Double boot

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I installed Vista 32 bit over Windows Media as an upgrade but it left the
original operating system. I have to choose Vist on each boot. How do I
remove the old operating system?
 
Why do you want to do an upgrade, Windows Vista will expire in Jan and not
be runable after that time. Be lucky that you still have both IOS's. Many
people lost theirs and cannot boot to anything but Vista.
 
Why would you want to get rid of your OS. Vista will expire once the Retail
version comes out,then you'll have to buy it. Hang on to you will most likely
need it later. Also, you should feel lucky, alot of us that THOUGHT Vista
would dual boot, took over our boot loaders and we cannot get into our XP
systems, at all!
 
if my post dublicates its because the system said it had an error... Also an
Upgrade does leave the original system, thats why its better to do a clean
install---it starts FRESH.
 
Nice answer missingnojo. Very helpful.

I have the same question. XP on my primary partition. How does one get an
OS off a primary? Can I safe mode command prompt and format?

Please do not answer with another question....

Best,
 
I had installed Vista and it took over my boot loader rendering my Xp
partition usless except for my data-all that was still there. I ended up
backing up all my data that I wanted to keep from my XP partition and I
deleted my partitions where XP was from Administrator tools-Computer
Management - disk management. Then I put in my XP install cd and told it to
install a copy of XP, when it got to the part where I got to choice the
partition I deleted the Vista Partition( Xp will not install as long as Vista
is on there!) and then choice the partition I wanted XP to be on, and
installed it. I then installed Vista on a second hard drive(Read the
directions!) on How to install Vista- I didn't do that the first time and I
beleive that is where many people are messing up.. YOU MUST choose custom to
install on a a per determined partition. I choose a different harddrive just
to be safe- but I can now dual boot my XP and Vista... Some one else can try
the same hard drive-- different partition. I am going to spend days if not
weeks restoring all my stuff. Hope this helps.
 
Thats what the license says, but it will expire as soon as Vista hits the
public market. They are just covering their butts by making it that long,
seriuosly - Do you think they are going to wait till May 2007 to release
Vista? NOT! It will be released this year, and if Vista doesdn't have any
major bugs in it- they will release it like the did XP- still had bugs until
SP1, and sp2 for that fact. We are just the test run, they are really close
to releasing it, it was suppose to already be on the market. But Microsoft
expires their produst early all the time... Keep another OS! I got mine to
Dual boot now, and All the bugs I did have are gone except for getting my
soundcard to be recongnised by Vista. I have a CS Live 24 bit. Thamks for
commenting...
 
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