I have a HP Pavilion Entertainment PC which came Windows Vista 32-bit OEM pre-installed, Home Premium. I want to keep the Windows Vista, but I also want to install Windows 2000 Professional on the same machine.

1. If possible, I would like to do this without erasing the current Windows Vista installation.
2. I am ready to prepare Recovery DVDs before I go ahead.
3. There are no personal documents or files on the computer yet.
4. The laptop has a single hard drive, with more than enough space for Windows Vista and much more.

5. I have a DVD that came along with the laptop, which says, Windows Anytime Upgrade to Vista. It does not have any license key printed on it nor do I have a separate license key on paper.
Apart from this DVD, I do not have any other separate Windows Vista Home Premium Installation DVD.

6. If required, I am ready to use tools like EasyBCD mentioned in some discussions.



What is the best way to go ahead with this ? I know the standard Microsoft instruction is to "first install earliest version and then the later versions", but in this case, I want to do the other way round.

If required, I am ready to overwrite Windows Vista with Windows Professional and then install Windows Vista as multi-boot, but where would I install Windows Vista from ? Will the Windows Anytime Upgrade DVD be enough to re-install Vista as multi-boot on Windows 2000, after the I overwrite Windows Vista with Windows 2000 ? Will the recovery DVDs be helpful or enough in any way for the mutli-boot installation.

Of course you first checked that win2k drivers are avilable for your
hardware?

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>
> I have a HP Pavilion Entertainment PC which came Windows Vista 32-bit
> OEM pre-installed, Home Premium. I want to keep the Windows Vista, but I
> also want to install Windows 2000 Professional on the same machine.
>
> 1. If possible, I would like to do this without erasing the current
> Windows Vista installation.
> 2. I am ready to prepare Recovery DVDs before I go ahead.
> 3. There are no personal documents or files on the computer yet.
> 4. The laptop has a single hard drive, with more than enough space for
> Windows Vista and much more.
>
> 5. I have a DVD that came along with the laptop, which says, Windows
> Anytime Upgrade to Vista. It does not have any license key printed on it
> nor do I have a separate license key on paper.
> Apart from this DVD, I do not have any other separate Windows Vista
> Home Premium Installation DVD.
>
> 6. If required, I am ready to use tools like EasyBCD mentioned in some
> discussions.
>
> What is the best way to go ahead with this ? I know the standard
> Microsoft instruction is to "first install earliest version and then the
> later versions", but in this case, I want to do the other way round.
>
> If required, I am ready to overwrite Windows Vista with Windows
> Professional and then install Windows Vista as multi-boot, but where
> would I install Windows Vista from ? Will the Windows Anytime Upgrade
> DVD be enough to re-install Vista as multi-boot on Windows 2000, after
> the I overwrite Windows Vista with Windows 2000 ? Will the recovery DVDs
> be helpful or enough in any way for the mutli-boot installation.
>
>
> --
> sri_sssitc

Windows 2000 boot manager also based ntldr........you can install
Windows 2000 without erasing Windows Vista installation....

Follow these commands... and instruction.

'Click HERE' (http://tinyurl.com/3zmzsl)


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@DL : Thanks for caution. Will do so.
@Ramesh Kumar: Thanks. will try. I mentioned that I do not have the Windows Vista Home Premium Installation DVD. I have the Windows Anytime Upgrade to Vista DVD. Will that be enough when I boot back in Vista ? Alternatively will the recovery DVD be enough ? I don't want to land up in a situation where, when I boot in Vista, it asks for Windows Vista Home Premium Setup DVD or for some license key. Do you foresee this trouble ?