Dual Boot-Why cant I use the applications installed on other parti

Hey there, I've just installed Vista to my machine, which previously had XP
on it. I have created a separate hard drive partition and installed Vista on
that. The problem I have however, is that I can't use alot of the
applications previously installed on my XP partition. I'm not wanting to have
to install, for example, Itunes twice, on 2 different partitions. I see this
as a waste of space. Also, things like games dont load up if i double click
the execute file. Is there any recommendations or software to allow me to run
applications without having to install them twice?
Cheers, any responses would be really appreciated.

Aaron

Applications don't work in the way you are describing. Years ago a
program consisted of a single .Exe. Today most all applications have
dependencies. These are things as diverse as Registry Keys/values,
software modules in the \Windows\ folder tree and settings saved in
a Documents and Settings folder. The only workable solution would
be to install each app in it's own OS space.

"Aaron" <> wrote in message
news:E8A53A4E-4A0E-425A-8B12-...
> Hey there, I've just installed Vista to my machine, which previously had
> XP
> on it. I have created a separate hard drive partition and installed Vista
> on
> that. The problem I have however, is that I can't use alot of the
> applications previously installed on my XP partition. I'm not wanting to
> have
> to install, for example, Itunes twice, on 2 different partitions. I see
> this
> as a waste of space. Also, things like games dont load up if i double
> click
> the execute file. Is there any recommendations or software to allow me to
> run
> applications without having to install them twice?
> Cheers, any responses would be really appreciated.
>
> Aaron

Aaron wrote:
> Hey there, I've just installed Vista to my machine, which previously had XP
> on it. I have created a separate hard drive partition and installed Vista on
> that. The problem I have however, is that I can't use alot of the
> applications previously installed on my XP partition. I'm not wanting to have
> to install, for example, Itunes twice, on 2 different partitions. I see this
> as a waste of space. Also, things like games dont load up if i double click
> the execute file. Is there any recommendations or software to allow me to run
> applications without having to install them twice?
> Cheers, any responses would be really appreciated.


When you dual-boot, you are running two separate operating systems. You
can't share programs - you need to install programs on each operating
system just as you would have to if you were running the two operating
systems on separate computers. You can share *data* between the systems
if you create a "neutral" partition formatted in a file system they both
understand (NTFS would be a fine choice in this case), but you can't do
what you want with the programs.

Sorry.


Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

the data used to run and control the programs is kept in each OS's registry.
since they each have their own registry you have to have the programs data in each registry for it to work.

only exception is a program that does not have an INSTALLER but is a stand alone EXE file.
there are still some of them around.







"Aaron" <> wrote in message news:E8A53A4E-4A0E-425A-8B12-...
Hey there, I've just installed Vista to my machine, which previously had XP
on it. I have created a separate hard drive partition and installed Vista on
that. The problem I have however, is that I can't use alot of the
applications previously installed on my XP partition. I'm not wanting to have
to install, for example, Itunes twice, on 2 different partitions. I see this
as a waste of space. Also, things like games dont load up if i double click
the execute file. Is there any recommendations or software to allow me to run
applications without having to install them twice?
Cheers, any responses would be really appreciated.

Aaron

My wife and I park our cars in the same garage.
Why do I have to have a radio in my car?
Why can't just I listen to her radio when I am in my car?

Seriously, older programs would run by just clicking the executable.
But newer programs are so much more complex, they require dozens, maybe
hundreds of Registry entries/settings to function properly.
You can share the data between the programs on a common drive or file, but
to actually run the software requires that it be installed in the current
OS.
--
A Professional Amateur...If anyone knew it all, none of would be here!

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"Aaron" <> wrote in message
news:E8A53A4E-4A0E-425A-8B12-...
> Hey there, I've just installed Vista to my machine, which previously had
> XP
> on it. I have created a separate hard drive partition and installed Vista
> on
> that. The problem I have however, is that I can't use alot of the
> applications previously installed on my XP partition. I'm not wanting to
> have
> to install, for example, Itunes twice, on 2 different partitions. I see
> this
> as a waste of space. Also, things like games dont load up if i double
> click
> the execute file. Is there any recommendations or software to allow me to
> run
> applications without having to install them twice?
> Cheers, any responses would be really appreciated.
>
> Aaron