Dual Boot With XP Pro

I am unable to get my system to allow a dual boot installation.

I have Acronis True Image and am able to restore my XP installation. When I
tried to do a clean install to a new partion on my HD, the process went to
completion. However, when it tried to boot for the first time a number of
errors came up. On re-booting, I get the option of 'Earlier Version Of
Windows' or 'Vista'. I can boot to XP but not to Vista (runs for a minute
then crashes then tries to reload).

I had no problems installing Vista, have managed to get drivers for all the
hardware and everything works fine. However, one of my hobbies is video
editing and all the decent software only works with XP.