HELP! Is it OK?

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I am planning to have a dual-boot but I want to install an older version of
OS. I purchased the notebook with Windows Vista HomeBasic installed and I
want to install Windows XP for some compatibility reasons. Would it just be
OK if I'll do it that way?
 
No way to tell without more info, where did you get your copy of XP? Is it
an upgrade, full version, retail, OEM?
Does your laptop mfg provide drivers for XP?
 
Yes, not a problem. As long as the XP version is the retail, rather than
OEM, it will work. Check to make sure your OS is supported by the laptop
(drivers, etc.), and sometimes the manufacturer won't honor the warranty is
the OS is changed (or dual booted).
 
I don't know how to check if there are XP drivers available in my laptop. I
visited the website of my manufacturer and chatted w/ the tecnical support
and they told me that changing of OS is no longer covered with their scope of
support. Can you help me how to check if there are? I don't know yet if what
type of copy of the XP installer I am going to use because I'll be just
borrowing from a friend. Would you mind telling me if what would be the
possible outcomes of each type of copy or is there only a type I should use.

Thank you so much. Still hoping for a response in this regard.
 
vincent said:
I am planning to have a dual-boot but I want to install an older version of
OS. I purchased the notebook with Windows Vista HomeBasic installed and I
want to install Windows XP for some compatibility reasons. Would it just be
OK if I'll do it that way?
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Normally, the older OS must be installed first unless you wish to
acquire and use some 3rd-party partition and boot management utility.
(In which case you have to follow the instructions provided by whatever
3rd party solution you select.) However, this KB Article (not for the
faint of heart or technically-challenged) explains how to repair the
Vista 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 configuration
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919529

However, dual-booting is no longer necessary in most situations.

Why not download a Virtual Machine application, such as Microsoft's
VirtualPC 2007 (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.asp?) or
Innotek's VirtualBox (http://www.virtualbox.org/) and run Win2K and your
legacy applications within a virtual computer. Both are free and work
with Vista.

NOTE: Microsoft does not support the use of VirtualPC 2007 on Vista
Home editions, but several people have reported that it works. Your
results may vary.

Before proceeding:

First and foremost, if the specific computer model in question was
designed specifically for Vista, there may well be no WinXP-specific
device drivers available to make the computer's diverse components work
properly. Consult the computer's manufacturer about the availability of
device drivers. Secondly, adding another OS may void any and all
support agreements and, sometimes, even the warranty. You would, at the
very least, have to re-install Vista before getting any support from the
manufacturer. Again, consult the computer's manufacturer for specifics.



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"I don't know yet if what type of copy of the XP installer I am going to use
because I'll be just borrowing from a friend"
Your friend will be in violation of his license agreement, you need to
purchase your own copy.
For drivers visit the support site of your laptop mfg and see if they have
XP drivers available for download.
 
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