Vista - Not Saving

I have installed vista business on a seperate partition on my computer. i
have both vista and xp. i can log into vista fine. i go to change my
personal settings and do work in any of the office 2007 products and save all
my work that i have done. but if i restart/logout i return to a spot on
vista as if i have just installed it. i have to register it again. it is not
saving any progress that i have done and i have to start from the begining.
is there a setup issue that i did wrong. should i not have 2 OS's (vista/xp)
on the same computer? is there an order in which i should install both. any
help would be appreciated. thanks.

As a temporary workaround try hibernating instead of logging off then reboot
into XP and when you come back to Vista you can pick up where you left off.

BTW you don't have the Vista CD in the drive do you ;-)

"Jon Norlin" <jnorlin@discussion.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CC744DE5-ECEE-41E9-8418-BCE51786E8EA@microsoft.com...
>I have installed vista business on a seperate partition on my computer. i
> have both vista and xp. i can log into vista fine. i go to change my
> personal settings and do work in any of the office 2007 products and save
> all
> my work that i have done. but if i restart/logout i return to a spot on
> vista as if i have just installed it. i have to register it again. it is
> not
> saving any progress that i have done and i have to start from the
> begining.
> is there a setup issue that i did wrong. should i not have 2 OS's
> (vista/xp)
> on the same computer? is there an order in which i should install both.
> any
> help would be appreciated. thanks.

No, I don't have the Vista CD in. Hibernating would be a fine temporary
solution, but it is not the overall solution. I still have to reboot to get
to the other operating system. Therefor, I will loose everything that I
have saved in Vista. I saved a few documents in Word, then I went into
hibernation and of course the data was still there. Then I rebooted as if i
was going to log into XP, then got back on Vista and my information was gone.
As was my background that I had changed. Anymore suggestions?

"Mac" wrote:

> As a temporary workaround try hibernating instead of logging off then reboot
> into XP and when you come back to Vista you can pick up where you left off.
>
> BTW you don't have the Vista CD in the drive do you ;-)
>
> "Jon Norlin" <jnorlin@discussion.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:CC744DE5-ECEE-41E9-8418-BCE51786E8EA@microsoft.com...
> >I have installed vista business on a seperate partition on my computer. i
> > have both vista and xp. i can log into vista fine. i go to change my
> > personal settings and do work in any of the office 2007 products and save
> > all
> > my work that i have done. but if i restart/logout i return to a spot on
> > vista as if i have just installed it. i have to register it again. it is
> > not
> > saving any progress that i have done and i have to start from the
> > begining.
> > is there a setup issue that i did wrong. should i not have 2 OS's
> > (vista/xp)
> > on the same computer? is there an order in which i should install both.
> > any
> > help would be appreciated. thanks.
>

Try hibernate - not sleep. Type Hibernate into the search in help. Hibernate
saves your active memory to disk for the next time you boot.

I agree it is only a useable workaround - someone else may be able to help
with a long term resolution.

"Jon Norlin" <jnorlin@discussion.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0EDABEED-2A1B-4D35-BEB4-E67FC7F25524@microsoft.com...
> No, I don't have the Vista CD in. Hibernating would be a fine temporary
> solution, but it is not the overall solution. I still have to reboot to
> get
> to the other operating system. Therefor, I will loose everything that I
> have saved in Vista. I saved a few documents in Word, then I went into
> hibernation and of course the data was still there. Then I rebooted as if
> i
> was going to log into XP, then got back on Vista and my information was
> gone.
> As was my background that I had changed. Anymore suggestions?
>
> "Mac" wrote:
>
>> As a temporary workaround try hibernating instead of logging off then
>> reboot
>> into XP and when you come back to Vista you can pick up where you left
>> off.
>>
>> BTW you don't have the Vista CD in the drive do you ;-)
>>
>> "Jon Norlin" <jnorlin@discussion.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:CC744DE5-ECEE-41E9-8418-BCE51786E8EA@microsoft.com...
>> >I have installed vista business on a seperate partition on my computer.
>> >i
>> > have both vista and xp. i can log into vista fine. i go to change my
>> > personal settings and do work in any of the office 2007 products and
>> > save
>> > all
>> > my work that i have done. but if i restart/logout i return to a spot
>> > on
>> > vista as if i have just installed it. i have to register it again. it
>> > is
>> > not
>> > saving any progress that i have done and i have to start from the
>> > begining.
>> > is there a setup issue that i did wrong. should i not have 2 OS's
>> > (vista/xp)
>> > on the same computer? is there an order in which i should install
>> > both.
>> > any
>> > help would be appreciated. thanks.
>>

Can you tell me if there is a certain way to go about a dual boot. Which one
I should install first, if dual OS's is possible, etc. Thanks.

