7 OS installed on disc 0 - "C") I cleaned off and formatted drive "D" (disc 1) first then powered down. He also suggested that I disconnect the Win 7 HD so as to NOT corrupt the Win 7 drive by overwriting it with XP boot loader. "Redhawk" was responsible for suggesting that I use EasyBCD for this exercise given that I had an existing Win 7 OS installed and wanted to install XP Pro on the same box.
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