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18-03-07, 01:07 PM
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I was looking how to do a dual boot of XP and Vista wheb within Vistas help section it talks of doing a multi-boot using 2 seperate hard drives. I gave it a try and no problem. I started XP Pro, put the Vista disk into the drive and started setup. I told it to install Vista to my empty Cuda drive, which it did. I now have XP Pro on my Maxtor drive, and Vista on my Cuda drive. At boot I get a boot menu asking which OS I want to boot into, couldnt of been easier. Now I have the best of both worlds without having 2 OS's on the same drive or having to unplug or change boot priority.
From Vista Help Files:
Turn on the computer running your current edition of Windows, and then insert the installation disc into the computer's CD or DVD drive.
On the Install Windows menu, click Install now.
On the Get important updates for installation page, we recommend getting the latest updates to help ensure a successful installation and to help protect your computer against security threats. You must be connected to the Internet to receive installation updates. This page might not appear if your computer is not connected to the Internet.
On the Type your product key for activation page, we strongly recommend that you type your 25-character product key to help avoid problems during activation.
On the Please read the license terms page, if you accept the license terms, click I accept the license terms.
On the Which type of installation do you want? page, click Custom.
On the Where do you want to install Windows page, select the partition or disk where you want to install the new Windows operating system.
Click Next to begin the installation. You might see a compatibility report.
Notes
To set up a multiboot configuration on a computer that does not yet have an operating system, partition the hard disk so each operating system you want to install has a partition, and begin by installing the oldest operating system first.
Any programs and drivers that you want to use must be installed on each operating system that you want to use them in.
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22-03-07, 07:18 AM
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Just installed Vista on the wife to be computer using the same method as above on a Dell computer, installed no problem.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]
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22-03-07, 05:34 PM
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Great info, Kilroy! That is exactly how I did it. I had XP on my main 120Gb drive, and installed Vista on a 40Gb drive. Now I get the option of which O/S to boot into at each startup. Couldn't be easier! Chris.
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1) KN9 SLI, AMD X2 6400+, 2Gb OCZ 6400, EVGA GTX260 896Mb, 320Gb + 160Gb SATA II, LG Lightscribe, 600w CM, Vista Home Premium SP1
2)AX78, Phenom 9500, 2Gb OCZ PC6400, XFX 8400, CDRW, XP Pro SP2
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5)AX78, Phenom 9600, 2Gb OCZ PC6400, EVGA 9800GTX, CDRW/DVD, XP Pro SP2.
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23-03-07, 06:45 AM
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It really is the best of both, the kids and GF still use XP so I don't worry about my Vista installation getting mucked up.
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