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would use a upgrade vista. make my xp cd useless
You also may want to consider the option of running both XP and Vista. The following links may offer some ideas: How to dual-boot Vista with XP - step-by-step guide with screenshots http://apcmag.com/5023/dual_booting_xp_with_vista The following links may be useful also: Dual-Booting Vista and XP

Dual boot two copies of XP with same license? Then buy the [c
I am not sure I understand you when you say "If it was compatible it would still require a removal from the XP machine prior to use on Vista." I have been told that Vista will not install if Boot Magic ( a Partition Magic Add on ) is being used but I am not clear that that is what you meant?

would use a upgrade vista. make my xp cd useless
The only thing left that I can try is to install an eval. copy of 2003 onto a spare machine, set up DNS and DHCP for a dummy domain, wipe the Vista box and install XP pro. Prove it connects OK. Install Vista on the same box with dual boot and see what happens. Then if necessary upgrade the XP OS to Vista with the

Error message on boot up
An upgrade of XP to Ultimate, in which case your data and possibly programs will be left. c. A dual-boot with XP, in which case you will have a choice of which operating system to boot into. 2. Maybe. You need to check on the various programs' websites to see if the versions you have are compatible with Vista.

Try to Upgrade (or repair) from Trial to OEM --- not working
Which Vista are you trying to install. Be exact. ie Vista 64-bit upgrade Ultimate "icoczar" <icoc...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:48C89FF0-DA93-4779-A496-FE970C6DF31E@microsoft.com... I currently have aC drive with a dual boot, managed by LILO, that boots either Linux or XP.

Vista Upgrades or what a rip-off
I understand that this Vista does not allow dual boot. That's utter nonsense. The older OS should be installed first; otherwise, you'll have trouble creating a The in-place upgrade would be the simplest and quickest method. 2. I also downloaded the Virtual PC. Should I use the program to install XP or just

Reverting back to XP from Vista
to the one on which the WinXP installation was originally performed, you'll need to perform a repair (aka in-place upgrade) installation, operating system in a dual-boot configuration http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919529 -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Upgrade to Vista
Added openSUSE - dual boot, so I can use both. `---- http://www.networkworld. com/community/?q=node/14993 Vista Upgrade: Stuck in the Middle of Nowhere to never upgrade my Windows XP laptop to Vista. I am hedging my bets on Linux and Wine improving to where I can abandon Windows before XP is no longer supported.

Vista upgrade invalidates your XP key!!!
Most likely one won't be written because there is no direct upgrade installation. It is against the EULA to have a dual boot of the qualifying OS, and a version of Vista which was upgraded from that OS. The XP license is subsumed into the Vista license. Both cannot be installed at the same time.

Dual boot with WinXP
"AJR" wrote: If it is an upgrade XP cd it will not boot from the cd drive - must be run from within Windows. "Neil C" <Ne...@discussions.microsoft.com> have cleaned the XP CD): How to dual boot Vista and XP (with Vista installed first) -- the step-by-step guide http://apcmag.com/5485/dualbooting_vista_and_xp CH

ATI Radeon 1950 Pro drivers won't run in Windows Vista
AJR ajr...@comcast.net microsoft public windows vista installation_setup If it is an upgrade XP cd it will not boot from the cd drive - must be run from cleaned the XP CD): How to dual boot Vista and XP (with Vista installed first) -- the step-by-step guide http://apcmag.com/5485/dualbooting_vista_and_xp CH

My ubuntu experience
Mike M...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista hardware_devices Tried that already, the drivers install successfully - they just won't run -- Mike S I've got a dual boot system and this runs perfectly well in XP pro, I've tried installing different drivers and uninstalling the hardware etc.

XP SP3 has been released
Windows Vista is the only OS that makes it hard, apparently. (In fact, the recommendation for Vista is not to try to even upgrade XP, but do a clean install. Wow - really advanced OS from Microsoft...doesn't want to dual boot with ANYTHING including Microsoft products.) You can, by the way, daisy chain boots using

Existing programs
Set the Vista drive to be the primary drive if you want to try Vista. Set the other one back to primary if you want to go back to XP. If you want to keep switching back and forth, try a dual boot. Why? Because the OP started on the premise that they wanted to upgrade XP to Vista. Installing Vista on a second drive

Vista Business and Movie Maker
Absolute minimum of additional software added to the surfing toy... especially no A/V. If you decided to wait that long to upgrade to XP what made you buy a Maybe I'll be a ground floor guinea-pig for Vista if you've got a reference for setting up a dual boot and being absolutely *certain* that I can save my

Vista Upgrade from XP-pro
I have now tested it and it seems to work very well on my computer, so rather than move all the users settings and files over to Vista, I'd like to be lazy and just upgrade XP and keep all the settings and files the way they are. What will happen to my dual boot if I do that? Since it now gives me the choice of

vista upgrade back to xp
If you upgrade (which I discourage), you will wipe out XP. Better to install to a different partition and dual boot. You'll still have MCE. So I'm downloading Vista RC1 right now but am worried about functionality in regards to Media Center. If I simply choose to upgrade XP, my Media Center will still be there,

would use a upgrade vista. make my xp cd useless
Who wants to rush out and buy/upgrade their equipment, when XP works just fine on older machines? I'm just pointing out, many people/small businesses can't 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

Vista And Xp Home on Dual Boot, want to upgrade XP PRO without har
Thank you "Colin Barnhorst" wrote: You cannot upgrade from XP Pro x64 to anything. No matter whether you install a 64bit or 32bit edition of Vista you will need to do a clean installation 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?

Some people forget: VISTA IS NT!!!!
RalfG itsno...@ladeda.deda microsoft public windows vista installation_setup Upgrade advisor here recommended that I uninstall both Nero 6 (OEM version) and If you do decide to dual boot, there is a registry edit you should do in XP first so that XP does not erase Vista's system restore points every time you