Careful there, Marcio! You are sure you are taking about a 'dual boot'
and not 'windows XP mode', right?
Windows XP mode will use the virtual machine software to share your
network adapter with your XP mode virtual machine. It's quirky, but it
works somewhat. Do NOT load an ethernet device driver on your XP machine!
If you are truly 'dual booting' (you computer asks you which operating
system to use when you turn it on), then installing the device drivers
is necessary, and should not cause any problems. I say should, because
it depends on the writer of the install script... was he careful enough
to prevent the install program from finding the other operating system
and changing those device drivers. Windows 98 used to do this... if you
put 2 copies on one computer, you had to hide the old install from the
new install or the new install would damage the registry of the old
install. Since Win7 tends to hide it's drives from XP by default, then
install Win7 drivers first (you already have), then reboot and install
the XP drivers last.
Good Luck!
-Brian
On 4/4/2010 5:47 PM, Marcio wrote:
Now I have a new computer Intel Dualcore and Windows 7. Working fine. The guy
in the shop convinced me to have dual boot so that now I am able to boot with
the old Windows XP or with the new Windows 7. Working OK. But I am scared when
it comes connecting top my wireless network with my Linksys Adapter. First I
was able to install the Linksys driver when in Windows XP but I had troubles
installing and connecting with the network with Windows 7.
Finally after uninstalling the driver in Windows XP and boot in Windows 7 and I
was able to connect it to the network. It is working fine now. But I am afraid
of booting on Windows XP and messing this up. Even more afraid to install the
Linksys driver in Windows XP and this creating problems for the connection when
booting Windows 7. Should I do it? Can I use the same adapter for both boots?
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