Install XP on my new empty dual-boot disk...

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Paul H

I need an XP Pro OS on my Vista Home Premium laptop. I've used diskmgmt.mcs
to shrink my disk by 30 gig - a nice and very easy functionality Microsoft
has made available.

Now I have no idea how to get to the new empty disk drive that apparently
has been created, and how to install my XP Pro on that disk. My laptop,
that I purchased yesterday specifically for this purpose, is a Compaq, if
that's important to know.

I have searched unsuccessfully for these instructions.

BTW, My XP Pro CD is very old, so I'll probably have to upgrade to SP2 after
I install it. I hope I can, so I so I don't have to buy a new copy of XP.

Any guidance to instructions, or provide them here, would be appreciated. I
know how to install XP, just don't know how to get my laptop to be looking
at the empty disk, so I can format it or whatever I need to do, and install
my XP. Then I think I know how to have the computer offer the OS choice
when I re-boot.

TIA, Paul
 
Hi paul,

You may want to have a look at this tutorial which covers all you need
to know

'How to dual-boot Vista and XP (with Vista installed first)'
(http://www.setup32.com/resource-guides/windows-vista/how-to-dualboot-vista-and-xp-with-vista-.php)
and PaulM said:
http://apcmag.com/how_to_dual_boot_vista_and_xp_with_vista_installed_first__the_stepbystep_guide.htm

Both are similar, but since I used Vista's diskmgmt.msc I was not offered an
opportunity to name the empty Disk space. I'm still stuck.
 
No. your CD should fine. All I can say is start again and read very
carefully. Some times you will miss something. Take your time.

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Paul said:
I need an XP Pro OS on my Vista Home Premium laptop. I've used diskmgmt.mcs
to shrink my disk by 30 gig - a nice and very easy functionality Microsoft
has made available.

Now I have no idea how to get to the new empty disk drive that apparently
has been created, and how to install my XP Pro on that disk. My laptop,
that I purchased yesterday specifically for this purpose, is a Compaq, if
that's important to know.

I have searched unsuccessfully for these instructions.

BTW, My XP Pro CD is very old, so I'll probably have to upgrade to SP2 after
I install it. I hope I can, so I so I don't have to buy a new copy of XP.

Any guidance to instructions, or provide them here, would be appreciated. I
know how to install XP, just don't know how to get my laptop to be looking
at the empty disk, so I can format it or whatever I need to do, and install
my XP. Then I think I know how to have the computer offer the OS choice
when I re-boot.

TIA, Paul
Click to expand...


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. If this proves to be the case, installing WinXP in a virtual
machine would be your best - possibly only - option, anyway. Consult
the computer's manufacturer about the availability of device drivers.
Secondly, adding another OS might void any support agreements and,
sometimes, even the warranty. Again, consult the computer's
manufacturer for specifics.

If WinXP do device drivers exist, then you can proceed.

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

MS-MVP John Barnett's Guide is considerably more user-friendly:
http://vistasupport.mvps.org/install_windows_xp_on_machine_running_vista.htm

However, dual-booting is no longer necessary in a great many
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 WinXP 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.


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Paul said:
Thanks Paul. I'm at Page 3 of the instructions. My screen says "No disk"
rather than listing the Vista partitions and Un-partitioned space. Is my XP
Pro disk too old? Should I somehow name the new partition so I can select
it? I'm stuck again...
Click to expand...

It may very well be that WinXP doesn't include drivers to support your
specific IDE or SATA controller. Try this:

Very early in the boot process, just after having booted from the
WinXP CD, the screen will display the words to the effect: "Setup is
examining your system." Press <F6> when this happens, and have the
*manufacturer's* WinXP-specific drivers for your IDE/SATA controller
available on a floppy disk.

And, before you ask: Yes, you *must* use a floppy disk; that's
hard-coded into WinXP's installation routine.


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Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:


http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot
 
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