Vista - Dual boot

graycolor · 11-26-2008

I partitioned my drive leaving 40gb for ultimate. Do I just install vista and hope that a boot screen shows up. Or does installing ultimate delete my home premium boot thing?

**Brink** · 11-26-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by graycolor

I partitioned my drive leaving 40gb for ultimate. Do I just install vista and hope that a boot screen shows up. Or does installing ultimate delete my home premium boot thing?

Hello Graycolor,

40 GB is not much for Ultimate. You should have at least 60 GB to avoid possible low space issues.

As long as you install Ultimate on the other partition, then Home Premium will still be there with Ultimate as an OS option to select at boot. See this tutorial to make any adjustments to how long you have to make a OS choice at boot. By default you have 30 seconds.

Boot Partition - Default

Hope this helps,
Shawn

graycolor · 11-26-2008

Just to clarify this won't delete vistas homes boot files like xp would right? So I don't have to worry about restoring any boot files.

**Brink** · 11-26-2008

No, it should not. If for some odd reason it does, then you can run a Startup Repair with the Vista Home Premium installation disc on it's partition to fix the boot file.

Startup Repair

11-26-2008	#1 (permalink)
graycolor Vista Home Premium 32bit 2 posts	Dual boot I partitioned my drive leaving 40gb for ultimate. Do I just install vista and hope that a boot screen shows up. Or does installing ultimate delete my home premium boot thing?
My System Specs

11-26-2008	#2 (permalink)
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,960 posts	Re: Dual boot Quote: Originally Posted by graycolor I partitioned my drive leaving 40gb for ultimate. Do I just install vista and hope that a boot screen shows up. Or does installing ultimate delete my home premium boot thing? Hello Graycolor, 40 GB is not much for Ultimate. You should have at least 60 GB to avoid possible low space issues. As long as you install Ultimate on the other partition, then Home Premium will still be there with Ultimate as an OS option to select at boot. See this tutorial to make any adjustments to how long you have to make a OS choice at boot. By default you have 30 seconds. Boot Partition - Default Hope this helps, Shawn
My System Specs

11-26-2008	#3 (permalink)
graycolor Vista Home Premium 32bit 2 posts	Re: Dual boot Just to clarify this won't delete vistas homes boot files like xp would right? So I don't have to worry about restoring any boot files.
My System Specs

11-26-2008	#4 (permalink)
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,960 posts	Re: Dual boot No, it should not. If for some odd reason it does, then you can run a Startup Repair with the Vista Home Premium installation disc on it's partition to fix the boot file. Startup Repair
My System Specs

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