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by norehca

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ok, why is it so hard to get windows vista to recognize another OS? I installed Windows Vista. We all know Vista is new and some programs dont work well or at all on it. So i want XP on here as well. I install Windows Vista, create 2 other partitions a 50gb and a 20gb for backup. I install Windows XP on the 50gb partition. All it loads is Windows XP, it wont give me an option. So i boot from the vista cd and run the startup repair tool. Now it only loads Vista. How the hell do i fix this? Ive tried BootIt and Boot Mgic with no luck. Both partitions are on the same hard drive. The partitions go in this order: Vista (80GB), XP (50GB), backup (20GB). Also partition magic comes up with an error and wont let me edit my partitions. Along with that it shows 2 empty spots. Instead of 1 spot that sais unallocated, theres two spots one says free space and the other unallocated. I cant delete eithe rof them to merge with eachother. One is 8mb which is what Bootit used.

Please help.

-Acheron

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by hal 9000

I find it funny that all the Lemmings are rushing out to buy Vista because it's the newest and then start complaining that it doesn't work properly.

We already know of many bugs in the new system and as such it is something that I will not be considering for anything but testing purposes on a independent machine till it starts to actually work.

If you have the Upgrade Version of Vista it wipes out every XP install and from my Beta Testing I've found that I can only install different versions of Vista on the same computer on different HDD's even then it was limited to a 32 Bit & 64 Bit install. With the Volume License Copy that I've had since it was released currently I've been unable to install any other OS and Dual Boot off that system. Needless to say I've only so far used 1 of the 5 licenses that I purchased and I'm not in any hurry right at the moment to set Vista as the Production Platform to work off as it's way to unstable to consider and the software available is too limited. Even the Accounting Package for Office 2007 currently doesn't work with Vista.

I would suggest that you wait till Vista has been out a lot longer and then try to make it work but because of the way that M$ is making Vista I wouldn't be holding my breath hoping for it to start working correctly in the short term.

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by w2ktechman

to install the oldest OS first in multi boot environments.

Personally, I keep these installs on seeprate HDD's completely. HDD's are not expensive enough to give me a headache over.

I get a cd drive bay for HDD's, and make it the boot drive. then I just swap drives (I have several trays).

edited to add, I refuse Vista at home so far with no plans to move to it.

by norehca

i intended to reinstall evetyhing, staring from xp. I remember hearing that somewhere, but my mother needs this computer intact untill she gters her new laptop which is soon. ANyway this vistabootpro thingy i got worked.

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