Hi,
Well, as Vista code is finalized, nothing more is going to change. I've not
run into any issues in creating dual boots with Vista setup, so you'll have
to be more specific as to what problem you are encountering. What
configuration do you have? Where is XP or other OS installed and where are
you trying to install Vista to? Which is the active (system) partition? What
order are you trying to load the OS's in?
By the by, dual-booters are not the norm, and it certainly will not be a
disaster if there is an issue with this scenario. It simply would mean
people would have to use a third party solution.No iteration of Windows and
its bootloader were ever designed for multiple booters, though each
subsequent release would at least recognize and allow booting of older
versions that were already installed.
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help -
www.rickrogers.org
"bmoag" <bmoag@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Microsoft is heading for a well-earned disaster with this OS if they do
> not
> fix the dual boot installation problem. What's the chance of this before
> the
> January release date? Win XP has no problem installing on a second hard
> drive
> and getting all the information and location of the boot loader correct
> but
> Vista is a hit or miss fiasco-works for some but not for everybody. I get
> this error and can find no solution that works. I have installed under
> WinXP,
> installed from the DVD, changed the BIOS settings. I examine the Vista
> Boot
> loader in VistaBoot Pro and it seems to point to the correct drive. I run
> the
> repair function from the Vista DVD, it identifies the problem, says it
> fixed
> it but of course it did not. Does anyone no of any clear troubleshooting
> for
> this or is Vista just more Microsoft crippleware?