"Mac" wrote:

> Try hibernate - not sleep. Type Hibernate into the search in help. Hibernate
> saves your active memory to disk for the next time you boot.
>
> I agree it is only a useable workaround - someone else may be able to help
> with a long term resolution.
>
> "Jon Norlin" <jnorlin@discussion.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0EDABEED-2A1B-4D35-BEB4-E67FC7F25524@microsoft.com...
> > No, I don't have the Vista CD in. Hibernating would be a fine temporary
> > solution, but it is not the overall solution. I still have to reboot to
> > get
> > to the other operating system. Therefor, I will loose everything that I
> > have saved in Vista. I saved a few documents in Word, then I went into
> > hibernation and of course the data was still there. Then I rebooted as if
> > i
> > was going to log into XP, then got back on Vista and my information was
> > gone.
> > As was my background that I had changed. Anymore suggestions?
> >
> > "Mac" wrote:
> >
> >> As a temporary workaround try hibernating instead of logging off then
> >> reboot
> >> into XP and when you come back to Vista you can pick up where you left
> >> off.
> >>
> >> BTW you don't have the Vista CD in the drive do you ;-)
> >>
> >> "Jon Norlin" <jnorlin@discussion.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:CC744DE5-ECEE-41E9-8418-BCE51786E8EA@microsoft.com...
> >> >I have installed vista business on a seperate partition on my computer.
> >> >i
> >> > have both vista and xp. i can log into vista fine. i go to change my
> >> > personal settings and do work in any of the office 2007 products and
> >> > save
> >> > all
> >> > my work that i have done. but if i restart/logout i return to a spot
> >> > on
> >> > vista as if i have just installed it. i have to register it again. it
> >> > is
> >> > not
> >> > saving any progress that i have done and i have to start from the
> >> > begining.
> >> > is there a setup issue that i did wrong. should i not have 2 OS's
> >> > (vista/xp)
> >> > on the same computer? is there an order in which i should install
> >> > both.
> >> > any
> >> > help would be appreciated. thanks.
> >>

Recommended is oldest version first, but it is possible to fix installations
in a different order.

You might want to consider running XP in a virtual machine instead - Virtual
PC 2007 from Microsoft & VirtualBox 1.4 are both free, and you can install
XP from your CD.

"Jon Norlin" <jnorlin@discussion.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:48BC1399-4142-4E97-833A-01D0FA68AF28@microsoft.com...
> Can you tell me if there is a certain way to go about a dual boot. Which
> one
> I should install first, if dual OS's is possible, etc. Thanks.
>
> "Mac" wrote:
>
>> Try hibernate - not sleep. Type Hibernate into the search in help.
>> Hibernate
>> saves your active memory to disk for the next time you boot.
>>
>> I agree it is only a useable workaround - someone else may be able to
>> help
>> with a long term resolution.
>>
>> "Jon Norlin" <jnorlin@discussion.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:0EDABEED-2A1B-4D35-BEB4-E67FC7F25524@microsoft.com...
>> > No, I don't have the Vista CD in. Hibernating would be a fine
>> > temporary
>> > solution, but it is not the overall solution. I still have to reboot
>> > to
>> > get
>> > to the other operating system. Therefor, I will loose everything that
>> > I
>> > have saved in Vista. I saved a few documents in Word, then I went into
>> > hibernation and of course the data was still there. Then I rebooted as
>> > if
>> > i
>> > was going to log into XP, then got back on Vista and my information was
>> > gone.
>> > As was my background that I had changed. Anymore suggestions?
>> >
>> > "Mac" wrote:
>> >
>> >> As a temporary workaround try hibernating instead of logging off then
>> >> reboot
>> >> into XP and when you come back to Vista you can pick up where you left
>> >> off.
>> >>
>> >> BTW you don't have the Vista CD in the drive do you ;-)
>> >>
>> >> "Jon Norlin" <jnorlin@discussion.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:CC744DE5-ECEE-41E9-8418-BCE51786E8EA@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I have installed vista business on a seperate partition on my
>> >> >computer.
>> >> >i
>> >> > have both vista and xp. i can log into vista fine. i go to change
>> >> > my
>> >> > personal settings and do work in any of the office 2007 products and
>> >> > save
>> >> > all
>> >> > my work that i have done. but if i restart/logout i return to a
>> >> > spot
>> >> > on
>> >> > vista as if i have just installed it. i have to register it again.
>> >> > it
>> >> > is
>> >> > not
>> >> > saving any progress that i have done and i have to start from the
>> >> > begining.
>> >> > is there a setup issue that i did wrong. should i not have 2 OS's
>> >> > (vista/xp)
>> >> > on the same computer? is there an order in which i should install
>> >> > both.
>> >> > any
>> >> > help would be appreciated. thanks.
>> >>

The easiest is to install the oldest OS first...
ie, XP then Vista
Vista will be aware of the XP installation and will configure the dual boot.


