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Vista startup slow on high end pc
Vista is new, just released, the experience base is nowhere near as great as the Win98 to XP upgrade experience base is now. Maybe set up a dual boot, or get a second computer to test this on before you gamble everything on the upgrade? This is life of business stuff here, can you afford to have problems?

Cannot boot from XP CD (it is Vista relevant)...
Our computer club has Vista installed on six Dell computers with dual boot and three Macs with dual boot. We have no issues with Vista. "Guilbert" <guilb...@nosp.blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message news:%23m2X6I7yHHA.1776@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... DO NOT UPGRADE. XP is a good reliable fully working system.

Vista upgrade invalidates your XP key!!!
Don B d.burne...@clothes.comcast.net microsoft public windows 64bit general Hey therese, Obviously Colin answered your question already very well, I can vouch as far as my system as well, I dual boot both XP Pro 32 bit, and Vista Ultimate 64 bit, with 4gb of ram on my system, with no problems. The available ram XP

Problem in Windows multiboot
Uh-huh I know I usurped the thread a little but the policy issue is: does a dual boot system inherently undermine a EULA? Naively my answer is: No Basis: a computer can only be in one boot mode at a time (including virtuality) Dennis Pack wrote: Tom: I haven't seen a 64-bit upgrade advisor as of yet.

Upgrade XP (Czech) to Vista (English)
DP nos...@nospam.com microsoft public windows vista general One other thing that no one has mentioned is to use the OEM disk to create a dual-boot situation on your machine (assuming you I've read conflicting information on whether or not I can use the oem disk to upgrade an existing installation of XP Home.

I would like some feed back on Vista VIST A. Wort
Sure, I already know someone is going to tell me to upgrade to XP or Vista. First, I am running a pentium 700mhz (as my main computer). Microsoft killed support for this OS last summer so we're on our own now. I don't think it's possible to dual boot both 98 and ME, but you can dual-boot ME with XP.

Linux Loaded Lenovo Laptop..More Linux Slopware..This is ...
Hey gang, I run Quicken 2008 Deluxe, on XP Pro 32 bit. Last weekend, I installed Vista 64 bit Ultimate, on it's own hard drive, to dual boot with XP Pro. Mainly to just play around with Vista 64 bit, but finding I am liking it more and more. I am curious on couple of things. 1: Will Quicken 2008 run ok on Vista 64

Dual boot with WinXP
I have win xp pro x64, and have had a few problems, mainly freezes and lack of printer drivers etc.. I was thinking to upgrade to vista and I have a few questions: 1 is the 64 bit vista a 3 off topic slightly, but is it possible for me now to install win xp pro (32 bit) on my system and have a dual boot option?

would use a upgrade vista. make my xp cd useless
I dont like this at all!!! what if you dont like Vista (this will be a very common scenario) and you want to go back to xp??? lol vista is stupid! purchase an upgrade version of Windows Vista to upgrade XP, you will no longer be able to use that version of XP. Either on another system, or as a dual-boot option.

Vista dual boot
David Hearn david.he...@newsgroup.nospam microsoft public windows vista general It makes sense as Vista Upgrade must be run from an activated XP desktop (ignoring the version of Windows Vista to upgrade XP, you will no longer be able to use that version of XP. Either on another system, or as a dual-boot option.

Upgrade XP to Vista
Jason Tsang jason-online...@ETEmvps.org microsoft public windows mediacenter The best you can do is dual-boot between the two. MCE is currently 32 bit only. How can I upgrade to xp 64 then reinstall MCE? "Jason Tsang" wrote: If you install the XP64 version of Windows, you will lose the MCE functionality.

should i? would i? upgrade from xp to vista basic?
Either on another system, or as a dual-boot option. The key will be invalidated, preventing activation. \now is that true or not--- would use a upgrade vista. make my xp cd useless It has nothing to do with XP and Vista in particular. When you use an upgrade version of software, you end up with one license,

How do you repair windows entirely using your Windows Vista DV
Either on another system, or as a dual-boot option. The key will be invalidated, preventing activation. \now is that true or not--- would use a upgrade vista. make my xp cd useless i sure wish MS would clear this point up -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup.

Vista Dual Boot Installation Procedure
jim 1...@1.1 microsoft public windows vista general Hello Rick... are you totally sure? If you phone in will they let you reactivate XP? choose to purchase an upgrade version of Windows Vista to upgrade XP, you will no longer be able to use that version of XP. Either on another system, or as a dual-boot option.

vista upgrade back to xp
First...hook up all your hardware and run the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor...just to see where you stand. Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor How to dual-boot Vista with XP - step-by-step guide with screenshots http://tinyurl.com/ysh8hy Gnome Partition Editor http://gparted.sourceforge.net/ Once you have the

Vista only 2 days away!
It came with XP Media Center Edition 2005. I want to install Vista on the second drive. I don't want to dual boot or overlay the OS since I understand there are many problems doing this. Correct? I would like to set up 4 partitions as follows: XP; Vista: Programs; Data I want to avoid duplicating all the programs

Vista to xp
Having said that it is possible, but not legal, to install your full version of XP on another system or dual boot if you choose. die on me and on that computer i run xp home ( before sp1 and sp2 ), i use a xp upgrade ver from 98se ok my question, the web full of site saying that if you upgrade xp to vista,

vista upgrade back to xp
I understand that this Vista does not allow dual boot. I am considering upgrate to Ultimat. I have two questions: 1. When I upgrade, sould I jut pop-in the It is incorrect that "Vista does not allow dual boot". You can dual-boot Vista and another operating system. However, there are issues with XP wiping out

Using OEM Vista to upgrade XP?
Metter il dual boot Linux - Windows, Benissimo :) ma sono indeciso su quale Windows mettere. Il rivenditore mi pu far scegliere tra XP 32 bit, XP 64 bit tempo vorrei poter sfruttare al massimo i 4 GB di ram, soprattutto vorrei la possibilit di un upgrade della RAM in futuro. Ed allora Vista 64 e buonanotte.

Last Rites for Win9x
I don't know about this product, but I just bought an off-lease Thinkpad T40 and set it up as a dual-boot XP/Ubuntu rig. It appears that Vista was the herald of an albeit not-as-beneficial-as-M$-would-have-liked software-led technological leap. users were virtually forced to upgrade or renew their machines in