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Dual Boot Vista and XP - Partition Magic not compatible withVista!
Peter R. Fletcher seebe...@mydomain.com microsoft public windows vista general AFAIK, you can't normally just add a disk with an OS on it to a system and just tell the existing system to dual boot. You generally have to install the 2 OSes sequentially in different folders (or disks), so that the single preboot

Dual boot Vista and XP?
RC -- RC White, CPA San Marcos, TX r...@grandecom.net Microsoft Windows MVP (Running Windows Live Mail beta in Vista Ultimate x64) "Sam Crawford" <s...@somewhere.com> wrote in message news:ed#h2YT3HHA.3900@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... I'm trying to figure out how to dual boot Vista and XP. I have XP Professional x64 on

Dual boot Vista over XP problem.
Given that Vista is incomaptible with a lot of programs I need to dual-boot for awhile until i can define and correct those issues. However, I get all my email thru Outlook 2003, so I want to use the same .pst file, therefore Outlook 2003, on both computers. Too bad. Guess I need to find a better email manager.

Installing Windows XP after Vista in Dual Boot Configuration
Colin Barnhorst colinbarha...@msn.com microsoft public windows vista general You won't have a dual boot menu for one thing. Vista may not boot at all. "Bill Condie" <billcon...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:O5v1gbARHHA.4404@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... What's your view on the potential problems with a dual boot,

Problem still with dual boot Vista + XP
Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta "John" <n...@spam.com> wrote in message news:OPYB1RkdGHA.2416@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... Hi, Two questions: 1) Can you dual boot Vista with

dual boot Vista Home Basic/Xp Prof
DoN. Nichols dnich...@d-and-d.com rec crafts metalworking On 2008-01-12, Dave Hinz <DaveH...@gmail.com> wrote: On Sat, 12 Jan 2008 08:58:13 -0500, Karl Townsend <karltownsend....@embarqmail.com> wrote: Sense this thread had turned into an OS rant, I'll add mine. I don't understand all the hubbub over Linix.

Dual Boot Vista and Ubuntu Linux
Subject: Dual boot Vista over XP problem. Hi, Firstly forgive the longish post. My system is Dimension 8300 running WinXP Pro SP2 1Gb Ram 120gb HDD. Basically I'm attempting to install Vista Ultimate OEM (32bit) along side XP Pro so as to dual boot. I've found a way to do this from this guide

Dual boot Vista and XP PRO
...winston merlin@druid9#.com microsoft public windows vista general Without having provided information on how you installed Vista you might consider installing Vista Boot Pro, EasyBCD, or BootItNG.(The first two are free, the latter fee based). http://www.vistabootpro.org/index.php http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1

Ubuntu Dual Boot with MS Vista
For example, there are some very nasty surprises with Vista much closer to home for those who wish to build a dual-boot Vista/XP environment. Here are the results of my researches so far:- One that you will immediately find in a full dual boot XP/Vista environment:- Every time you boot into XP you will immediately

Dual boot windows vista
I'm getting a new computer with Vista installed. I want to setup a dual boot system with XP PRO. My new system has three 250GB HDs. I understand that Vista allows you to shrink or expand partitions. My plan is to install XP on a 2nd partition (D) that I create on the first HD that now have Vista (C).

Can't dual boot vista on primary partion and XP on logical partion
Bill Condie billcon...@hotmail.com microsoft public windows vista general I was the guy who started that thread which prompted jimmuh's great response.(Where is he?) I had blue screens and unrecoverable system error crashes Since then I got Vista Business, installed it as a dual boot despite the earler headaches

OT dual boot Vista and XP
I would like to dual boot Vista 64 with Vista 32 which I will use as a backup for compatibility problems with Vista 64 such as running Cisco's VPN. Also, are the files (such as MS Word 2007) transferable between Vista 32 and Vista 64? Hi David, Not sure about the dual-boot thing, but ... be aware that you wil need

Dual-boot XP-Vista
As a home computer builder, I recently purchased an OEM version of Vista Home Premium that I plan to install as a dual boot operating system with Windows XP Pro. I ran the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor 1.0, which indicated that the Tekram SCSI controller (Tekram DC-395U/UW/F, DC-315/U or DC-305I/E PCI Ultra SCSI

Does this dual-boot installation plan work?
waher wa...@optonline.net microsoft public windows vista performance_maintenance to further clarify. i installed vista first on new disc and then copied xp from another disc which i disconnected from the computer., thus giving me a dual boot. in fustration i then shrank the xp volumn and created a third partition

Dual boot Vista over XP problem.
Now I have put my IDE harddisc from my old computer (that runs WinXP) into my new computer, and within Vista I have added this harddisc as a dual boot. When starting my computer I get a menu where I can choose between Vista and Windows XP. However, when I chose Windows XP, my computer restarts immediately and goes

Dual Boot - Vista and XP
This question is for anyone that has sucessfully dual booted vista and ubuntu linux. Here's my scenario: AMD Athlon64 3400+ (running overclocked at 2.6 Ghz) 1 GB PC3200 2 x 232.88 GB IDE Hard Drives GeForce 7600GS 512 mb AGP I have vista installed on the first hard drive along with my essential data. i have the

Installed Vista dual boot, think I screwed up!
nickola...@gmail.com microsoft public windowsxp general Any reason why one shouldn't be able to dual boot Vista and Media Center 2005? Which one would I want to install first? Anything special I should know? Thanks!

Dual Boot Vista and XP
Pegasus \(MVP\) I....@fly.com microsoft public windowsxp general If you require a good answer then you need to take the time to describe your system in some detail.

Dual Boot Vista/XP
Hi Milhouse-- Dual Boot Instructions for XP and Vista Dual Boot http://apcmag.com/5023/dual_booting_xp_with_vista Yes, I've seen that. 1) Drive letters flip if and when you install Vista from a restart. They would not change if you run the Vista setup from XP which is easy to do and Yes, that's why I'm doing Step 3

Dual Boot Vista and XP - Partition Magic not compatible with ...
Ja bih napravio dual boot Vista i Windows XP, znam da ako prvo imam instalirane Windows XP, te nakon toga instaliram Vistu nema problema automatski ću nakon instalacije dobiti menu za izbor OS-a no u mome slučaju Vista je već instalirana, te nakon ąto ja instaliram Windows XP, Vista mi se viąe ne pokreće niti imam