Posted by: dexter February 10, 2011
Windows 7 Prof To Windows Server 2008 R2
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  1. Go to My computer and right click C: and rename it to Win7 or something like that. It'll avoid creating confusions later.
  2. Create an additional partition (more than 50GB) if you don't have it already.  Follow the instructions in the link below to do the partition http://techpp.com/2010/01/19/how-to-partition-a-hdd-hard-disk-in-windows-7/
  3. Put the bootable OS DVD in the drive and restart your laptop ignoring any auto run you might get. Once your laptop restarts, make sure it boots to the DVD drive. Follow the onscreen instructions and make sure you install the new OS in the new partition that you created in step 2.
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