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Hey gang, Have been messing around with Vista 64 bit Ultimate since getting installed yesterday to dual boot with XP Pro. Parts of it are pretty neat, parts will take me some getting used to. I use Executive Software Diskeeper, in my XP Pro install. I can use it to defrage the drive my Vista install is on as well.

Removing Mandrake from a dual-boot system
Was able to choose the new 20 gig partition during install and am now able to dual boot w/out problems. "boomer" wrote: Ok last night i made a Partion for xp & vista but now when i go to disk management and try an make my xp Partion active , i can't shows the Partion but says unknown Partion..

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But the leap from XP to Vista is of dubious value. What can a user do with a computer running Vista that wasn't possible (and just as easy if not easier) under Although it ran in RAM direct from the CD the automated install crashed repaetedly when I tried to install it as a dual boot alongside XP on a computer

my new 4600, have I screwed it up already?
Back to XP. I've been reading Vista-testers' experiences with interest; everything I've read so far has made me think that XP will probably be my last Windows OS. I've set up my home PC so that I can switch between the two although I somehow failed to get the dual boot working so I have to tweak the BIOS every

No x64 Support
This also means that when you would put it on a dual core with 2 gigs of ram, the OS would FLY not simply RUN (vista now crawls) ! -- 50 Ways to leave your Vista.... CHORUS: You just format the drive , Clive Get a New Mac , Jack Y'don't need that crap toy, Roy Just get yourself free Boot from a *nix, Jix You don't

OK, what went screwy with my dual boot?
Install Easier than XP! 3. Run My computer is fast and stable! 4. Lockup Yes, I booted back to XP to get a config setting. 5. Uninstall Yeah, I don't need that dual boot. Wonder if I can resell my XP license. I'll be in Suse all the time now... ÔÚ05-10-30£¬heart5 <baiyef...@gmail.com> дµÀ£º Thomas

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Joey Baggadonuts headless_removespacer_host...@yahoo.com alt os linux On Thu, 09 Nov 2006 09:02:57 -0800, FireDrow wrote: I have been using a dual-boot system on my It looks like I may need to re-install XP due to an svchost error that I can't get rid of (still working on it though), has anyone successfully

New PC Specs - Opinions Welcome
Problem: I have an XP box and a 98 SE box. The XP box can see and access the 98 shares, but the 98 box keeps getting an error message saying it needs permission .... After playing a bit I rebooted back to Win98 and all was well. I went back to XP later and it wouldn't boot and gave me the following message: Windows

backing up Win2k - really need some help here
It is probably easiest to copy this to a DOS format floppy and then again to C:\bootbaby.sec when back in XP. How you actually get this image into Now, this might not seem like a FreeBSD issue, since it's the Windows XP disk I can't get into, but it was the FreeBSD boot loader that got me into this mess.

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COM, in which case it will boot you to MS-DOS command prompt and you can run any games freely from there, and get back to Win98 by typing EXIT. This is the real MS-DOS mode with 100% compatibility, So I think I'll prolly go dual-boot 98/XP, and accept that things won't be entirely perfect. Thanks, regards, Robert.

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I want to dual boot my PC , I have the windows XP CD Rom and product number , a copy of Linux on CD Rom , do I need Partition Magic to partition the HDD it is NTSF TIA Some Linux distros have non-destructive repartitioning built-in. If so, you will not need PM. But either way...back up your data first...something

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Peter mokp...@mail.hongkong.com microsoft public windowsxp help_and_support Hi, For a dual boot system, you should first install Win 98 on C drive than the boot information, registry etc. to stop this problem when I can't even access anything? I need to see what's causing this first before I can rectify it.

OEM vs Retail XP Pro
People like "you can't do it" where as the next guy has been doing it forever. Do a simple web search. I boot 8 OS's on 1 Computer with 7 harddrives. I need 98 for digital camera until JVC get a decent fix. Boot to 98 copy images from camera and boot back to XP, simple. BEOS is a fun OS.

Dual Boot problem
Now consider that in business you need to choose a server platform wisely but often Windows shops become entrenched because it is the status quo. Added openSUSE - dual boot, so I can use both. `---- http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/14993 Linux Says Bye-bye Windows XP! ,----[ Quote ] It's been one

my new 4600, have I screwed it up already?
I can't sync my phone with it, get it to work with my modem Copy and shrink DVDs, etc so for now it's back to XP I have enjoyed playing with it and the help and advice I But for now I need to remove it and get the boot loader removed. How do I go about removing Lilo so it boots straight back into XP please?

windows vista XP dual boot
Well it means that you can use a standard boot menu with as few as just one new registry key and thereafter not be concerned about dual-booting any more than you Choosing from one screen or another isn't much different. -- Lance Frca {497083/1008563} MVP Shell/User www.zardoc.com XP-Vista Trucs et Astuces et

Can't dual boot back to xp need help
ray r...@zianet.com alt os linux On Thu, 09 Nov 2006 09:02:57 -0800, FireDrow wrote: I have been using a dual-boot system on my laptop for sometime now. It looks like I may need to re-install XP due to an svchost error that I can't get rid of (still working on it though), has anyone successfully reinstalled

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There would then be no need to repair the XP boot sector because 98 installation would not have overwritten it: it will have written a boot sector on d: (which Wouldn't work because, once you switch it back being the slave, it would no longer see the boot loader, because that has to be on the master drive and

98 after XP with NTFS primary partition
When you install Vista it will automatically setup a dual boot menu. One will be Vista, the other will be "earlier version of windows" why it can't just say You will need to install a base XP on this drive first, since the upgrade will look for it. If that sounds like too much work, I'd go back to searching

Removing MDK from a dual boot system
(Also I was glad to get back in XP, because 2Ks 3d performance sucked.... same drivers and all. doubt I'll install XP any time soon In MAYA i got: 60 fps with *shrugs* still not gonna go to XP :) Anyway... Other than if you installed new hardware, It could be a partial corrupt OS problem.... and the dual boot