Installing XP After Vista?

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Hi,


I have 2 partitions on my drive, after a recent format I installed Vista as
the only operating system, but now something has come up and I need to
install XP.

What is the best way to do this without the XP bootloader over writing the
Vista one?

Thanks

Jon
 
XP is not gonna bootable on the logical partition, it needs to be on C:, so
your best option is to run XP Setup by booting off the CD, format the Vista
partition, and install XP on it. Then reinstall Vista, but this time install
it to the logical partition.
http://windowsconnected.com/blogs/andre/archive/2006/06/08/3002.aspx
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Hi,

Does that mean their is no way to install XP on D: and Vista on C: and have
them dual boot?

I can install XP on drive D: but like I said I need the vista bootloader to
load both operating systems.

Or do you mean that XP just cannot install on D: ?

Thanks
Jon
 
Hi,

Does that mean their is no way to install XP on D: and Vista on C: and have
them dual boot?

I can install XP on drive D: but like I said I need the vista bootloader to
load both operating systems.

Or do you mean that XP just cannot install on D: ?

Thanks
Jon
 
Hi,

Does that mean their is no way to install XP on D: and Vista on C: and have
them dual boot?

I can install XP on drive D: but like I said I need the vista bootloader to
load both operating systems.

Or do you mean that XP just cannot install on D: ?

Thanks
Jon
 
You can install XP on D:, but its not gonna be bootable after you install
Vista on C:. There are two parts to the Vista bootloader, one for loading
Vista and another for legacy operating systems, which located under the
Earlier Versions of Windows boot entry.

Just do this and I can guarantee you, won't have any problems.

Install XP on C: and Vista on D:
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Hi,

Just an update. I left Win XP and Vista where they were and used Bcdedit ,
seemed to work ok, I can now dual boot XP and Vista, was pretty painless too
:)

Thanks
Jon
 
Jonj

How did you do this?

I need to do the same thing.

I can open BCDEdit but am not sure which commands to use and how to edit the
file.

Thanks.
 
yes, please tell us how you did this. I have the same problem, and want to
avoid re-installing Vista. THanks!
 
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