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Hiding Vista volumes from XP (volsnap.sys issue revisited)
Paul Mooney paul-moo...@ntlworld.com microsoft public windowsxp help_and_support I've read many posts about creating a dual boot system by adding 98 (or ME) after installing XP. It doesn't sound difficult even though microsoft intended it to be done the other way around. Unfortunately it's only easy (see

install windows xp through external USB CDrom drive
(sorry for the lack of patience, but I need help with this. It's my work machine that's losing drives.) Hi There... I have a dual boot system: win98se- 60Gig hdd -c:\ to i:\ all are --besides remove the blasted RAM so I can boot into WIN98se to backup those files then go back to XP and have it reformatted.

From the salesmans POV
Vista isn't running at that time so it is almost impossible that that could be the case. It sounds like your install disk may be damaged or scratched. You want to dual boot XP and Vista? Don't forget to back up your data. Ok: Boot from the XP disk. If you can't do so, as it sounds like you can't, you will need

MSFT can't get it straight or get their act together
Well, the Vista we now see is a shell of what was promised back then. Better? Maybe. Slower? Yes, especially on laptops. Though I don't disagree with you Don't know why people complain about Vista being slooowwww. If the hardware is up to scratch it should run OK. Ran SuperPi Ver 1.5 on a dual boot XP Pro and

How Do I Move Partition Magic's Boot Manager?
AJR ajr...@comcast.net microsoft public windowsxp help_and_support hitesh ughreja - proper way to create a dual boot system is to install the "older" OS (XP) first followed by installation of the A newer laptop would probably have SATA drives, and XP installers can't always detect SATA drives without drivers.

Failed to Play Test Tone, other assorted bugs/quirks
sgopus anonym...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windowsxp general If you have a dual boot system, you should have a boot menu that lists two choices w98 or xp are you I found out how to go from Windows XP to Windows 98, but now I can't get back to Windows XP (which is where I want the default set.

Outlook Express 5.5 question
You'll need to create a small FAT partition somewhere else for BootMagic to live in, if you want to reinstall it to provide your dual boot of WinXP and your other (XP) it won't install saying BootMagic is installed on another partition and must be removed from that partition before I can install it in XP.

Faxes are Stretched
Another option, if the XP machine is capable of running Vista, is to install it alongside XP in a dual boot configuration. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to do that: I also have some programs I can't register more than once installed on my desktop so I need rdesktop when I am away from home to use them.

Vista Defrag
A newer laptop would probably have SATA drives, and XP installers can't always detect SATA drives without drivers. You'll get these drivers from the laptop manufacturer, along with all the other XP drivers you *will need*. If XP drivers aren't available, do not attempt to install XP on this system. HTH -pk.

Can I install win 2k after XP for dual boot?
Worse, there is absolutely nothing on the XP 64 partition root directory, except some HP *.DLL that belongs to the printer. So, I'm back to square one, more or less. I re-installed XP Home to it's old partition and it boots and I can access everything from there, but I need to restore the XP 64 boot option.

Windows needs to be activated before you can logon.
As was pointed out by John earlier...the fact that XP can see ME has neither been proscribed by Microsoft nor have been otherwise conclusively proved to be the cause of ALL problems...it is based on some individual experiences, though invaluable .....and next time I setup a dual boot I would definitely ensure that

98 after XP with NTFS primary partition
I'll probably dual-boot XP and Vista in the end. And, again, most of my rationale for the higher performing parts was strictly to help Vista along. I didn't know about case/power supply issue. Extenders can create all kinds of excess wire spaghetti. Hopefully I won't be spending much time inside the case though.

Dual Booting XP and Vista
As a way of getting to your XP system if necessary, you can use VistaBootPro to restore the XP boot process from another section. You could then install it on XP and just restore back and I would sure appreciate any help here, my XP Pro is my main OS and I desperately need to be able to get back to it. Thanks, Don.

Okay need suggestions for HOTAS
Some programs originally written for XP will run just fine in Vista, such as Office 2003. However, if you want Office in XP and in Vista, you need two installations of the program suite. You can share *data* between two operating systems in a dual-boot by creating a third partition either on the same hard drive or

Need advice on setting up a dual boot vista / xp?
Or what I can do against it? I believe that soon enough the limit of activations using my serial key will go to an end, so I can't continue doing this. I have a dual boot and only use XP for gaming and Outlook. When Evolution *evolves* to the point that Outlook is at, that will leave only games for my XP

Installed Vista dual boot, think I screwed up!
The only painful thing I do when installing XP is with the swap file. After the initial install is complete, I turn off VM, reboot and degrag the C: drive. Dual boot: I use partition magic and boot magic so I can't tell you the 'hard 'n' dirty way' to do it. No problem. I have Partition Magic 7.

How do you repair windows entirely using your Windows Vista DV
Now I am back in XP ok, but I can't set up dual boot to reach the 2000 partition that I know is there. I get that hal.dll error. Any ideas? Thanks, H Taking an image of your WinXP partition was good planning, even though there was no need to restore this image. It would have been sufficient to restore c:\ntldr and

Reinstall Windows
I initially had an identical PC set up with a dual boot of Windows XP 32 bit and Windows Vista 32 bit in that both machines were kitted out with Intel E6600 I have a newer board in another machine with the P35 chipset and faster FSB, but this hasn't been fully set up as a music machine yet so I can't give you

Can't upgrade 2000sp2 to sp4
Malke ma...@invalid.invalid microsoft public windowsxp general hitesh ughreja wrote: hello, i bought a new x61 laptop which doesn't have any CD rom drive. i have an external USB drive. the laptop come with windows vista OS. i want to install windows XP in other partition, ie i want to make it dual boot. i can't

Reinstall Windows
Since it didn't seem to be responding, I manually re-started it and it did not go to the boot selection screen. It went directly to XP Pro and has ever since. What do I need to do to get Vista back and dual boot? Any help is greatly appreciated. You can repair the boot-options with the free program VistaBootPRO