No, you will have to format that partition. How much partition space is it?
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"Marcus Wulf" <Marcus.Wulf@ixtra.com> wrote in message
news:eI%23ZlYLhGHA.3588@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Thanks.
>
> I don't want to put Vista on the same partition as XP but on another that
> already contains data.
>
> Would that be possible?
>
>
> "Ed Dixon" <eddixon@mtnsys.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:%23P1LEVLhGHA.3296@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> You can generally put many OS versions on one partition, but not with
>> Vista. My test system has five on the C drive partition.
>>
>> However Vista offers few choices in this area and will overwrite the
>> existing OS in different ways. Get a second drive, or repartition your
>> current drive before you install. If you install on the XP partition, XP
>> will be gone.
>>
>> These folks have simple partitioning software (BING):
>>
>> www.terabyteunlimited.com
>>
>> Ed
>>
>> --
>> Thanks... Ed Dixon
>> "Zack Whittaker" <admin@zacknet.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:eLsC6BKhGHA.1324@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> If you want to install Vista, it's best on a clean partition. However,
>>> you can only put 1 operating system on 1 partition - so if you put Vista
>>> on your partition with XP on already, XP will get wiped but you'll have
>>> the option to upgrade so that your files and settings are still intact.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Zack Whittaker
>>> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
>>> » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
>>> » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
>>> » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
>>> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and
>>> not
>>> of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we
>>> cleared
>>> that up!
>>>
>>> --: Original message follows :--
>>> "Marcus Wulf" <Marcus.Wulf@ixtra.com> wrote in message
>>> news:OaH8avJhGHA.3956@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> sorry if this question has been asked before but I want to install
>>>> Vista beside my current XP installation but don't have a clean
>>>> partition available.
>>>>
>>>> Is it possible to install Vista on a non empty partition and am I still
>>>> able to access this partition and the files and programs when I boot
>>>> into XP?
>>>>
>>>> Sorry for my bad english, I hope the problem is understandable.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance
>>>>
>>>> Marcus
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Hi,

sorry if this question has been asked before but I want to install Vista
beside my current XP installation but don't have a clean partition
available.

Is it possible to install Vista on a non empty partition and am I still able
to access this partition and the files and programs when I boot into XP?

Sorry for my bad english, I hope the problem is understandable.


Thanks in advance

Marcus

If you want to install Vista, it's best on a clean partition. However, you
can only put 1 operating system on 1 partition - so if you put Vista on your
partition with XP on already, XP will get wiped but you'll have the option
to upgrade so that your files and settings are still intact.

--
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» Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
» This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not
of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
that up!

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"Marcus Wulf" <Marcus.Wulf@ixtra.com> wrote in message
news:OaH8avJhGHA.3956@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> sorry if this question has been asked before but I want to install Vista
> beside my current XP installation but don't have a clean partition
> available.
>
> Is it possible to install Vista on a non empty partition and am I still
> able to access this partition and the files and programs when I boot into
> XP?
>
> Sorry for my bad english, I hope the problem is understandable.
>
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Marcus
>

You can generally put many OS versions on one partition, but not with Vista.
My test system has five on the C drive partition.

However Vista offers few choices in this area and will overwrite the
existing OS in different ways. Get a second drive, or repartition your
current drive before you install. If you install on the XP partition, XP
will be gone.

These folks have simple partitioning software (BING):

www.terabyteunlimited.com

Ed

--
Thanks... Ed Dixon
"Zack Whittaker" <admin@zacknet.co.uk> wrote in message
news:eLsC6BKhGHA.1324@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> If you want to install Vista, it's best on a clean partition. However, you
> can only put 1 operating system on 1 partition - so if you put Vista on
> your partition with XP on already, XP will get wiped but you'll have the
> option to upgrade so that your files and settings are still intact.
>
> --
> Zack Whittaker
> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
> » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
> » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
> » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and
> not
> of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
> that up!
>
> --: Original message follows :--
> "Marcus Wulf" <Marcus.Wulf@ixtra.com> wrote in message
> news:OaH8avJhGHA.3956@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> sorry if this question has been asked before but I want to install Vista
>> beside my current XP installation but don't have a clean partition
>> available.
>>
>> Is it possible to install Vista on a non empty partition and am I still
>> able to access this partition and the files and programs when I boot into
>> XP?
>>
>> Sorry for my bad english, I hope the problem is understandable.
>>
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>> Marcus
>>
>
>

Hi Zack,

thanks for your answer.

