I installed XP after Vista on separate partitions, it didn't want to let me
boot into Vista after the XP install but I just popped in the RC1 dvd and
booted from the cd, then when the options popped up I chose something
like "Fix startup problems" and rebooted. Very quick, very easy.
--
esu lanoisseforp
"Chad Harris" wrote:
> 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
> news:3F52D62C-AD2B-43D9-95AE-49BB34F17AB6@microsoft.com...
> > 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
>
>
>