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Does your computer meet minimum specs Do you want to go 32-bit or 64-bit And what about Boot Camp If these are your questions, read on.

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How to Dual Boot Windows 7 with XP or Vista If youre dying to try out Windows 7 but arent ready to give up your installation of XP or Vista, Read more Advertisement INSTALLATION You have a few options.

The simplest is upgrading from your current Windows OS, but that can only be done from Vista.

Upgrade Install This is by far the easiest way to go that will preserve all of your programs.

Just create your Windows 7 DVD or flash drive and open the installer on your desktop like any other program.

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To start from scratch, format your drive as you normally would and when you reboot, use a DVD with the Windows 7 installer image burned on it.

That or boot from the DVD and follow the Custom options for a clean installation.

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With a new partition in place, most users will be able to reboot their system with the Windows 7 DVD in the drive and install the OS to said partition.

But if you activate the partition and restart before the OS is installed, you could be in for a hell of a long night of troubleshooting.

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Storage is a premium on most of these systems, so many will not be eligible based upon that criteria (you need 16GB free).

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Both 32-bit and 64-bit versions can work, but older Macs are best sticking to the 32-bit version.

Boot Camp 2.1 supports the 64-bit installation in most recent Pro-branded systems.

Have your Windows 7 DVD (or flash drive with a mounting program) ready, and open up Boot Camp.

Youll need to make a new partition thats at least 10GB in size (wed recommend more, since PCs require at least 16GB).

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