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Nathan
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O.P. RE: Vista and XP
Well it's not just that Voldemort.
It's incase I can't get all the drivers working and such on XP and get everything working as it should be, and if fails I use the backup plan - back to vista  |
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| 10-03-2008 08:03 PM |
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Thor
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RE: Vista and XP
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Originally posted by Nathan
Well it's not just that Voldemort.
It's incase I can't get all the drivers working and such on XP and get everything working as it should be, and if fails I use the backup plan - back to vista
I don't see why you can't take normal backups of your Vista install so that no matter what you do you'll be saved.
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| 10-03-2008 08:09 PM |
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matty
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RE: Vista and XP
VistaBootPro will allow you to reinstall the Vista Boot Load and configure it to allow XP to dual boot.
Setup a partition for XP, install XP then install VistaBootPro (with .Net redistributables) and install the new boot loader and then add XP as a boot option (it is simple to do it you just click a button).
Once you install XP you will lose your ability to boot into Vista as the XP bootloader will be installed. You need to change the bootloader in order to boot back into Vista
This post was edited on 10-03-2008 at 08:11 PM by matty.
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Mike
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RE: Vista and XP
I have used EasyBCD in the past on a VM and it worked fine.
I don't remember how I had my partitions set up though. |
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| 10-03-2008 08:24 PM |
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^_^
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RE: Vista and XP
go here: http://www.vistabootpro.org/
download and install it.. it will let you choose xp or vista ..it works good for me..
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| 10-05-2008 03:58 AM |
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Nathan
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O.P. RE: Vista and XP
Well, I've just tried booting it into the setup, and it got into "install windows" but it couldn't find my HDD. Probs because it's sata. What do I do?
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| 10-05-2008 11:23 AM |
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Menthix
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RE: Vista and XP
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it couldn't find my HDD. Probs because it's sata. What do I do?
Search the manufacturer's site for a driver, you probably need to load them from floppy, so good luck finding a floppy drive .
Yes, I've been in the same situation once |
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| 10-05-2008 11:49 AM |
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Vilkku
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RE: Vista and XP
Try to slipstream the installation CD, as explained here. |
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| 10-05-2008 11:55 AM |
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Jarrod
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RE: Vista and XP
write your own boot.ini sounds like the best option?
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| 10-05-2008 12:06 PM |
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Felu
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RE: Vista and XP
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Originally posted by Jarrod
write your own boot.ini sounds like the best option?
Vista doesn't use boot.ini AFAIK. |
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| 10-05-2008 12:18 PM |
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