Windows Vista And Windows XP

[bondi007]

I have vista on my machine but games dont work on it so how can i install windows xp to so i can have both running on one machine so I can you use the delights of vista but play games on xp?

any ideas apreciated:)

[scru]

I did that a while back. used the shrink tool in win vista to get a new partition, installed xp on it But then XP took over my bootloader and I couldn't load vista. I had to download this trial software to add back vista. I think it was called easy bcd.

EDIT: and yeah, not only do your games work better in xp, but faster too...

[TT4Titans]

Dual boot

Here are a couple of links that explains how.

http://www.windowstalk.org/dual_boot_vista.htm

http://apcmag.com/5485/dualbooting_vista_and_xp

[bondi007]

i just wanted to know how to get it to work are there any trial or free prgrams that i can use like i heard of acronis boot loader would that work

[scru]

yeh that easy bcd i mentioned does it. Well actually, it edits your bootloader to include both

[bobbyraw]

yes acronis can set up your hdd for dual boot. and it also has its own bootloader

[bondi007]

is it free
if it isnt is there nay other solution

[bobbyraw]

there is a free version, with limited features,

[bondi007]

i will check it out what is it called?

[bobbyraw]

acronis and i beleive thats the best free one out there

[bondi007]

cheers mate

[jbennet]

you can use the NT bootloader. There is a howto on MS but its for booting windows 2000 and XP or something like that.

[TT4Titans]

Microsoft Virtual PC 2007

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/virtualpc/overview.mspx

[bondi007]

ok i have got acronis os selector and i have partitioned the drive so it should be ok to do it i will let you know how it goes

[jbennet]

Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/virtualpc/overview.mspx

games run like crap in VPC (4mb card emulated) and if he had enough RAM to emulate XP then hed just run the games in vista, but he doesnt (he only has 1gb) which is why he wants to dual boot

[bondi007]

I tried dula boot and it messed up my drive so i had to reinstall windows again so any other options? i really need this game to play any help

[jbennet]

when it gets messed up you just need to stick the windows cd in, go inti recovery console and reinstall the bootloader. Then boot into that windows and add an entry for the other onbe to boot.ini

[bondi007]

how do i do that in vista anyway its too late i have re-installed windows anyway can you tell me for future

[bondi007]

Ok,

I got i got virtual pc of microsoft and i am installing windows mce and its slow because i set it on 120mb lol so once installed should i beable to install my games on it?

[TT4Titans]

Should, when you say 120 MB that is for memory right? If so might have wanted to bump it to 256 or 512.