Vista - Vista XP switcher

Once I saw a Microsoft software that let you switch beteween Vista and XP in
a moment and back again in moment while in Vista.
Where can I find and download this software?

Look for iReboot download in this thread:
http://neosmart.net/forums/showthread.php?t=746 which can be used to
compliment EasyBCD which can be downloaded here:
http://neosmart.net/forums/showthread.php?t=642
If you prefer a different bootloader then there is VistaBootPro:
http://www.vistabootpro.org/
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Peter
Toronto, Canada
"Nicoliani" <Nicoliani@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Once I saw a Microsoft software that let you switch beteween Vista and XP
> in
> a moment and back again in moment while in Vista.
> Where can I find and download this software?

Nicoliani wrote:
> Once I saw a Microsoft software that let you switch beteween Vista and XP in
> a moment and back again in moment while in Vista.
> Where can I find and download this software?

I believe you are thinking about virtualization. The Microsoft program
that does this is Virtual PC 2007. You install VPC and then make
"virtual machines" running various other operating systems. Then to run
XP for example, you simply start VPC and choose XP.

Virtualization is extremely useful for testing software under other
operating systems, running older programs that won't work on the host
OS, etc. The downside to virtualization - as opposed to dual-booting -
is 1) that it does take quite a bit of computing overhead so you need
plenty of RAM; 2) the hardware in a virtual machine is also virtual and
not the same as the actual physical hardware in your computer so doing
high-end 3D gaming is Right Out.

Read about Virtual PC 2007 here:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...c/default.mspx

You can post questions about VPC in its newsgroup,
microsoft.public.virtualpc.


Malke
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