On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:27:08 -0000, "Patti Barden"
wrote:

Hi,
I run Xp on my old computer. I am getting a new computer and I'm going to
install W7 on it. I have
been told you can run both XP and W7 on the same computer?


That's correct. In general you can create a multi-boot situation where
you can run any number of different operating systems on the same
computer (but not at the same time). However note two things:

1. The computer has to have hardware on which all the operating
systems you want to run will run.

2. If your old computer cam with XP pre-installed, it's an OEM
version, and the license for an OEM version ties it permanently to the
first computer it's installed on. It may never be moved to another.
Moreover, if XP came preinstalled, it is likely to be BIOS-locked to
that computer, and cannot work on another.

And a question for you: why do you want to do this? Most XP-era
programs will work just fine under Windows 7. And if you install
Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate, you can run XP-era programs under
it in XP Mode; almost all XP-era programs will work that way.


--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
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