But may I install Vista on a partition other than my current C: partition? I
currently have several partitions but all contain data. I read there is a
feature in Vista similar to Partition Magic to shrink a partition but is it
already stable and secure? I only have a 250 GB drive and no chance to make
a backup...

My idea was to install Vista on a 60 GB partition that by now contains about
30 GB of data. So there should be space enough for a Vista install.


"Zack Whittaker" <admin@zacknet.co.uk> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:eLsC6BKhGHA.1324@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> If you want to install Vista, it's best on a clean partition. However, you
> can only put 1 operating system on 1 partition - so if you put Vista on
> your partition with XP on already, XP will get wiped but you'll have the
> option to upgrade so that your files and settings are still intact.
>
> --
> Zack Whittaker
> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
> » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
> » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
> » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and
> not
> of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
> that up!
>
> --: Original message follows :--
> "Marcus Wulf" <Marcus.Wulf@ixtra.com> wrote in message
> news:OaH8avJhGHA.3956@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> sorry if this question has been asked before but I want to install Vista
>> beside my current XP installation but don't have a clean partition
>> available.
>>
>> Is it possible to install Vista on a non empty partition and am I still
>> able to access this partition and the files and programs when I boot into
>> XP?
>>
>> Sorry for my bad english, I hope the problem is understandable.
>>
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>> Marcus
>>
>
>

Thanks.

I don't want to put Vista on the same partition as XP but on another that
already contains data.

Would that be possible?


"Ed Dixon" <eddixon@mtnsys.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:%23P1LEVLhGHA.3296@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> You can generally put many OS versions on one partition, but not with
> Vista. My test system has five on the C drive partition.
>
> However Vista offers few choices in this area and will overwrite the
> existing OS in different ways. Get a second drive, or repartition your
> current drive before you install. If you install on the XP partition, XP
> will be gone.
>
> These folks have simple partitioning software (BING):
>
> www.terabyteunlimited.com
>
> Ed
>
> --
> Thanks... Ed Dixon
> "Zack Whittaker" <admin@zacknet.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:eLsC6BKhGHA.1324@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> If you want to install Vista, it's best on a clean partition. However,
>> you can only put 1 operating system on 1 partition - so if you put Vista
>> on your partition with XP on already, XP will get wiped but you'll have
>> the option to upgrade so that your files and settings are still intact.
>>
>> --
>> Zack Whittaker
>> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
>> » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
>> » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
>> » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and
>> not
>> of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
>> that up!
>>
>> --: Original message follows :--
>> "Marcus Wulf" <Marcus.Wulf@ixtra.com> wrote in message
>> news:OaH8avJhGHA.3956@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> sorry if this question has been asked before but I want to install Vista
>>> beside my current XP installation but don't have a clean partition
>>> available.
>>>
>>> Is it possible to install Vista on a non empty partition and am I still
>>> able to access this partition and the files and programs when I boot
>>> into XP?
>>>
>>> Sorry for my bad english, I hope the problem is understandable.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance
>>>
>>> Marcus
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Yes you can, I would partition the 60 GB partition and allocate space for a
logical partition. I have Vista installed ona 20 GB partition.
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"Marcus Wulf" <Marcus.Wulf@ixtra.com> wrote in message
news:OtlZEXLhGHA.3904@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Hi Zack,
>
> thanks for your answer.
>
> But may I install Vista on a partition other than my current C: partition?
> I currently have several partitions but all contain data. I read there is
> a feature in Vista similar to Partition Magic to shrink a partition but is
> it already stable and secure? I only have a 250 GB drive and no chance to
> make a backup...
>
> My idea was to install Vista on a 60 GB partition that by now contains
> about 30 GB of data. So there should be space enough for a Vista install.
>
>
> "Zack Whittaker" <admin@zacknet.co.uk> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:eLsC6BKhGHA.1324@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> If you want to install Vista, it's best on a clean partition. However,
>> you can only put 1 operating system on 1 partition - so if you put Vista
>> on your partition with XP on already, XP will get wiped but you'll have
>> the option to upgrade so that your files and settings are still intact.
>>
>> --
>> Zack Whittaker
>> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
>> » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
>> » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
>> » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and
>> not
>> of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
>> that up!
>>
>> --: Original message follows :--
>> "Marcus Wulf" <Marcus.Wulf@ixtra.com> wrote in message
>> news:OaH8avJhGHA.3956@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> sorry if this question has been asked before but I want to install Vista
>>> beside my current XP installation but don't have a clean partition
>>> available.
>>>
>>> Is it possible to install Vista on a non empty partition and am I still
>>> able to access this partition and the files and programs when I boot
>>> into XP?
>>>
>>> Sorry for my bad english, I hope the problem is understandable.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance
>>>
>>> Marcus
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Partitioning is pretty safe - it just seperates your hard drive into
sections to create "new hard drives" so you can have one physical drive
(C: - 250GB) and you can split it to C: at 100GB and D: at 150GB if you
like.

