To do this download and install Microsoft's free Virtual PC 2007. Why give over an entire PC to a single OS when most are powerful enough to run two OSes side-by-side. Lifehackerhas a good post on how to do this.

What if you haven't got a DVD burner or just don't want to hand over an entire machine to Windows 7 beta testing? Are you stuck? Nope! You have two options: Note: If you don't get that Press any key to boot from CD or DVD message then you'll need to dig out your motherboard manual and twiddle with the boot device settings. Press any key to kick off the proceedings! pop it in the DVD drive of the system you want to install Windows 7 onto and boot up the PC and you should get that Press any key to boot from CD or DVD message. You can now use the DVD like any other OS install disc. ISO file you downloaded and then click on the big button at the bottom-left of the window to kick off the disc writing process.Īnd then after a short wait, you're done! OK, pop a blank DVD into your DVD writer drive (for now I'm assuming that you actually have a DVD writer, if you don't I'll show you something else you can do in a moment). ISO file with whatever tools you might already have installed, download ImgBurn and use that. Rather that try muddling through with burning the. Well duh! Save it somewhere easy to get to (like your desktop). Fear not, here's a quick rundown to get you going! ISO file are a little uncertain as to what to do with that. It seems that some of you who have downloaded the Windows 7 beta 1.

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