Reinstall XP Without Reinstalling Vista

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Ok, I had a dual boot config working great but all the sudden I can not boot into XP anymore. After the bootloader screen if I select XP the system just reboots. Who knows why! Anyway I was wondering is it possible to reinstall XP without having to reinstall Vista? Both of the OS are on different partitions.

Thanks,

BK
 
It depends on how XP will be installed. Worst case would be brand name OEM. Assuming the best case, non-upgrade (full) XP CD and non-upgrade (full) Vista DVD, after XP is installed you'll need to adjust the boot as outlined in installing XP after Vista:
http://www.pro-networks.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=88231

Ok, I had a dual boot config working great but all the sudden I can not boot into XP anymore. After the bootloader screen if I select XP the system just reboots. Who knows why! Anyway I was wondering is it possible to reinstall XP without having to reinstall Vista? Both of the OS are on different partitions.

Thanks,

BK
 
I have full Versions of Both OS with CD's for Both.

Bryan
It depends on how XP will be installed. Worst case would be brand name OEM. Assuming the best case, non-upgrade (full) XP CD and non-upgrade (full) Vista DVD, after XP is installed you'll need to adjust the boot as outlined in installing XP after Vista:
http://www.pro-networks.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=88231

Ok, I had a dual boot config working great but all the sudden I can not boot into XP anymore. After the bootloader screen if I select XP the system just reboots. Who knows why! Anyway I was wondering is it possible to reinstall XP without having to reinstall Vista? Both of the OS are on different partitions.

Thanks,

BK
 
Well, Bryan, here is the link, again:
http://www.pro-networks.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=88231

Scroll down to Install Windows XP and do like it says. They expect you to know where to get VistaBootPRO:
http://www.vistabootpro.org/

I have full Versions of Both OS with CD's for Both.

Bryan
It depends on how XP will be installed. Worst case would be brand name OEM. Assuming the best case, non-upgrade (full) XP CD and non-upgrade (full) Vista DVD, after XP is installed you'll need to adjust the boot as outlined in installing XP after Vista:
http://www.pro-networks.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=88231

Ok, I had a dual boot config working great but all the sudden I can not boot into XP anymore. After the bootloader screen if I select XP the system just reboots. Who knows why! Anyway I was wondering is it possible to reinstall XP without having to reinstall Vista? Both of the OS are on different partitions.

Thanks,

BK
 
Thanks and I will reply once I done the install.

Bryan
Well, Bryan, here is the link, again:
http://www.pro-networks.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=88231

Scroll down to Install Windows XP and do like it says. They expect you to know where to get VistaBootPRO:
http://www.vistabootpro.org/

I have full Versions of Both OS with CD's for Both.

Bryan
It depends on how XP will be installed. Worst case would be brand name OEM. Assuming the best case, non-upgrade (full) XP CD and non-upgrade (full) Vista DVD, after XP is installed you'll need to adjust the boot as outlined in installing XP after Vista:
http://www.pro-networks.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=88231

Ok, I had a dual boot config working great but all the sudden I can not boot into XP anymore. After the bootloader screen if I select XP the system just reboots. Who knows why! Anyway I was wondering is it possible to reinstall XP without having to reinstall Vista? Both of the OS are on different partitions.

Thanks,

BK
 
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