Yeh, if you install Vista on a seperate partition, it should be fine )

--
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» ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
» MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
» Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
» This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not
of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
that up!

--: Original message follows :--
"Marcus Wulf" <Marcus.Wulf@ixtra.com> wrote in message
news:OtlZEXLhGHA.3904@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Hi Zack,
>
> thanks for your answer.
>
> But may I install Vista on a partition other than my current C: partition?
> I currently have several partitions but all contain data. I read there is
> a feature in Vista similar to Partition Magic to shrink a partition but is
> it already stable and secure? I only have a 250 GB drive and no chance to
> make a backup...
>
> My idea was to install Vista on a 60 GB partition that by now contains
> about 30 GB of data. So there should be space enough for a Vista install.
>
>
> "Zack Whittaker" <admin@zacknet.co.uk> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:eLsC6BKhGHA.1324@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> If you want to install Vista, it's best on a clean partition. However,
>> you can only put 1 operating system on 1 partition - so if you put Vista
>> on your partition with XP on already, XP will get wiped but you'll have
>> the option to upgrade so that your files and settings are still intact.
>>
>> --
>> Zack Whittaker
>> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
>> » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
>> » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
>> » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and
>> not
>> of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
>> that up!
>>
>> --: Original message follows :--
>> "Marcus Wulf" <Marcus.Wulf@ixtra.com> wrote in message
>> news:OaH8avJhGHA.3956@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> sorry if this question has been asked before but I want to install Vista
>>> beside my current XP installation but don't have a clean partition
>>> available.
>>>
>>> Is it possible to install Vista on a non empty partition and am I still
>>> able to access this partition and the files and programs when I boot
>>> into XP?
>>>
>>> Sorry for my bad english, I hope the problem is understandable.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance
>>>
>>> Marcus
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

That process worked fine for me. I have four partitions. The F partition
had lots of data files, but no Windows. I put Vista that and it did not
change any data files.

