Boot Configuration HELP

Hello,

Windows vista installed to system portion (first) , after i install windows
xp on next partion windows vista not able to run, i ihave repaired startup
via windows vista disk, now i can not access to windows xp. how can i keep
both windows vista and windows xp?

MehradSys wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Windows vista installed to system portion (first) , after i install windows
> xp on next partion windows vista not able to run, i ihave repaired startup
> via windows vista disk, now i can not access to windows xp. how can i keep
> both windows vista and windows xp?


The older OS should be installed first; otherwise, you'll have
trouble creating a dual-boot scenario without using 3rd-party products.

However, dual-booting is no longer necessary in most situations.

Why not download a Virtual Machine application, such as Microsoft's
VirtualPC 2007 (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.asp?) or
Innotek's VirtualBox (http://www.virtualbox.org/) and run WinXP and your
legacy applications within a virtual computer. Both are free and work
with Vista. (Microsoft does not support the use of VirtualPC 2007 on
Vista Home editions, but several people have reported that it works just
fine.)


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Virtual machines is not able to apply original system performance, is not
trust? vista is good, but some application that related to my job such as
"adobe perimire" could not appear to fast performance on vista, so i need to
use windows xp. its my knowledge. if you know any better tell me.

"Bruce Chambers" wrote:

> MehradSys wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > Windows vista installed to system portion (first) , after i install windows
> > xp on next partion windows vista not able to run, i ihave repaired startup
> > via windows vista disk, now i can not access to windows xp. how can i keep
> > both windows vista and windows xp?
>
>
> The older OS should be installed first; otherwise, you'll have
> trouble creating a dual-boot scenario without using 3rd-party products.
>
> However, dual-booting is no longer necessary in most situations.
>
> Why not download a Virtual Machine application, such as Microsoft's
> VirtualPC 2007 (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.asp?) or
> Innotek's VirtualBox (http://www.virtualbox.org/) and run WinXP and your
> legacy applications within a virtual computer. Both are free and work
> with Vista. (Microsoft does not support the use of VirtualPC 2007 on
> Vista Home editions, but several people have reported that it works just
> fine.)
>
>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin
>
> Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell
>
> The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
> killed a great many philosophers.
> ~ Denis Diderot
>