Vista - Re: install XP after Vista on same partition

07-21-2009

No, you need to create a separate partition for WindowsXP. I even have 2
partitions for a single OS (Vista Ultimate), not to mention 2 OS's.
They separate expensive CAD softwares from OS and less expensive/regular
applications. The former one is finicky and eats teremendous hardware
resources and I just wanted isolation.

In your case it's not even a matter of convenience, it's a requirement - do
create 2 partitions.
Modern partitioning tools allow dynamic partitions so no need to wipe disk,
repartition and reinstall Vista+XP; instead you can bite/squeeze a new
partition out of an exisiting (maximum size) one by reducing that existing
to smaller size.

07-23-2009

"Rick Rogers" <rick@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ulMVi43CKHA.5040@xxxxxx

Quote:

> Hi,
>
> Nope, won't work, for two reasons: The virtual install will be built
> around the simulated hardware of the VM, if you try to move it to the real
> hardware, you'd have to reinstall to rebuild the system files specific to
> the new hardware. Plus, read my earlier explanation about XP and Vista
> created volumes.
>

If the OP is planning to remove Vista anyway, I can't understand why he just
doesn't backup data and format and install XP! Instead of all this faffing
around. He could have done all that in the length of time this thread has
been going!

07-21-2009	#1 (permalink)
Stan Starinski n/a posts	Re: install XP after Vista on same partition No, you need to create a separate partition for WindowsXP. I even have 2 partitions for a single OS (Vista Ultimate), not to mention 2 OS's. They separate expensive CAD softwares from OS and less expensive/regular applications. The former one is finicky and eats teremendous hardware resources and I just wanted isolation. In your case it's not even a matter of convenience, it's a requirement - do create 2 partitions. Modern partitioning tools allow dynamic partitions so no need to wipe disk, repartition and reinstall Vista+XP; instead you can bite/squeeze a new partition out of an exisiting (maximum size) one by reducing that existing to smaller size.
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07-23-2009	#2 (permalink)
Gordon n/a posts	Re: install XP after Vista on same partition "Rick Rogers" <rick@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:ulMVi43CKHA.5040@xxxxxx Quote: > Hi, > > Nope, won't work, for two reasons: The virtual install will be built > around the simulated hardware of the VM, if you try to move it to the real > hardware, you'd have to reinstall to rebuild the system files specific to > the new hardware. Plus, read my earlier explanation about XP and Vista > created volumes. > If the OP is planning to remove Vista anyway, I can't understand why he just doesn't backup data and format and install XP! Instead of all this faffing around. He could have done all that in the length of time this thread has been going!
My System Specs

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