vista ?

meanman · 06-23-2006, 01:03 PM

hi i used partition magic to make a 30gb partition on my c drive so i could install vista beta2 i also installed boot magic to a fat32 partition on my c drive
everything was fine so installed vista but when it had finished installing i didnt have the option to boot xp or vista it just booted to vista so i tryed to install partition magic 8 on vista so i could sort out the problem but it said not compatable with os so i had to install xp over vista so i could install partition magic 8 after installing xp over vista boot magic came up asking which os i wanted to boot to i have eventually got my system back up and running as before i did anything with a ghost image i dont know if boot magic 8 doesnt work with vista or if i did something wrong please help so i can get vista installed on duel boot so i can choose which os i want to use

Trizoy · 06-23-2006, 01:25 PM

Im sorry, I get confused when there is no punctuation.

[-0MEGA-] · 06-23-2006, 01:27 PM

It sounds like you installed Vista over your current version of WindowsXP. You can use the Windows Disk Management utility to see if there are any other partitions on your drive.

Rambo · 06-23-2006, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [-0MEGA-]

It sounds like you installed Vista over your current version of WindowsXP. You can use the Windows Disk Management utility to see if there are any other partitions on your drive.

No...

What he has done is, in English:

Used Partition Magic 8 to partition his HDD in order to install and use Vista Beta 2 in conjunction with XP. Once it installed, Vista worked fine, but, when booting, it did not give him a choice of which OS to use (there was no boot manager). So, he got his XP Installation disc and installed over the Vista partition (not his original XP partition). Now, he has two partitions - both have XP installations on them. Since then, he has been able to get back into his first XP installation.

What he wants is to be able to use a Boot Manager (such as GAG - http://gag.sourceforge.net/) in order to select which OS to use.

Ok, the resolution:

Install GAG, which is a very handy Graphical Boot Manager, or you can use Microsofts boot manager, which is found by going here:

Right-click My Computer => Properties => Advanced tab => Startup and Recovery, click the settings button:

Here, you can select which Operating System you want as the default. You can also select the time in which the boot manager stays on-screen for, before selecting the defualt OS (this only works if nothing is pushed on the keyboard).

So, what you need to do, is find the Startup and Recovery section in Vista (shouldn't be too hard, I found it before, but I have since uninstalled Vista), and then change the settings to your liking.

I hope I have helped.

Rip_Uk · 06-23-2006, 04:42 PM

Do you need 30GB for Vista??

DanLatimer · 06-23-2006, 05:15 PM

no vista needs something like 15 i dont remember exactly.

I did the same thing, partitioned 20 gigs of space, installed vista but the vista boot manager worked like a charm for me!

meanman · 06-23-2006, 05:55 PM

thanks for all your help

Greggie Boy · 06-23-2006, 06:52 PM

TRIZOY wrote:
Im sorry, I get confused when there is no punctuation.

It is " I'm " not " Im ".

[-0MEGA-] · 06-23-2006, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rambo

No...

What he has done is, in English:

Used Partition Magic 8 to partition his HDD in order to install and use Vista Beta 2 in conjunction with XP. Once it installed, Vista worked fine, but, when booting, it did not give him a choice of which OS to use (there was no boot manager). So, he got his XP Installation disc and installed over the Vista partition (not his original XP partition). Now, he has two partitions - both have XP installations on them. Since then, he has been able to get back into his first XP installation.

What he wants is to be able to use a Boot Manager (such as GAG - http://gag.sourceforge.net/) in order to select which OS to use.

Ok, the resolution:

Install GAG, which is a very handy Graphical Boot Manager, or you can use Microsofts boot manager, which is found by going here:

Right-click My Computer => Properties => Advanced tab => Startup and Recovery, click the settings button:

Here, you can select which Operating System you want as the default. You can also select the time in which the boot manager stays on-screen for, before selecting the defualt OS (this only works if nothing is pushed on the keyboard).

So, what you need to do, is find the Startup and Recovery section in Vista (shouldn't be too hard, I found it before, but I have since uninstalled Vista), and then change the settings to your liking.

I hope I have helped.

Thanks for clearing that up. I guess I got mixed messages when trying to read over his confusing post.

tyayo420 · 12-09-2006, 07:54 AM

hey just wondering, is there a non torrent download of the vista beta? i baught a toshiba satelite laptop i get a copy of vista free in march 07 but i wanna try the beta on a dual boot set up?? does anyone know of a download link i know there is some, i looked all over the net with no luck, thanks in advance!

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meanman Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: england Posts: 1,700	vista ? hi i used partition magic to make a 30gb partition on my c drive so i could install vista beta2 i also installed boot magic to a fat32 partition on my c drive everything was fine so installed vista but when it had finished installing i didnt have the option to boot xp or vista it just booted to vista so i tryed to install partition magic 8 on vista so i could sort out the problem but it said not compatable with os so i had to install xp over vista so i could install partition magic 8 after installing xp over vista boot magic came up asking which os i wanted to boot to i have eventually got my system back up and running as before i did anything with a ghost image i dont know if boot magic 8 doesnt work with vista or if i did something wrong please help so i can get vista installed on duel boot so i can choose which os i want to use

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DanLatimer Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Sydney, Nova Scotia Age: 22 Posts: 659	no vista needs something like 15 i dont remember exactly. I did the same thing, partitioned 20 gigs of space, installed vista but the vista boot manager worked like a charm for me! __________________ -DAN ____________________________________ MY PC: Windows XP PRO AMD XP 64 3000+ oc to 2.25ghz 1 GB PC2700 Memory Radeon 9600XT 256mbs Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 5.1 surround sound

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06-23-2006, 01:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 26,413	It sounds like you installed Vista over your current version of WindowsXP. You can use the Windows Disk Management utility to see if there are any other partitions on your drive.

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meanman Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: england Posts: 1,700	thanks for all your help

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Greggie Boy Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 155	TRIZOY wrote: Im sorry, I get confused when there is no punctuation. It is " I'm " not " Im ".

12-09-2006, 07:54 AM	#10 (permalink)
tyayo420 New Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5	hey just wondering, is there a non torrent download of the vista beta? i baught a toshiba satelite laptop i get a copy of vista free in march 07 but i wanna try the beta on a dual boot set up?? does anyone know of a download link i know there is some, i looked all over the net with no luck, thanks in advance!