I have Windows 7 Enterprise edition installed on my laptop on the real physical hard disk. Now I want to create a vhd partition on the c:\ root directory and be able to dual boot into my real machine or a vhd that also runs Windows 7.
Is this possible at all and if, yes how. If I try to do it, the installation on the VHD says that it is going to rename some operating system files that it found on the C:\ drive.
Windows 7 – How to Dual Boot from Hard Disk and VHD
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Best Answer
Scott Hanselman has a great write-up on this:
http://www.hanselman.com/blog/LessVirtualMoreMachineWindows7AndTheMagicOfBootToVHD.aspx
I think the only risky operation is that you will be mucking with boot loader, but it seems to be pretty close to a "just works" operation.
Haven't tried it myself yet (don't have the space).