Spot--
I think that if you're on a dual or multi-boot and you install Vista first
and the older OS second, you could be in for considerable trouble and this
has been well documented here and on most other Vista forums--including
trashing Vista. We've worked to bail out many people who had this happen
for months here.
See:
Windows Vista no longer starts after you install an earlier version of the
Windows operating system in a dual-boot configuration
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919529/en-us
CH
"Spot" <Spot@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I've had a few problems installing programs in Vista but that is because
> the
> installations are checking the Windows version and finding it's not
> 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003, this causes the installations to fail.
>
> I've found a couple temporary fixes, and since I don't know how to edit or
> trick the installations yet, this will work. Once this system goes to
> release, people might not be so happy when they find out that they might
> have
> to do this but for now since it's a free test this is kind of fun.
>
> First option: Install XP on another partition and dual boot.
>
> Second option: Install XP and all your drivers/software that wasn't
> installing in Vista, then upgrade to Vista.
>
> Third option: Either install XP and Vista dual boot, or get on another
> computer, either way go into XP and install one of those programs that
> tracks
> registry and hard disk changes, take a snapshot then install the
> program/drivers and check the snapshot for changes, make a folder for each
> that has the files that were added/modified as well as reg keys. Instead
> of
> an .exe that checks the Windows version for an installation file,
> hopefully
> you'll have everything else you need to install your gear in Vista.
> --
> esu lanoisseforp