Vista - Install Windows 2000 on Windows Vista Home OEM machine multi boot

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.


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"sri_sssitc" wrote:

You would have to install Windows 2000 first as drive C:. Then Vista in a second partition. Why would you want to run 2K?

@Bruce: Ok will check about device drivers, support warranty etc.

I too came across the MS KB article, but it doesn't mention Win2K. Any
kind of confirmation that the article would work for Win2K ?

Will try considering Virtual machine options. But I prefer a multi boot
solution.

@Why install Win 2K ? Let me just mention that i am doing the job for
someone else and he prefers the multi boot option. He is from an earlier
era when multi boots existed and virtual machines didn't. Will try
educating though.


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Things you have to be concerned about:

1. Windows 2000 setup has the 28-bit LBA limitation, meaning that it
won't recognize partitions past the 137GB point on hard drives.

2. The SATA disk interface is probably configured as AHCI mode, so
Windows 2000 setup won't see the disk drive without an appropriate
driver, which is unlikely to be available for Windows 2000.

On Wed, 3 Sep 2008 00:04:05 +0530, sri_sssitc
<sri_sssitc.3f4ido@xxxxxx> wrote:

Oh. so many cobwebs. Okay, will get back after I am able to give it a
try. Thank you very much.


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