Dick

Hi Don,

I’m not trying to setup a dual boot machine, I just trying to install Vista
on my c: and leave the D: with hp recovery software incase Vista doesn’t work
for me, I can always reinstall Windows XP.

How would you go about trying to find all the drivers for my computer?

Thanks for your help!

Dick


"Don" wrote:

> Dick wrote:
> > Thanks Don for the feedback I can really use the help!
> >
> > The first question you asked was,
> >
> > I think that is a wise choice, but did you repartition and/or format the
> > Disks, and if so, how did you do it?
> >
> > No I did not format or repartition the disk. The disk is already partition
> > with a C: being about 490 GB of Storage & D: being 10 GB with HP Recovery
> > information.
>
> Oops, wait. That doesn't fit with your stated goal of doing a clean
> install. Your XP is already installed in C:, which uses up all of the
> space on the disks. To do a truly clean install you must first shrink
> the existing XP partition to free up space for a second, new, Vista
> partition. AFAIK the only way to do that safely is to use a third-party
> program like Acronis Disk Director or BootItNG. (Acronis will let you
> try Disk Director free for 30 days.)
>
> The second biggie you need to know is that to do a clean install using
> an upgrade disk you must *not* enter your product key during the install
> -- just skip that step. The resulting Vista will not be activated and
> will expire in 30 days unless you do activate it. But meanwhile you can
> test Vista and decide if it works well for you.
>
>
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