Can i install windows 7 from mounted image?

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a7xnck

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so i got the .iso of windows 7 and i wanna know if i can install it(dual boot with vista) from mounting it. i installed it on my one computer from mounting it but the .iso file was on my flashdrive. so can i instal it if the .iso is on my C: drive and i'll be installing it to a partition on my c:
 
I dont think you can do that. because, when it comes to installation, the os looks for a physical drive . A virtual drivee needs an operating system.

As for dual booting vista and 7. I am not sure.
You could try..installing 7 into a clean drive and then plug it into the computer.
 
I remember that I once installed vista from a virtual drive and worked. But I launched from xp, and the installer copied the necessary files to the hard drive.
 
yes you can! i have done this several times with all versions of windows including windows 7 think i used daemon tools for the emulation
and it works with dual boot i installed win 7 via virtual drive and now have 7 and vista on dual boot just make sure you dont choose upgrade choose clean install and make a separate partition or put it on another hard disk
 
One person on this forum said they just extracted the .ISO and ran the setup.exe from their current Windows install, and it installed fine, although I never tested this method. :eek:
 
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