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Dual Boot XP Pro and Vista OEM
Ken Blake, MVP kbl...@this.is.an.invalid.domain microsoft public windowsxp general microsoft public windows vista general Kurosh wrote: Both XP and Vista support dual processors. This is very misleading. Although both XP and Vista support dual processors, only some versions of each of them do--XP Professional and

Dual Boot XP/Vista - any known problems with Vista interfering ...
On the drive itself, XP is the 1st partition and Vista is the 3rd partition. Frank wrote: George wrote: Recently I had to do a complete re-install of XP Pro. On this drive on partition 3 I had Vista installed. When I did the re-install of XP, of course changed the bootloader, so I have boot.ini.

Dual boot Windows XP oraz Vista a kwestia uprawnie ń do katalogów
Now I can't boot Vista anymore. I tried with boot.ini [boot loader] timeout=5 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(0)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows Vista" multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin

Vista 64 dual boot changing drive letter
Right now I have 3 hard drives, one for XP Pro, one for Vista Beta, and one to use for my data. IIRC, Just install the older OS first, then install the newer OS second I can't help it but even with all the bashing of Vista (seems to be rightfully so too) I'm thinking of trying it but only in a dual boot format,

Setting up Vista Ultimate 64 bit do dual boot with XP Pro 32 bit
AJ Ricaud AJRic...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup I have had XP Pro installed for a while. I used DISKPART, LIST VOLUME and SHRINK in the Vista Home Premium install process to create a Vista partition and keep XP Pro in a dual boot system. The Vista installation went

As usual Vista sucks
See my blog for details of how I did it. http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64/archive/ 2006/09/28/Fixing-Dual-Boot-Problems-with-XP-x64-and-Vista-x64.aspx -- Charlie. GB Primary partition for Windows XP PRO Media Center 2005 and a 47.5 GB logical partition onto which I installed Windows Vista Ultimate RC2.

Vista won't load after XP re-install on dual boot system
I wish to install vista 64 on my computer that has Windows XP Pro as dual boot. Drive C would have XP Pro Drive G Vista 64. But when you boot vista it calls changes drive G and calls it drive C. Can this be stopped or can I install windows XP and Vista 64 to the same drive?

Need advice on setting up a dual boot vista / xp?
If you don't have dual boot, it usually means that the Vista installation did not see your XP drive (was it unplugged? Vista boot Pro can be found http://www.vistabootpro.org/ -- Lance Frca {497083/1008563} MVP Shell/User www.zardoc.com XP-Vista Trucs et Astuces et autres "Don" <d.burne...@clothes.comcast.net>

Duel-Boot install mess
If you don't have dual boot, it usually means that the Vista installation did not see your XP drive (was it unplugged? Vista boot Pro can be found http://www.vistabootpro.org/ -- Lance Frca {497083/1008563} MVP Shell/User www.zardoc.com XP-Vista Trucs et Astuces et autres "Don" <d.burne...@clothes.comcast.net>

Dual Boot XP Pro and Vista OEM
Thanks G'Bo, guess he's gonna need a dual boot after all. Yep. Dual boot isn't so bad though. You can still have XP be the main OS. Hi Frank, you could try running Vista in a Virtual Parition for awhile before committing Vista to a 'permanent' install... and m$ Virtual PC 2007 is free:

Vista Ultimate hangs after dual win XP Pro
Then you'll have to repair the Vista boot files. This KB Article (not for the faint of heart) explains how to repair the Vista boot process after installing WinXP: Windows Vista no longer starts after you install an earlier version of the Windows operating system in a dual-boot configuration

Dual Boot with Vista and XP Pro?
How to dual-boot Vista with XP - step-by-step guide with screenshots http://tinyurl.com/ysh8hy Gnome Partition Editor http://gparted.sourceforge.net/ Once you have the unallocated space available...you may need to enter your BIOS and change the boot order so you can boot from the Vista disk.

Dual Boot XP Pro & Vista 64-bit
So you mean run it like I am upgrading from Xp Pro and when it asks if I want to upgrade say No? I am going to order it over the weekend, probably newegg or multiwave, whichever is cheaper. Probably both about the same. Yeah, I ran it up to the point where it asked if I wanted to upgrade, and saying no gave me an

Dual boot with windows XP Pro 64 Bit and Vista Ultimate 32 Bit
Everything looks good - the Virtual PC starts but when running it on Vista and attempting a virtual installation of XP Pro, the XP Setup freezes within a minute or so of beginning. All I want is a dual-boot configuration with Vista and Windows XP Pro but it seems so difficult to achieve this --

install XP pro after vista is already installed, dual boot ...
Partition 1 (C:) has XP pro installed and is my 'working' OS and drive Partition 2 (D:) has XP pro installed that I use simply for testing items like add-ins How to dual-boot Vista with XP - step-by-step guide with screenshots http://tinyurl.com/ysh8hy Gnome Partition Editor http://gparted.sourceforge.net/ Once

Dual booting Vista Ultimate 64 bit with XP Pro
jabloomf1230 jablo...@nycap.rr.com microsoft public windows vista general As to dual-booting Vista and XP, I strongly suggest that, if your motherboard BIOS The VBM ranks right up there with UAC as one of the "good idea/bad implementation" features of Vista. BTW, I think Vista Boot Pro is a really nice piece of

Installed Vista dual boot, think I screwed up!
Selection of XP Pro is then looking at the original boot.ini file which probably has been edited by Vista with a few remarks at the beginning of the file and two entries for XP. Its good the XP Recovery Console wasn't installed..you;d have one more on each. I've seen the second menu before on a dual boot system

Dual booting Vista Ultimate 64 bit with XP Pro
I have never used an OEM version of windows in a "dual boot setup" will this work?" Currently using an OEM Windows XP Pro SP 2 and would like to 'upgrade' to a OEM version of Vista on a different drive with a dual boot setup. ______ WooHoo2You If your hardware is 100% vista compatible, what you want to do will be

ActiveSync ruined my dual-boot - how to restore Vista boot order?
Jeff jpb...@comcast.net microsoft public windows vista installation_setup Hello, How do I set up my computer with xp pro on C: drive and vista on D: drive but I don't won'ta traditional dual boot. I want to load vista on the second drive just as if I only had one drive then be able to pick which one I want with all

Dual Boot XP Pro SP2 and Vista Business 32-bit?
Lance Le Claire l...@videotron.ca microsoft public windows 64bit general Colin, He's not in a dual boot situation so each drive is individual. Vista boot Pro can be found http://www.vistabootpro.org/ -- Lance Frca {497083/1008563} MVP Shell/User www.zardoc.com XP-Vista Trucs et Astuces et autres "Don"