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Vista locks up frequently
algae garybo...@gmail.com microsoft public windows vista general I have just about finished setting up, tweaking, etc. a new Vista pc. I would like to ( for a short time ) set it up so that my xp installation is still available should I run into any unforseen software issues. The XP installation is on another pc so

Format 2nd HDD to add XP Dual Boot
The registry edits in the procedure I gave in the attachment allows you to use the computer in a normal dual boot setup without risking anything in Vista when you boot XP. It is the resolution for that issue. Use it and you will not have to use the escape key or special boot managers or anything else other than the

Dual-boot XP-Vista
Another option, if the XP machine is capable of running Vista, is to install it alongside XP in a dual boot configuration. .... Then there were two readers who took issue with the title of the article, pointing out that technically you aren't running Vista on the RDC clients; it's running on the host machine.

Installed Vista dual boot, think I screwed up!
I just purchased a laptop that has Vista re-installed. I want install XP64 for a dual-boot configuration, but am trying to anticipate possible problems before they happen. I am ALMOST CERTAIN I will be running into the issue described here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933179 ..and am trying to prepare for it.

What a Mistake!
So, a word to the wise, if you bought a new machine, install WinXP in dual boot mode. Then you can always check whether your problem exists in both Vista and XP. If it doesn't, then at least you know your problem is not a hardware problem, but rather a software issue. And you can avoid by all those short hand tech

Setting up Vista Ultimate 64 bit do dual boot with XP Pro 32 bit
This is my problem: I have installed Vista on my C:\ disk. After that I installed XP on D:\ disk. Now I can't boot Vista anymore. I tried with boot.ini Snipped. boot process after installing WinXP: Windows Vista no longer starts after you install an earlier version of the Windows operating system in a dual-boot

Linux Loaded Lenovo Laptop..More Linux Slopware..This is ...
Is this 2001? Come on! Lenovo makes a great product. My R61 with 64 bit Vista Business is a great machine. Why is Lenovo diminishing its own brand by selling its computers with a half baked OS? I don't know about this product, but I just bought an off-lease Thinkpad T40 and set it up as a dual-boot XP/Ubuntu rig.

Vista dual boot and original Vista media
He tried installing XP onto a exiting Vista drive and complained when Vista's dual booting broke. That's user error. No, I installed XP as a dual boot option on an Since this issue, I've successfully installed XP as a secondary OS to Vista on several machines, but always using Acronis Disk Director's multi-boot

Dual Boot Vista and XP
Bert Kinney b...@NSmvps.org microsoft public windows vista general Hi, There's no plans on correcting the dual boot problem at this point. You will find a couple of workarounds on the following page. Dual Booting Windows Vista & Windows XP: http://bertk.mvps.org/html/dualboot.html Regards, Bert Kinney MS-MVP

Dual Boot Vista and XP
I also have read that Vista BootPro seems to be a fairly popular third party boot program to use, rather than the built in boot manager of Vista, not sure if this fixes the deleted restore point issue or not. Anyways, any tips from those of you that have set up a dual boot between Vista and XP would be greatly

How to delete XP partition from dual boot
SOLUTION delete pending.xml from windows/winsxs under vista U have to boot with install disk though - repair computer and go to command prompt - else u get access to denied to file (if u try move/delete from xp - dual boot) BIG PS - The reason lots of people do not have restore points is that running dual boot

Vista 64 dual boot changing drive letter
Lee: Actually, I find XP's ability to delete Vista's restore points useful. Vista ignores my max setting for disk space to be used for restore points (as did XP). And, Disk Cleanup does not always free a significant amount of the disk space used by the restore points. So, a quick boot into XP solves the problem.

Vista startup slow on high end pc
Don burnet...@clotheshotmail.com microsoft public windows 64bit general Hey gang, I have just received Vista Ultimate, along with a new hard drive to put it on, to dual boot with my current XP Pro 32 bit. I did a google search to try and do some reading on this. I have read , of an issue with restore points being

Re-install XP on a dual boot XP/Vista PC
It was originally set up as a dual boot with XP and Vista because of driver issue with an older printer, but I worked that out, so now I almost never boot into Then you could install XP in a dual boot configuration with Vista, until you get used to Vista or work out and hardware / software compatibility issues.

Install 3 of 3 loop hang vista crash
It can be done , but why not consider linux / xp dual boot and make some decisions then ?. Put simply vista sucks . Vista doesn't suck. It is quite good and when driver There are plenty of alternatives available so it's not an issue. As far as HP drivers go, I don't know since I haven't owned any HP products.

How do you repair windows entirely using your Windows Vista DV
I would like to ( for a short time ) set it up so that my xp installation is still available should I run into any unforseen software issues. 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

XP 64 and Audio Issues
Next, I installed Vista Ultimate 64 on one of the partitions and had no problems at all with the installation, Vista and XP dual boot with no problems. I'm wondering what problems have others had, was I just lucky? XS11E: IMO, Don's comment is incorrect. I have done several Vista x86 installs into vols created and

Vista startup slow on high end pc
Advice please: I have installed 2nd 250 G HDD and plan to install XP on it, and then do a dual boot configuration with Vista Home Premium (which came installed on new Dell E520). I've read up on the dual boot issues -- so my question is not about dual boot. It's about HDD formatting. Any recommendations about the

Dual booting Vista SP1 and XP SP2
Now for the problem, even with the specs of my system (listed below) my system take 3-4 minutes to boot. Compared to when I dual boot it to XP and it is sitting at the desktop for me in under 1 minute. I understand that Vista is a more demanding OS than XP but considering I went out and got the latest hardware I am

The Witcher -May I have some more crash please?
I have problem that one of the programs I really need can not work in Vista on dual boot machine so I must find a safe way to unistal XP completely without need for I have dual boot XP and Vista on same disk , different partitions. How to delete XP partition without residuals problems ? Thanks in advance.