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4. Having inserted the disk with the operating system distribution, reboot and select your CD/DVD

or floppy bootup from the boot menu.

5. Once booted from a disk, follow the instructions to install the operating system.

By setting the target disk to be the first, you will force the boot part of Windows to be installed on

that disk so that the new operating system can boot, even if the first disk is damaged or has been

removed. However, you may choose not to do it. The new operating system will then boot from the

first disk, in spite of its system folders residing on another disk.

8.7.2.5 Installing additional Windows copies

In some cases, you might need to install two copies of the same Windows operating system (for

example, two or more Windows 7 copies, each having its own properties and application sets).

The first way to do it is to use one of the methods described above. These imply a complete OS

installation.

The second way is simpler: operating system duplication using the Operating system copy feature

described in detail in the Copying operating systems (p. 63) section of this guide. The program will

fully duplicate contents of Windows, Program Files, Users, and Documents and Settings folders,

including all software installed into the BOOTWIZ folder. You will then be able to remove unneeded

applications from each of the systems.

However, keep in mind that the Copy feature does not allow copying an operating system onto a

specified disk or volume.

8.7.2.6 New Operating System Wizard

If you installed a new copy of Windows on your machine, the New Operating System Wizard will help

you set up its properties when you run the Boot menu of Acronis OS Selector for the first time.

Having installed a Windows operating system, you can either save or replace pre-existing Windows

versions.

 If you need to update an existing Windows version with a new copy of Windows, select Yes,

update existing operating system. In this case, the New Operating System Wizard will

automatically determine Windows versions available for update.

 If you need to leave your existing Windows copies as is, select No, add new operating system. In

this case, a new copy of Windows will be added to the list of available operating systems in the

Boot menu.

If you chose to update the existing operating system, the New Operating System Wizard will

automatically determine the list of operating systems installed that are available for update. In the

list provided, select an operating system to update by replacing it with a new copy of Windows

2000/XP.

When a new operating system is configured, click Proceed to confirm the selected operations.

If Acronis OS Selector cannot automatically determine the location of the system folders, you will have to

provide the information manually. System folders might be located on:

1) Any physical hard disks shown in the list

2) Any media unsupported by BIOS