Vista beta 2

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Pardon my ignorance;but when Vista Beta 2 does arrive; will I be able to set
it up on my laptop that has XP Pro already installed? Run 2 O.S.'s? It will
have only 1Gb of RAM for the laptop.
 
Yeh, you can partition it using the Disk Management software in MMC, also
with Partition Magic - then when installing Vista, just stick it on the
empty volume.

Please note though - you can't install on a RAW volume, so best just stick
it as a Logical NTFS drive :o)

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Again fellas;you come to my rescue;when it becomes available and when I get
that new laptop; I'm definitely trying it. Just like Jason; I didn't get in
soon enough or have the resources to afford an MSDN subscription. If you
guys can tolerate me;then I'll definitely have more questions as how to set
it up when the time comes, Again you guys have been GREAT:-)
 
Does it HAVE to be on a seperate partition? I've installed two OSs on the
same partition before (just changing the name of the install folder slightly
eg "windows2" Will this not work for Vista?

cheers
gerry
 
Gerry;
It will probably work for a time.
But no one that I know recommends more than one OS on a partition.
In fact, whenever I see the question, it is strongly recommended against
putting more than one OS on a partition.
To many possibilities for conflicts.
Since Vista is still an unfinished products, that just adds to the possible
complications.
 
From a "new" user-Could you possibly point me to the KB or resource that
shows how to set up partitions;so that I'm ready when Vista Beta 2 does
arrive?
 
gerryR said:
Does it HAVE to be on a seperate partition? I've installed two OSs on the
same partition before (just changing the name of the install folder
slightly eg "windows2" Will this not work for Vista?
Click to expand...

That only hides potential conflicts. There are a number of shared files
under the Program Files folder. Installing two different versions of the OS
can easily cause problems when versions of those files get out of sync. It
is never recommended to install two versions of Windows on the same
partition.
 
"It is never recommended to install two versions of Windows on the same
partition."

Not exactly so - parallel (same partition) installations are a recommended
procedure for troubleshooting an initial/original OS installation.
 
AJR said:
"It is never recommended to install two versions of Windows on the same
partition."

Not exactly so - parallel (same partition) installations are a recommended
procedure for troubleshooting an initial/original OS installation.
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No it's not. Parallel (different drive or partition) installations can be
used, but never on the same partition.
 
Only in extreme cases and with the intent to do a Clean Install immediately
after whatever issue is resolved.
 
Jeff spewed out this bit, and i'll scatter a few bits myself
From a "new" user-Could you possibly point me to the KB or resource
that shows how to set up partitions;so that I'm ready when Vista Beta
2 does arrive?
Click to expand...

You being a so-called "New user" I can tell you that partitioning a system
can be risky business if you do it while you have the OS installed. Must
people accomplish this byway of some sort of partitioning software such as
Partition Magic. But, Partition Magic can be a dangerous program as well.
One foul move from this software and you can kiss any and all installed
programs goodbye. You'll need a full reinstall.

Best way to accomplish this is to do so before you've installed anything. Or
wipe the drive clean, then set-up your partitions. But, you can use
something like Partition Magic if you wish. I'm also sure there are other
programs that do the same thing as Partition Magic.

http://tinyurl.com/ko56r

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it would only have been in these cases where I would have done this
(retrieve user data before clean installing windows after major fault for
example)

guess I'll have to whip out partition magic b4 the windows vista beta.

cheers for the replies
gerryR
 
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