Dual booting does solve some of the many compatibility issues between
software that runs on XP but doesn't currently run on Vista. I have at least
half a dozen applications that simply will not run on Vista and until the
software developer's update the software to run on Vista it is necessary for
me to dual boot.
Dual booting also has another point in its favour. If one operating system
fails, you have another one which you can boot into quickly thus resulting
in less downtime.
Of course dual booting XP and Vista does have its downside. For one if you
boot into XP then you loose all system restore points in Vista. So before
even considering a dual boot scenario with XP and Vista always make sure you
have the option to backup both operating systems just in case of a system
failure and you need to restore Vista.
But then if you do need to use two operating systems and you don't like the
idea of a dual boot scenario, you could always use virtual machine software,
such as Virtual PC 2007 or VMWare workstation.
--
John Barnett MVP
Associate Expert
Windows - Shell/User
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"ColTom2" <nomailaddress@none.com> wrote in message
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> Hi:
>
> Why would or what advantage is it to upgrade to Vista Premium with dual
> booting capabilities? If one is going to upgrade then why not just
> upgrade.
>
> Frankly I don't see the purpose or advantage of dual booting other than
> making you OS more complicated. Maybe someone can explain why?
>
> Thanks
>