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Old 08-31-2007   #1 (permalink)
Peter


 
 

dual boot xp and restore points in vista

I've heard if I create a dual boot with XP and Vista that each time I
boot up XP it will remove the restore points in Vista. Is this true?
if so how can I create a dual boot so this doesn't happen.

Thanks,
Pete


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Old 08-31-2007   #2 (permalink)
Richard Urban


 
 

Re: dual boot xp and restore points in vista

Use a 3rd party boot manager program that allows you to hide the operating
system you are NOT booted into.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
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"Peter" <petercritic@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> I've heard if I create a dual boot with XP and Vista that each time I
> boot up XP it will remove the restore points in Vista. Is this true?
> if so how can I create a dual boot so this doesn't happen.
>
> Thanks,
> Pete
>
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 08-31-2007   #3 (permalink)
Rick Rogers


 
 

Re: dual boot xp and restore points in vista

Hi Peter,

Very true, but there are a few ways of avoiding it. One is to use a boot
manager that allows you to select which volumes are available to each
installation and not load the Vista system volume when XP is booted. A
second is for users of Bitlocker which (available to only certain versions
of Vista) will block XP from altering anything on the Vista system volume.
More on this from MVP Bert Kinney here:
http://bertk.mvps.org/html/dualboot.html

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Best of Luck,

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

"Peter" <petercritic@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> I've heard if I create a dual boot with XP and Vista that each time I
> boot up XP it will remove the restore points in Vista. Is this true?
> if so how can I create a dual boot so this doesn't happen.
>
> Thanks,
> Pete
>
My System SpecsSystem Spec
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