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    Need help with alienware 17r4

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by zarc04, Dec 24, 2016.

  1. zarc04

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    Hello guys , i have alienware 17 r4 , i just bought it i was wondering if i can install windows 7 on it and keep both win 10 n win 7 at the same time i have usb flash drive to boot it , need your help with that guys

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    I don't see why you couldn't dual boot it if you wanted too but finding working drivers could be problematic.
     
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    This is going to be my first time trying to boot windows from usb flash drive , any advice?

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    I usually use the F12 boot menu to select the USB rather then mess with bios settings to select the USB, aside from that it isn't any different then using a DVD.
     
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