how to install XP in 7

hello fnds i use W7 in my PC.
i wish to install XP in W7 directly without formatting 7.

You will need to install a virtual machine. Start with googling "vms or virtual machines"

You also need either the Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate versions in order to install XP in Windows 7. Home Premium does not offer the VM feature.

Nibs, this post may be confusing. Home Premium does not offer XP Mode, which is a free installation of XP within Virtual-PC. However you can still install XP within any VM on Home Premium if you have an XP license.

The OP may also be asking how to set up dual-boot rather than a virtual environment at all.

Okay so I worded it wrong, my bad. Maybe I misread the OP. The wording in the post was confusing now that I re-read it. I wish this posters would be as clear and concise as possible about the issues they're having. It sure would save a lot of time!

You don't need XP Mode if it's not available for your OS. You can use Virtualbox or the superior vmWare line of products.

Hi Desi. Perhaps this is what you are wanting:

If you are wanting to make a clean Install of Windows XP on another partition of your hard drive, just go ahead with the install, in the usual way.Make sure that you do, of course, install on another partition!
I am assuming Windows 7 is installed on ‘C’ partition.
When you restart, you will boot into Windows XP, as XP writes its bootloader over Windows 7. So, now you will have to restore the Win 7 bootloader.
To restore 7, you need to Boot from the Windows 7 DVD and, when it gets to the options window, “Repair your computer”. select the start up repair option.
After repairing, your computer will restart and boot into Windows 7.

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Finally, download and Install EasyBCD on your Windows 7 to add a boot entry for XP.
To do this:
Launch EasyBcd and go to Add/Remove Entries.
Under “Add an Entry” open the Windows tab and select the Type as “Windows NT/2k/XP/2k3”.


Give it a name you fancy ( Windows XP ? ) and click on ‘Add Entry’. Then select Save.
Restart you computer and you’ll should then have two boot choices, Windows 7 and Windows XP. .