On Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:46:32 -0500, Tom Gardner mars@tacks wrote:

On 12/5/2011 10:28 AM, Karl Townsend wrote:
I've got software that don't run on W7...

So, I'm trying to add multiboot W7 and XP on this box. Its already got
W7 installed. I made another disk partition. But W7 Is protecting me
from installing from within the OS. So, I just made a bootable XP
install CD. Same story. XP install disk runs a while then I get a
message from W7 about a virus and it shuts me down.

I guess my next step is to buy a new hard drive, now this is starting
to cost a few bucks. Will it work to install XP to a black hard drive,
then install W7?

Have I missed a better route?

Karl

W7 Pro or Ultimate have XP mode available...but not your Home Premium.
You could download Virtual PC or VMWare but for what you want to do I would:

remove your W7 drive
install an old, small hd
install XP
reinstall your W7 drive and chose which drive to boot from from BIOS
Likely the best answer, given the application