Duel-Bootin'

Sputs|uk · Posted: 22 May 2009, 12:17 Post subject: Duel-Bootin'

Is it possible to duel-boot from two HDs - Vista on one and XP on the other, or does it require you to have both operating systems on atleast one drive for it to work?

Primary Vista
Secondary XP

^ possible?

Or the one and only way:

Primary Vista
Secondary Vista, XP.

I realise it's called duel-booting for a reason, i just need to know for sure.

Whiskey · Posted: 22 May 2009, 12:40 Post subject:

Shouldnt be a problem when u first install XP and then Vista after that.
If Vista is already installed u might have some issues.

See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919529/en-us to fix it.

Sputs|uk · Posted: 22 May 2009, 13:59 Post subject:

Hmm, well XP is already installed on my old drive so it should be a case of installing Vista after it. That said, there is data besides my OS on the old drive so i'll probably need to wipe it and do a fresh install of both OSs??

I know more about what's going on on the other side of a black hole than i know about duel-booting

AdiBoy · Posted: 22 May 2009, 14:11 Post subject:

its possible, xp first or vista, here it goes:
vista installed first: http://apcmag.com/how_to_dual_boot_vist ... _guide.htm
xp installed first: http://apcmag.com/how_to_dualboot_vista ... nshots.htm

if u have xp now u can upgrade it to vista and keep all the settings and compatible programs and them dual-boot vista and xp with vista installed first

Matt88 · Posted: 23 May 2009, 16:35 Post subject:

Sputs|uk · Posted: 24 May 2009, 20:22 Post subject:

Don't worry Matt, i'll be "upgrading" Adiboy's head to rubble if it don't work

j/k

So just to clarify, duel-booting can only be performed using two OSs (in this case Vista and XP) on ONE drive, and not say, as my simple brain was imagining, Vista on one drive and XP on the other?

AdiBoy · Posted: 25 May 2009, 06:41 Post subject:

Bagpuss · Posted: 25 May 2009, 07:01 Post subject: xp is better than vista

Obelix · Posted: 25 May 2009, 07:23 Post subject:

vista sux! my mate got it with his new pc and had to remove it and install xp, because GTA, 3dsmax and some other program didn't work on it! :lol:

Whiskey · Posted: 25 May 2009, 17:18 Post subject:

xp with nice vista skin = best of 2 worlds imo

Sputs|uk · Posted: 25 May 2009, 18:25 Post subject:

I would've stuck with XP had i been given a choice, i was a user for 5 years. lol, sound like a junkie.

Ruuub · Posted: 25 May 2009, 21:01 Post subject:

Yea XP is still the best.. I've seen the test results (performance, speed, etc) of Windows 7 compared to XP and Vista. XP is was just a little faster and stuff..

Here is a screen how my desktop looks which i posted on another forum once: (dual-screen)

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