Resolved Windows 7 on an partition of windows 10

I have now this machine with windows 10 and I am badly missing my Windows media Center in Windows 7. Microsoft says that I cannot install an older version of windows on a partition of a newer version. (The os might not work correctly, it says.) Is there any safe way of partitioning windows 10 hard drive and install windows 7?

 

Hi Moorty, This would appear to be the software you want:Norton Partition Magic "
http://norton-partition-magic.en.softonic.com/
It doesn't seem to be OS specific - I have no experience with it. Neil.

 

I believe that is a old version of Partition Magic which was wonderful in XP and older versions of Windows. Note the dated version is 2011.

 

You have to first install Win 7 & then Win10 on a separate partition. You can't install older OS on a new OS system.

However you can use VM like VirtualBox to run Win 7 inside Win10. No partitioning etc. required.

 

Now that I have win 10 already on the machine, and virtual box windows guest (vista) doesn't recognize the TV tuner card, it looks like the only options left for me are 1) to back up the files; format the hard disk and install vista and windows 7 upgrade and then partition the disk and install windows 10 on a partion; 2) buy some thing like a diamond ATI Theater tuner and work the tv cable through it with a win 10 updated driver.

Can anyone comment on these options?

 

If you want to go back to Vista only for TV tuner card, I would recommend that you buy a new hardware. Would work out much cheaper in the long run & would be a lot less hassles.

 

Thank you for the advice. I think you're right. I will get a tv plug-in device.