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Re: Installing Microsoft Vista

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Hi Guys

I have raised this question in one of the other threads as well and thought that it is a bit relevant here as well. As this thread is about installing Vista, is there anyone who could provide some hints or tips on how to get Vista on Dual boot (say with XP, 2000 etc)?

What is it that we have to be careful about? like if theres already Vista loaded on do we have to format the drive and install both the os again obviously after making required partitions for both OSs.

But as long as Vista requiring 120 gig is concerned I dont think thats correct. I got it on a 60 gig partition with at least about 45+gig left fot documents etc. It does need other resources as memory and graphics ability but HDD requirement of 120 is juss ridiculous.

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Raj
Well, the thing you need to keep in mind is the older OS is always installed first. You'll need multiple partitions for the same. I suggest 15 Gigs for XP, 40 Gigs for Vista. Once you've partitioned, install XP first and follow this up with Vista. That way, the Boot Configuuration Editor will add XP to the boot list and you'll be given an option of booting either OS on power up. If you've already installed Vista and want to load XP now, doing so will overwrite Vista's boot files, rendering it inaccessible. Once XP is installed, you can use the Vista DVD to edit the boot data to enable dual boot but that's a cryptic process. I'd suggest the former method.

Do revert for clarifications.
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Re: Installing Microsoft Vista

put xp on the first primary partition on the first drive if possible. It will stop it complaining. Vista is less picky
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HI,
i think you can make vista to dual boot using acronics disk director suite.this application allows you to use as many os on your system as your HDD can take and they can be installed in any other with this application. the user guide is on the application to teach you how to go about it
i hope this helps
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you can just use NTLDR
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hello,
i don't understand.what is NTLDR and are you replying to my post on VISTA ACTIVATION
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yes.

NTLDR is the windows bootloader made by microsoft. I use it to dual boot windows 2000 and XP
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vista home is about as good as it gets i think for vista as all the other just seem to cause the whole system to just run like a snail and thats with 2 gig of ram and a 512mb graphics card.
You may aswell run a pentium 3 with a 32mb memory and a bog stand graphics card for the same effect.
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I think that installing Windows systems is too easy, It's really easy!
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Re: Installing Microsoft Vista

I installed my free version of 64 Bit Vista Ultimate this morning, and it was fairly simple.
ASUS A8V Deluxe
2 GB DDR2
NVIDIA GeForce 6200
Athlon 64 3200+
I'm dual-booting with XP Home, Vista is on a second drive making the install very simple.
There was a minor hang with my ancient HP 812C printer, but Windows actually found a driver on the internet, first for me.
The Promise RAID controller was more difficult, but I found it in ten minutes or so.
I installed FIrefox and Thunderbird, and used Mozbackup to import my settings from the XP install. Worked flawlessly.
So far, so good.
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vista can be installed on a 20gb hard drive with a few gigs left. Installed on my 20gb virtual pc well and i still had 9gb left as free space.
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