How to dual boot Vista and XP (with Vista installed first)

[romero2005]

How to dual boot Vista and XP (with Vista installed first)

Scenario: You want to install Vista on your PC alongside your XP installation, on the same drive. You have installed Vista already. (If you have XP installed first, check out our earlier tutorial on how to dual boot Vista and XP with XP installed first.)

Tutorial Summary: We're going to use the DISKPART on the Vista DVD to shrink the Vista partition on the hard disk and create enough space for an installation of Vista. We'll then install XP, repair the Vista bootloader which will be overwritten during the XP installation, and then use the EasyBCD utility to configure Vista's bootloader to boot the XP partition.

This is an updated tutorial, based on our first Windows Vista/XP dual-booting workshop. The main difference is that EasyBCD has been updated, but the processes are essentially unchanged.

This tutorial was tested on a VMWare 6 Workstation and an AcerPower SK50 system.
Prepare Windows Vista

This tutorial assumes that Vista has been installed on a partition which takes up 100% of the hard drive, so we need to create some space. Boot off the Vista DVD. Hit Next from the start screen and then select “Install now”. (If Vista came preinstalled on your machine and you don't have a Vista install DVD, you can use the Gnome Partition Editor Gparted to do it. Our earlier tutorial on dual-booting XP and Vista if you've installed XP first describes how to use it.)



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[sriflipflop]

thanks

 

[nEoN_wHitE]

bookmarcked.. thanx

 

[cha_sl]

now i am thinking of doing it,, vista take too much resources .. specially WMP is unusable even with 1gig ram.

 

[nEoN_wHitE]

now i am thinking of doing it,, vista take too much resources .. specially WMP is unusable even with 1gig ram.

haaa??WMP is unusable ??
how come??
mata nam vada ne??

 

[romero2005]

I USE WINDOWS VISTA FROM LAST YEAR.STILL WORKING IN GOOD.ACTUALY MY LAP NEVER STUCK.THATS THE BEST THING IN WINvista.
my recommondation is update ur OS,then it never upset.
install it atleast 1gb memory computers.thats the main thing.
good OS

 

[cha_sl]

haaa??WMP is unusable ??
how come??
mata nam vada ne??

machan mama vista valata aluth,,

issallama machine eka reset kale WMP stuck velaa.. he hee.. mata epaaa una.
2 gig ram tiboth shape vei,
aneka mage VGA eka Aero glass vada naa, charter

 

[Kalindugayan]

thanx dis is useful

 

[kalhan]

How to dual boot Vista and XP (with Vista installed first)

Scenario: You want to install Vista on your PC alongside your XP installation, on the same drive. You have installed Vista already. (If you have XP installed first, check out our earlier tutorial on how to dual boot Vista and XP with XP installed first.)

Tutorial Summary: We're going to use the DISKPART on the Vista DVD to shrink the Vista partition on the hard disk and create enough space for an installation of Vista. We'll then install XP, repair the Vista bootloader which will be overwritten during the XP installation, and then use the EasyBCD utility to configure Vista's bootloader to boot the XP partition.

This is an updated tutorial, based on our first Windows Vista/XP dual-booting workshop. The main difference is that EasyBCD has been updated, but the processes are essentially unchanged.

This tutorial was tested on a VMWare 6 Workstation and an AcerPower SK50 system.
Prepare Windows Vista

This tutorial assumes that Vista has been installed on a partition which takes up 100% of the hard drive, so we need to create some space. Boot off the Vista DVD. Hit Next from the start screen and then select “Install now”. (If Vista came preinstalled on your machine and you don't have a Vista install DVD, you can use the Gnome Partition Editor Gparted to do it. Our earlier tutorial on dual-booting XP and Vista if you've installed XP first describes how to use it.)



Click here for full details

tx dude