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How should I proceed with the Vista installation, considering ...
"Matt320" wrote: hi everyone... i have xp home on one hard drive on my computer and i just brought vista ultimate and installed it on a different hard drive. both drives run off the same ide slot and configured as xp home = master, vista = slave. i use both o/s for work and home but need to have a quick way of

duel boot with vista??
You can find this out by just disconnecting the Vista HD, hitting the Start button, and seeing if XP boots up. As for changes in the Vista HD, you can either just ignore the XP choice in the boot menu, or inquire at microsoft.pulbic.windows.vista.installation_setup on how to change a dual-boot Vista to a mono-boot.

Can I instal vista on USB hdd and dual boot form my xp to that?
Hi, i had a windows xp but since i was curious i installed windows vista. But i Hate and my machine is only 256mb ram. how do i wipe out vista. I have it install in a single boou (not duel boot), when i go to Boot section there is only 2 options to change the boot order :Hardrive and floppy no boot from cd.

Vista Boot Pro
BIGDADDY51 BIGDADD...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup As long as the Vista OEM version is a full version, and not an upgrade version, you can do a dual boot of MCE and Vista "Jeff" wrote: Sorry Colin I must be extra thick this morning. Isn't an OEM version a full version?

XP MCE & Vista OEM duel boot?
Rich Barry rba...@socal.rr.com microsoft public windowsxp help_and_support To Achieve a dual boot with XP and Vista is a fairly straight forward procedure. When you install Vista make sure that the drive with WinXP is connected and when Vista asks you what drive or partition to install to Just select D: Vista will

Duel Boot XP & Vista
Choosing this boot option does not - obviously - result in a boot but rather an error. If I choose the first "Vista" boot on the list the system boots to the from the Vista boot handler? An aside - During the install I noted that all three drives were listed as choices of where to install Vista with the C: and

How to duel boot?
Timothy Daniels TDani...@NoSpamDot.com microsoft public windowsxp general "Rock" wrote: Yes the way to prevent it is to hide the Vista partitions from XP. The restore points for each OS are kept in the same folder structure. When XP runs it's version of volsnap.sys sniffs all these folders for restore points.

duel boot c drive xp d drive vista
You have the choice to let your new Linux either wipe Windows completely, duel-boot and live alongside Windows. The choice is yours not the distro. Interesting. I wonder if Linux plays nice with Vista. I did, over 10 years ago, dual boot NT and RedHat 5? with no problems. Back then KDE was very primitive but the

installing XP as duel with vista
"huggybee" <huggy...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:383C46CE-BC9A-410E-B547-1840B5718D7C@microsoft.com... no it's not a duel boot, this is a different computer that came with vista bundled "Mick Murphy" wrote: That is the exact problem if you dual boot Vista and XP! Are you?

How to duel boot?
Won't get your Vista boot option back. HTH -- Malcolm Townsville, Australia "Stan Hilliard" <usenetrepl...@samplingplansNOTSPAM.com> wrote in message news:faev235m53smsj7ioelt5ha9u02i8i1p3c@4ax.com... Q1 - When duel booting XP and Vista, is it best to put the Vista partition next to the XP partition or put it on my

With duel boot -- what is best place to put Vista
Jim no.n...@invalid.com microsoft public windowsxp general Stan Hilliard wrote: Q1 - When duel booting XP and Vista, is it best to put the Vista partition next to the XP partition or put it on my second drive? Or does it make any difference. either way will work. Q2 - Do XP-Pro and Vista required to be in

With duel boot -- what is best place to put Vista
E8E5CC039D51E3DB!9709.entry "Dogman" <Dog...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:985931C3-C66B-4539-9FBA-AAB99F0AA678@microsoft.com... I have my system set up as a duel-boot, XP and Vista 32 on seperate drives. I want to add Vista 64 to a third drive. Will the Microsoft boot loader recoginize and give

Apple issues warning on Vista
REDWAGON REDWA...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windowsxp general I understand how to set up a duel boot on my computer for XP (SP2) and the new Vista OS. What I would like to know is if I no longer want Vista on the computer after I have done this, how can I delete Vista from the duel boot and just

XP MCE & Vista OEM duel boot?
So I usually had a duel boot setup [which i have now w/ XP] and would "play" with linux on and off. Past releases of Linux did not support my printers, Hasta la vista, Linux. See you in a couple or three years when you have been tamed and domesticated. First I'd like to say welcome to usenet Randal O.!

Duel Boot XP & Vista
Roy R...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windowsxp general I install windows vista on another drive instead of updating windows xp, now i would like to uninstall windows xp and free up my drive. Is there a way or should I just start from scatch? Thanks.

Which Linux distro supports Sata drives? Might have to try ...
Timothy Daniels TDani...@NoSpamDot.com microsoft public windowsxp general "REDWAGON" wrote: I understand how to set up a duel boot on my computer for XP (SP2) and the new Vista OS. What I would like to know is if I no longer want Vista on the computer after I have done this, how can I delete Vista from the duel

Duel boot a 1.4Ghz MS ME HD on my Vista 2.1 Ghz - WIll it work?
The problem is that Linux is easily hidden, stealthily taking a second boot slot in duel-boot [sic] setups. In my case, I might have Windows taking that slot -- on my Kayak and here at work on my Optiplex tower XP just sort of sits there, comatose unless I flip into it. Guess which one's my primary OS?

Duel-Boot install mess
Will Vista set up a duel boot without skrewing up my XP if I choose custom- It did not offer me that option when It said Instal now - It was going to instal over my partition pre-boot for xp and then the only other partition was 001 which was also XP - not sure why there are a 0 and a 1 partition for xp in the

Duel Boot XP & Vista
Q2 - Do XP-Pro and Vista required to be in partitions that start within the first X GB of the disk? If so, what is X? Information will be appreciated, Stan Hilliard First off it's dual not duel. In my dual boot system I have installed Vista to the second HDD. One thing to remember though is that with a dual boot

Windows XP -Windows Vista Duel Boot
Q2 - Do XP-Pro and Vista required to be in partitions that start within the first X GB of the disk? If so, what is X? Information will be appreciated, Stan Hilliard Love the play on words - "duel" vs. "dual". A "dual" boot PC running XP and Vista would allow you to "duel" one O/S vs the other and see for yourself