Vista - Re: Vista install

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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)

Victor wrote:
> I've installed Vista RC1 on a separate partition. When I boot I'm asked
> if
> I want to load Vista or my previous version of windows. This is great as
> I
> can play with vista without disturbing XP.
>
> After using it for a while I'm discovering many incompatibilities. WMP
> won't play divx files, mpc won't play at all. DesktopSidebar won't
> install.
> Vista won't allow AVG anti virus to load on startup, et al.
>
> What is the best way to delete vista? Just remove the partition? If I do
> that won't it keep asking me on bootup if I want to load vista or a
> previous
> version?
>
> Thanks for your help.

Boot a WinXP CD and load the Recovery Console by hitting 'r' when first
prompted, run fixmbr, then fixboot. Exit and restart, it should load XP
directly (the XP bootloader won't load Vista). You can then format the
partition/volume that contains Vista from Windows Explorer.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

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> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
>
> Victor wrote:
>> I've installed Vista RC1 on a separate partition. When I boot I'm asked
>> if
>> I want to load Vista or my previous version of windows. This is great as
>> I
>> can play with vista without disturbing XP.
>>
>> After using it for a while I'm discovering many incompatibilities. WMP
>> won't play divx files, mpc won't play at all. DesktopSidebar won't
>> install.
>> Vista won't allow AVG anti virus to load on startup, et al.
>>
>> What is the best way to delete vista? Just remove the partition? If I
>> do
>> that won't it keep asking me on bootup if I want to load vista or a
>> previous
>> version?
>>
>> Thanks for your help.
>

EasyBCD can also be used to remove the Vista bootloader from within Vista or
from within XP. I don't recall if VistaBootPro can do the same thing, but
it may.

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Cheers,
Tinkerer



"Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> Boot a WinXP CD and load the Recovery Console by hitting 'r' when first
> prompted, run fixmbr, then fixboot. Exit and restart, it should load XP
> directly (the XP bootloader won't load Vista). You can then format the
> partition/volume that contains Vista from Windows Explorer.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uVz$Jel7GHA.2092@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Forwarded to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general via crosspost.
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
>>
>> Victor wrote:
>>> I've installed Vista RC1 on a separate partition. When I boot I'm asked
>>> if
>>> I want to load Vista or my previous version of windows. This is great
>>> as I
>>> can play with vista without disturbing XP.
>>>
>>> After using it for a while I'm discovering many incompatibilities. WMP
>>> won't play divx files, mpc won't play at all. DesktopSidebar won't
>>> install.
>>> Vista won't allow AVG anti virus to load on startup, et al.
>>>
>>> What is the best way to delete vista? Just remove the partition? If I
>>> do
>>> that won't it keep asking me on bootup if I want to load vista or a
>>> previous
>>> version?
>>>
>>> Thanks for your help.
>>
>