Dual Boot Vista Business and XP

JamesBart · 03-03-2008, 06:31 PM

so ive been trying to do this for some time now and to no avail! what i was wondering is! can this actually be done?

i have read many articles and created many threads on this and im still none the wiser... i follow the steps but i honestly get no where! i would still like to do this so anyone how has done this and have done it successfully could you please help?

atm i have Vista business installed on the harddive and thats it....

where do i go from here?

Thanks

Garethman!!` · 03-03-2008, 08:00 PM

Create a partition
Install XP
Install Vista Boot Pro

and then it will dual boot. And yes, it does work.

JamesBart · 03-03-2008, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Garethman!!`

Create a partition
Install XP
Install Vista Boot Pro

and then it will dual boot. And yes, it does work.

so its that simple? and it will really work and your not just saying that?

JamesBart · 03-04-2008, 09:39 PM

bump

Garethman!!` · 03-04-2008, 09:42 PM

Yes, it is that simple.

JamesBart · 03-04-2008, 09:45 PM

cool going to try it now

bennywan · 03-15-2008, 08:37 AM

How about if I 've installed Vista and then want to install XP?
How to do that?

jjbpenguin · 03-17-2008, 09:30 PM

I dual booted xp home premium and xp pro, but the problem was that sometimes I wanted to use software that is on each one at the same time. I ended up using Parallels which can boot xp inside vista. It isn't perfect, and it costs like $50 or something like that but i prefer it to having to reboot. Since you mentioned xp business, I think Microsoft has a free alternative, virtalPC if I remember right. I would definaly check it out first since getting rid of it is as easy as uninstalling it compared to deleting a 2nd operating system if you go the other way.

P.S. I am not associated with parallels, I just think it works pretty well, and I would had tried microsofts version, but home premium doesn't offer it.

03-03-2008, 06:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
JamesBart Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,372	Dual Boot Vista Business and XP so ive been trying to do this for some time now and to no avail! what i was wondering is! can this actually be done? i have read many articles and created many threads on this and im still none the wiser... i follow the steps but i honestly get no where! i would still like to do this so anyone how has done this and have done it successfully could you please help? atm i have Vista business installed on the harddive and thats it.... where do i go from here? Thanks

03-03-2008, 08:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
Garethman!!` Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: UK and USA Age: 18 Posts: 1,184	Create a partition Install XP Install Vista Boot Pro and then it will dual boot. And yes, it does work. __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 / AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 1.70GHz RAM : 8GB DDR2 PC6400 / 2GB DDR2 PC5300 HDD : 750GB SATA Seagate Barracuda/ Hitachi 120GB 5400RPM GPU : Radeon HD2900XT 512MB / Radeon Xpress 1150 128MB OS : Windows Vista Ultimate x64 / Windows Vista Basic PSU : Hiper 730W ATX / 80W Dell Laptop Power Brick

03-04-2008, 09:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
Garethman!!` Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: UK and USA Age: 18 Posts: 1,184	Yes, it is that simple. __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 / AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-53 1.70GHz RAM : 8GB DDR2 PC6400 / 2GB DDR2 PC5300 HDD : 750GB SATA Seagate Barracuda/ Hitachi 120GB 5400RPM GPU : Radeon HD2900XT 512MB / Radeon Xpress 1150 128MB OS : Windows Vista Ultimate x64 / Windows Vista Basic PSU : Hiper 730W ATX / 80W Dell Laptop Power Brick

03-17-2008, 09:30 PM	#8 (permalink)
jjbpenguin Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Oklahoma Age: 22 Posts: 153	I dual booted xp home premium and xp pro, but the problem was that sometimes I wanted to use software that is on each one at the same time. I ended up using Parallels which can boot xp inside vista. It isn't perfect, and it costs like $50 or something like that but i prefer it to having to reboot. Since you mentioned xp business, I think Microsoft has a free alternative, virtalPC if I remember right. I would definaly check it out first since getting rid of it is as easy as uninstalling it compared to deleting a 2nd operating system if you go the other way. P.S. I am not associated with parallels, I just think it works pretty well, and I would had tried microsofts version, but home premium doesn't offer it. __________________ Intel core 2 duo 1.66ghz 2gig ram 17" laptop screen 19" external NVIDEA GeForce Go 7600 dual 80gig internal hd. + 160gig external Microsoft laser desktop 6000 logitech gamepad Altec Lansing laptop and external speakers Hp tvtuner with remote + pc card slot remote Integrated and external webcams

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03-04-2008, 09:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
JamesBart Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,372	bump

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JamesBart Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,372	cool going to try it now

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bennywan New Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2	How about if I 've installed Vista and then want to install XP? How to do that?