Ed

--
Thanks... Ed Dixon
"Marcus Wulf" <Marcus.Wulf@ixtra.com> wrote in message
news:eI%23ZlYLhGHA.3588@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Thanks.
>
> I don't want to put Vista on the same partition as XP but on another that
> already contains data.
>
> Would that be possible?
>
>
> "Ed Dixon" <eddixon@mtnsys.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:%23P1LEVLhGHA.3296@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> You can generally put many OS versions on one partition, but not with
>> Vista. My test system has five on the C drive partition.
>>
>> However Vista offers few choices in this area and will overwrite the
>> existing OS in different ways. Get a second drive, or repartition your
>> current drive before you install. If you install on the XP partition, XP
>> will be gone.
>>
>> These folks have simple partitioning software (BING):
>>
>> www.terabyteunlimited.com
>>
>> Ed
>>
>> --
>> Thanks... Ed Dixon
>> "Zack Whittaker" <admin@zacknet.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:eLsC6BKhGHA.1324@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> If you want to install Vista, it's best on a clean partition. However,
>>> you can only put 1 operating system on 1 partition - so if you put Vista
>>> on your partition with XP on already, XP will get wiped but you'll have
>>> the option to upgrade so that your files and settings are still intact.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Zack Whittaker
>>> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
>>> » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
>>> » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
>>> » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
>>> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and
>>> not
>>> of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we
>>> cleared
>>> that up!
>>>
>>> --: Original message follows :--
>>> "Marcus Wulf" <Marcus.Wulf@ixtra.com> wrote in message
>>> news:OaH8avJhGHA.3956@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> sorry if this question has been asked before but I want to install
>>>> Vista beside my current XP installation but don't have a clean
>>>> partition available.
>>>>
>>>> Is it possible to install Vista on a non empty partition and am I still
>>>> able to access this partition and the files and programs when I boot
>>>> into XP?
>>>>
>>>> Sorry for my bad english, I hope the problem is understandable.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance
>>>>
>>>> Marcus
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Hi Zack,

I think I didn't describe it correctly.

The problem is the harddrive already is partitioned so under Windows XP I
have the following:

C: Windows XP home drive (20 GB)
D: My Software (50 GB)
E: My Games (80 GB)
F: Currently my drive for video editing (90 GB)

So I thought that I could install Vista on drive F: which currently has
about 40 GB of free space. As I said all partitions contain data. The
question is:

Can I install Vista without formating an existing partition???


"Zack Whittaker" <admin@zacknet.co.uk> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:etgrUgLhGHA.3904@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Partitioning is pretty safe - it just seperates your hard drive into
> sections to create "new hard drives" so you can have one physical drive
> (C: - 250GB) and you can split it to C: at 100GB and D: at 150GB if you
> like.
>
> Yeh, if you install Vista on a seperate partition, it should be fine )
>
> --
> Zack Whittaker
> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
> » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
> » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
> » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and
> not
> of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
> that up!
>
> --: Original message follows :--
> "Marcus Wulf" <Marcus.Wulf@ixtra.com> wrote in message
> news:OtlZEXLhGHA.3904@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Hi Zack,
>>
>> thanks for your answer.
>>
>> But may I install Vista on a partition other than my current C:
>> partition? I currently have several partitions but all contain data. I
>> read there is a feature in Vista similar to Partition Magic to shrink a
>> partition but is it already stable and secure? I only have a 250 GB drive
>> and no chance to make a backup...
>>
>> My idea was to install Vista on a 60 GB partition that by now contains
>> about 30 GB of data. So there should be space enough for a Vista install.
>>
>>
>> "Zack Whittaker" <admin@zacknet.co.uk> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
>> news:eLsC6BKhGHA.1324@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> If you want to install Vista, it's best on a clean partition. However,
>>> you can only put 1 operating system on 1 partition - so if you put Vista
>>> on your partition with XP on already, XP will get wiped but you'll have
>>> the option to upgrade so that your files and settings are still intact.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Zack Whittaker
>>> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
>>> » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
>>> » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
>>> » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
>>> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and
>>> not
>>> of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we
>>> cleared
>>> that up!
>>>
>>> --: Original message follows :--
>>> "Marcus Wulf" <Marcus.Wulf@ixtra.com> wrote in message
>>> news:OaH8avJhGHA.3956@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> sorry if this question has been asked before but I want to install
>>>> Vista beside my current XP installation but don't have a clean
>>>> partition available.
>>>>
>>>> Is it possible to install Vista on a non empty partition and am I still
>>>> able to access this partition and the files and programs when I boot
>>>> into XP?
>>>>
>>>> Sorry for my bad english, I hope the problem is understandable.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance
>>>>
>>>> Marcus
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>