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Thread ID: 78028	2007-03-31 04:44:00	Vista 64 bit install	supersi (8401)	Press F1

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537241	2007-03-31 04:44:00	Recently I upgraded my pc to an AMD 4200 dual core 64 bit capable chip. I have been running XP Pro 32 bit on a SATA hard drive with 4 partitions, I've kept my old IDE drive as a backup disk. Anyway, I want to see how Vista 64 bit will run by creating another partition immeadiately after C: - In effect I want Dual-booting. I did this and rebooted (i did not set the new partition as active - should I?), loading Vista 64 setup, I got to choosing which partition I wanted to install on, at this point it said that it could not find a suitable partition. So I used the Vista utility and formatted the partition again to no avail. Where am I going wrong?	supersi (8401)
537242	2007-03-31 04:46:00	OK, it appears for some reason that disconnecting the old IDE drive has let it go forward and install. Can someone explain why?	supersi (8401)
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