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| Thread ID: 71081 | 2006-07-26 02:40:00 | Vista on E drive ??? | ephesus (2509) | Press F1 |
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| 473577 | 2006-07-26 02:40:00 | Does anyone know if it is possible to instal Windows Vista Beta on my E Drive? Are they any known problems? My Hdd is partitioned into C & E and I have XP on C Drive currently and wish to instal Vista as a second OS. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks. | ephesus (2509) | ||
| 473578 | 2006-07-26 02:51:00 | Ephesus - shouldn't be any problems if on separate partitions, howver remember it is a beta version, so no guarantees. Oh, what withthe name, Ive been there, its in Turkey |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 473579 | 2006-07-26 03:04:00 | As Solmiester said, no probs, just remember to install from within XP so the dual boot sets up properly & of course pick the right partition to install Vista on, otherwise bye bye XP installation . :horrified :) | snoopy (74) | ||
| 473580 | 2006-07-26 05:01:00 | Oh, what withthe name, Ive been there, its in Turkey[/QUOTE] Thanks. Yes in Turkey..enjoyed my time there :) |
ephesus (2509) | ||
| 473581 | 2006-07-26 05:07:00 | Thanks. Have more confidence trying Vista now ... just remember to install from within XP so the dual boot sets up properly & of course pick the right partition to install Vista on, otherwise bye bye XP installation . :horrified :) Do I need to install boot loader to do this? Suggestion? |
ephesus (2509) | ||
| 473582 | 2006-07-26 05:29:00 | No, if you start the install from within XP, it will reboot to complete install and admend the boot loader for you. Allegdedly!!! | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 473583 | 2006-07-26 06:31:00 | As Solmiester said, no probs, just remember to install from within XP so the dual boot sets up properly & of course pick the right partition to install Vista on, otherwise bye bye XP installation . :horrified :) Vista has a different boot setup from XP, doesn't use boot.ini, etc, have XP running, put the Vista DVD in and follow the prompts, works very well for a Microsoft Beta product :eek: |
snoopy (74) | ||
| 473584 | 2006-07-26 06:42:00 | Vista has a different boot setup from XP, doesn't use boot.ini, etc, have XP running, put the Vista DVD in and follow the prompts, works very well for a Microsoft Beta product :eek: So if there is a problem with Vista or if I prefer XP, I can revert back to the original OS easily?? |
ephesus (2509) | ||
| 473585 | 2006-07-26 06:51:00 | After the install you will have a boot menu similar to XP, with Earlier version of windows (XP) & Microsoft Windows (Vista) options. | snoopy (74) | ||
| 473586 | 2006-07-26 06:58:00 | Thanks very much. Will try loading this at the weekend. :) | ephesus (2509) | ||
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