"Jon Norlin" <jnorlin@discussion.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:48BC1399-4142-4E97-833A-01D0FA68AF28@microsoft.com...
> Can you tell me if there is a certain way to go about a dual boot. Which
> one
> I should install first, if dual OS's is possible, etc. Thanks.
>
> "Mac" wrote:
>
>> Try hibernate - not sleep. Type Hibernate into the search in help.
>> Hibernate
>> saves your active memory to disk for the next time you boot.
>>
>> I agree it is only a useable workaround - someone else may be able to
>> help
>> with a long term resolution.
>>
>> "Jon Norlin" <jnorlin@discussion.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:0EDABEED-2A1B-4D35-BEB4-E67FC7F25524@microsoft.com...
>> > No, I don't have the Vista CD in. Hibernating would be a fine
>> > temporary
>> > solution, but it is not the overall solution. I still have to reboot
>> > to
>> > get
>> > to the other operating system. Therefor, I will loose everything that
>> > I
>> > have saved in Vista. I saved a few documents in Word, then I went into
>> > hibernation and of course the data was still there. Then I rebooted as
>> > if
>> > i
>> > was going to log into XP, then got back on Vista and my information was
>> > gone.
>> > As was my background that I had changed. Anymore suggestions?
>> >
>> > "Mac" wrote:
>> >
>> >> As a temporary workaround try hibernating instead of logging off then
>> >> reboot
>> >> into XP and when you come back to Vista you can pick up where you left
>> >> off.
>> >>
>> >> BTW you don't have the Vista CD in the drive do you ;-)
>> >>
>> >> "Jon Norlin" <jnorlin@discussion.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:CC744DE5-ECEE-41E9-8418-BCE51786E8EA@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I have installed vista business on a seperate partition on my
>> >> >computer.
>> >> >i
>> >> > have both vista and xp. i can log into vista fine. i go to change
>> >> > my
>> >> > personal settings and do work in any of the office 2007 products and
>> >> > save
>> >> > all
>> >> > my work that i have done. but if i restart/logout i return to a
>> >> > spot
>> >> > on
>> >> > vista as if i have just installed it. i have to register it again.
>> >> > it
>> >> > is
>> >> > not
>> >> > saving any progress that i have done and i have to start from the
>> >> > begining.
>> >> > is there a setup issue that i did wrong. should i not have 2 OS's
>> >> > (vista/xp)
>> >> > on the same computer? is there an order in which i should install
>> >> > both.
>> >> > any
>> >> > help would be appreciated. thanks.
>> >>

It does recogonize a dual boot and I have the option for either XP or Vista.

"Dave" wrote:

> The easiest is to install the oldest OS first...
> ie, XP then Vista
> Vista will be aware of the XP installation and will configure the dual boot.
>
>
> "Jon Norlin" <jnorlin@discussion.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:48BC1399-4142-4E97-833A-01D0FA68AF28@microsoft.com...
> > Can you tell me if there is a certain way to go about a dual boot. Which
> > one
> > I should install first, if dual OS's is possible, etc. Thanks.
> >
> > "Mac" wrote:
> >
> >> Try hibernate - not sleep. Type Hibernate into the search in help.
> >> Hibernate
> >> saves your active memory to disk for the next time you boot.
> >>
> >> I agree it is only a useable workaround - someone else may be able to
> >> help
> >> with a long term resolution.
> >>
> >> "Jon Norlin" <jnorlin@discussion.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:0EDABEED-2A1B-4D35-BEB4-E67FC7F25524@microsoft.com...
> >> > No, I don't have the Vista CD in. Hibernating would be a fine
> >> > temporary
> >> > solution, but it is not the overall solution. I still have to reboot
> >> > to
> >> > get
> >> > to the other operating system. Therefor, I will loose everything that
> >> > I
> >> > have saved in Vista. I saved a few documents in Word, then I went into
> >> > hibernation and of course the data was still there. Then I rebooted as
> >> > if
> >> > i
> >> > was going to log into XP, then got back on Vista and my information was
> >> > gone.
> >> > As was my background that I had changed. Anymore suggestions?
> >> >
> >> > "Mac" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> As a temporary workaround try hibernating instead of logging off then
> >> >> reboot
> >> >> into XP and when you come back to Vista you can pick up where you left
> >> >> off.
> >> >>
> >> >> BTW you don't have the Vista CD in the drive do you ;-)
> >> >>
> >> >> "Jon Norlin" <jnorlin@discussion.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:CC744DE5-ECEE-41E9-8418-BCE51786E8EA@microsoft.com...
> >> >> >I have installed vista business on a seperate partition on my
> >> >> >computer.
> >> >> >i
> >> >> > have both vista and xp. i can log into vista fine. i go to change
> >> >> > my
> >> >> > personal settings and do work in any of the office 2007 products and
> >> >> > save
> >> >> > all
> >> >> > my work that i have done. but if i restart/logout i return to a
> >> >> > spot
> >> >> > on
> >> >> > vista as if i have just installed it. i have to register it again.
> >> >> > it
> >> >> > is
> >> >> > not
> >> >> > saving any progress that i have done and i have to start from the
> >> >> > begining.
> >> >> > is there a setup issue that i did wrong. should i not have 2 OS's
> >> >> > (vista/xp)
> >> >> > on the same computer? is there an order in which i should install
> >> >> > both.
> >> >> > any
> >> >> > help would be appreciated. thanks.
> >> >>
>