Windows 10 dual boot

[Koshka777]

Hello all, I am trying to install Windows 7 alongside Windows 10 on a new HP Spectre laptop. The installation stops as it requests some drivers which do not seem to be present on the bootable USB drive I've created from Windows 7 ISO file. Can anything be done? Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you very much

 

[bazz2004]

Firstly, I reckon that if you have Windows 10 you have nothing to gain from Windows 7. I do run Windows 10 and XP on the same computer but use VMWare Workstation 12 Player (free) to run XP as a guest system within the Host OS Windows 10. With that method you can add additional OS that boot up like programs within Window 10. A big advantage is that your Windows 10 OS is less likely to develop problems.

 

[JaredTheDragon]

I run Win7 and Win10 both on my TVPC, an older A8 with a 750Ti GPU. Both OSes are on separate physical drives, however. That should work every time.

 

[bazz2004]

I'd be interested to know why you have set things up like that. You have an extra hard drive in there with Windows 7 but what is it doing that makes this worthwhile?

 

[JaredTheDragon]

I'd be interested to know why you have set things up like that. You have an extra hard drive in there with Windows 7 but what is it doing that makes this worthwhile?

Because when I built the computer, Windows 10 wasn't out yet. And when it did come out, I wanted to transition over and make sure it was a viable alternative, while still having all my games and programs rock-solid (especially for work). So I kept the Win7 install and added a second drive, which I needed anyway for storage, and have slowly migrated to Win10.

 

[bazz2004]

Thanks for explaining. So far, I've found that everything that ran in W7 still works in W10. I wouldn't be without XP though.