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Dual boot with Vista
Here's what i want to know: If i install ubuntu linux to the 20 GB partition, will GRUB overwrite the vista bootloader and make unable to boot vista? or, will GRUB work in conjuction with the vista bootloader, making it possible to boot both OS's?(This is the result that i hope happens) and with that said,

Dual Boot Vista 64 and 32
I just installed 64 bit Vista Ultimate, retail full version, in what I thought was a dual boot environment. I added a new sata hard drive, and installed Vista on it. Now, I do not get an option when I boot to choose wich OS to boot to, it only boots into Vista. Under Vista, it shows as my C drive, I see the partion

Dual-boot XP-Vista
RC "waher" <wa...@optonline.net> wrote in message news:uZBVzA0tHHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06. phx.gbl... hi, i have vista and xp set up on a dual boot. i would like to delete the xp partition and run only vista home premium. have only found one suggestion on net. problem is no one claims to have sucessifully done it. i do

Need advice on setting up a dual boot vista / xp?
I bought a lap-top with Vista Ult 64-BIT pre-installed only to find Australia's major ISP Telstra does not support 64-BIT for internet access. Can I run the two platforms - one on each drive as a dual boot configuration. If so would appreciate any tips on installing the 32-BIT version on the slave drive.

Dual boot - remove one OS.
I would like to dual boot Vista 64 with Vista 32 which I will use as a backup for compatibility problems with Vista 64 such as running Cisco's VPN. Also, are the files (such as MS Word 2007) transferable between Vista 32 and Vista 64? Hi David, Not sure about the dual-boot thing, but ... be aware that you wil need

Problem still with dual boot Vista + XP
However, I occasionally need to run programs which come with devices to perform updates -- and often these are made only for Windows and Macs. So -- I just recently got a Mac Mini (tiny little box with a dual-core Intel processor, 80 GB of internal disk, and 1GB of RAM), and am using it for such purposes.

Dual Boot Vista 64 and 32
If you install it normally, you will end up with dual boot, but the Windows XP boot will be overwritten. Done with the IDE only, you can use boot priority in the BIOS to select which to run each I only have the one machine here and don't want to risk overwriting the XP boot in case I don't like Vista. Thanks mate.

dual boot Menu option XP Vista
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.

OT dual boot Vista and XP
I've tried once installing Vista from outside of XP with only the Vista hard driver connected and I then used Acronis OS Selector. Also, having used the Vista dual boot screen to select the XP install ("older version of Windows"), installing Net Framework 3 on the XP install results in files being written

Installed Vista dual boot, think I screwed up!
Hi, I have Vista Business installed on my laptop. I installed it myself and it resideside on a single partion of my laptop. I would like to partition my hard drive so I can dual boot XP. What is the simpilist and safest way to do this? I am willing to purchase a partioning program. What say you folks? thanks.

Dual boot Windows XP oraz Vista a kwestia uprawnień do katalogów
AlexB al...@comcast.net microsoft public windows vista general An additional option for your. Maybe. "How to make XP / Vista dual-boot Independently, Here's a guide using grldr the almighty" MSFN: http://www.msfn.org/board/XP-Vista-dual-boot-Independently-t98982.html "tomjonesrocks"

Dual boot from separate drives
MS made a lot of noise about how Vista was scratch-built... and indeed it appears to have all the bugs and problems of a new OS. Although it ran in RAM direct from the CD the automated install crashed repaetedly when I tried to install it as a dual boot alongside XP on a computer running a single-core Athlon 64

dual boot
Mick Murphy MickMur...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup http://apcmag.com/5485/dualbooting_vista_and_xp Above is the link for how you should dual boot vista and XP. Read it, then re-read it! -- Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia "qwer0321" wrote: my computer was preinstalled

Dual-Boot Vista / WinXP - advice please!
And, each partition has a "partition boot sector". Have you tested booting into Vista via a Win 98 MBR? From a post I made about a year ago: David: I did some testing to see if Vista does change the MBR. On a Vista/Win XP dual boot computer, I ran fdisk /mbr from a Win98 SE bootable floppy. Results: 1) Vista's dual

Dual Boot Issue
New laptop with 120GB hard drive and Vista Premium. I've been planning to set up Linux - possibly Ubuntu - but someone just told me that if I dual boot I (actually only about 6 steps, none of then really difficult) Now some other considerations. Acer uses a special alt-f10 combination, and some windows code,

Dual boot with Vista = no System Restore?
Even if its retail and its ok with the EULA, many things might mess this up.. since xp might just give you a blue screen or struggle trying to load onto the new hardware.. It might work but it might not. You will need to activate again.... anyway... if you have xp on a second disk you can boot the vista dvd,

Dual boot Vista modifying XP registry?
John Barnes jbar...@email.net microsoft public windows vista installation_setup Since you have more than one partition (are both primary?) flagged as active, with the No, I have ONE drive with three partitions, C, D, E. I had a dual boot XP (on C) and Vista (on E) . First was XP, Vista installation through XP.

Dual boot Windows XP oraz Vista a kwestia uprawnie ń do katalogów
Seawulf Seawulf.35e...@no-mx.forums.net microsoft public windows vista general My Vista Home Premium has been operating fine for 9 months. Now, for some reason, only the current day's automatic restore point is being saved. I am not dual boot and am not running any Symantec apps. Register Settings under .

license question for a dual-boot (Vista/XP) setup
Ale od razu informuje, ze nie jestem znawca tematu i tylko opisuje swoje przygody :-) Owszem, ale szyfrowanie, a prawa NTFS to jednak trochę coś innego. :) W XP Pro wbudowano współdzielenie plików przy użyciu EFS, ale nijak to się ma do Windows Vista Home Premium i nie da się tego wykorzystać. Piciu.

Ubuntu Dual Boot with MS Vista
So far, I have been unable to install Vista in dual boot mode. I start the installation, but on the first reboot I get the message "DISK READ ERROR, press Ctrl/Alt/Del to restart". Pressing Ctrl/Alt/Del only restarts the install process but encounters the Disk Read Error again on the first reboot.