Best ways to run FCP 10.1 and FCP 7 on same machine?

I though I understood this complication was resolved with the introduction of FCP 10.1.  Is having FCP 10.1 and FCP7 on the same drive and partition still a problem.  I have partitioned my SSD Boot drive in case if it is, however had planned on using only half for Applications ONLY and the other half for occasional projects.  I really didn't want any applications (FCP 10.1) on a cluttered partition.
I thought I read about a work around to keeping FCP 10.1 and 7 together in the same application partition.  It had something to do with just taking all the application out of the old Final Cut Studio folder and just dropping them in the (root) folder.  If this is really possible, this sounds like the best solution to my issue.
Thank you in advance for any help you can lend me.

KidVid wrote:
Yikes.  Ok Ok.  Im going to load Mavericks then load FCP 10.1 in the same Applications folder as my current Final Cut Studio.
If anyone has any second thoughts or additional warnings please let me know.
I will give an update ASAP.
Thank you.
As Ian has discussed loading the apps is a piece of cake.
What can happen if you have updated over one or more Operating Systems is that any "bad luggage" contained in a previous system can be inherited.
That is why a "Clean install" is done.
Another thing worth considering is using another drive altogether to load Mavericks "Clean Install" and boot from that. It's called dual boot.
This would leave you existing drive and stuff untouched.
Your call on this.
Al

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