Installing Win XP Prof (SP2) on a separate partition?

Hi,
I have just installed the Vista Beta 2 and would like to install XP on
another partition!
A new partition is created as specified in help manual, but it seams like
Vista is newer and don't allow XP to be installed on an other partition?

Do I have to create a boot CD to get arround this?

Rgs,
/Kjell

Running Vista on a Dell Precision M90

Boot from the XP CD and install ???


"Kjell R. Christensen" <> wrote
in message news:7030AEBB-10A0-4EFB-8A72-...
> Hi,
> I have just installed the Vista Beta 2 and would like to install XP on
> another partition!
> A new partition is created as specified in help manual, but it seams like
> Vista is newer and don't allow XP to be installed on an other partition?
>
> Do I have to create a boot CD to get arround this?
>
> Rgs,
> /Kjell
>
> Running Vista on a Dell Precision M90
>

Standard and recommended practice in setting up a dual boot configuration :
Install "older" OS first. a.g install XP first then Vista.

"Kjell R. Christensen" <> wrote
in message news:7030AEBB-10A0-4EFB-8A72-...
> Hi,
> I have just installed the Vista Beta 2 and would like to install XP on
> another partition!
> A new partition is created as specified in help manual, but it seams like
> Vista is newer and don't allow XP to be installed on an other partition?
>
> Do I have to create a boot CD to get arround this?
>
> Rgs,
> /Kjell
>
> Running Vista on a Dell Precision M90
>

You need to use a boot manager or install them in the correct order.
Otherwise XP will destroy the Vista bootloader. Vista is aware of XP but XP
has no idea about Vista.

"Kjell R. Christensen" <> wrote
in message news:7030AEBB-10A0-4EFB-8A72-...
> Hi,
> I have just installed the Vista Beta 2 and would like to install XP on
> another partition!
> A new partition is created as specified in help manual, but it seams like
> Vista is newer and don't allow XP to be installed on an other partition?
>
> Do I have to create a boot CD to get arround this?
>
> Rgs,
> /Kjell
>
> Running Vista on a Dell Precision M90
>

If XP is booting fine, make the other partition active (with Disk Manager)
and then run the Vista setup from your XP desktop. It should come out just
as you hoped.

"Kjell R. Christensen" <> wrote in message
news:ud$W%...
> Yes, I just distroyed the reference to Vista, after installing XP!
>
> Can I rectify this?
>
> Rgs,
> /Kjell
>
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:...
>> You need to use a boot manager or install them in the correct order.
>> Otherwise XP will destroy the Vista bootloader. Vista is aware of XP but
>> XP has no idea about Vista.
>>
>> "Kjell R. Christensen" <>
>> wrote in message
>> news:7030AEBB-10A0-4EFB-8A72-...
>>> Hi,
>>> I have just installed the Vista Beta 2 and would like to install XP on
>>> another partition!
>>> A new partition is created as specified in help manual, but it seams
>>> like
>>> Vista is newer and don't allow XP to be installed on an other partition?
>>>
>>> Do I have to create a boot CD to get arround this?
>>>
>>> Rgs,
>>> /Kjell
>>>
>>> Running Vista on a Dell Precision M90
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Yes, I just distroyed the reference to Vista, after installing XP!

Can I rectify this?

Rgs,
/Kjell


"Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote in message
news:...
> You need to use a boot manager or install them in the correct order.
> Otherwise XP will destroy the Vista bootloader. Vista is aware of XP but
> XP has no idea about Vista.
>
> "Kjell R. Christensen" <> wrote
> in message news:7030AEBB-10A0-4EFB-8A72-...
>> Hi,
>> I have just installed the Vista Beta 2 and would like to install XP on
>> another partition!
>> A new partition is created as specified in help manual, but it seams like
>> Vista is newer and don't allow XP to be installed on an other partition?
>>
>> Do I have to create a boot CD to get arround this?
>>
>> Rgs,
>> /Kjell
>>
>> Running Vista on a Dell Precision M90
>>
>
>

XP (installed on D is fine, but I'm not able to make a repair on my C:
where Vista is installed. I have to reinstall and then lose all programs
that has been installed on Vista!

Can I edit the boot.ini file and add a reference to Vista?
or
Can I insall a boot-manager on XP that add what ever is necessary to
boot.ini?

Rgs,
/Kjell

"Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote in message
news:...
> If XP is booting fine, make the other partition active (with Disk Manager)
> and then run the Vista setup from your XP desktop. It should come out
> just as you hoped.
>
> "Kjell R. Christensen" <> wrote in message
> news:ud$W%...
>> Yes, I just distroyed the reference to Vista, after installing XP!
>>
>> Can I rectify this?
>>
>> Rgs,
>> /Kjell
>>
>>
>> "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> You need to use a boot manager or install them in the correct order.
>>> Otherwise XP will destroy the Vista bootloader. Vista is aware of XP
>>> but XP has no idea about Vista.
>>>
>>> "Kjell R. Christensen" <>
>>> wrote in message
>>> news:7030AEBB-10A0-4EFB-8A72-...
>>>> Hi,
>>>> I have just installed the Vista Beta 2 and would like to install XP on
>>>> another partition!
>>>> A new partition is created as specified in help manual, but it seams
>>>> like
>>>> Vista is newer and don't allow XP to be installed on an other
>>>> partition?
>>>>
>>>> Do I have to create a boot CD to get arround this?
>>>>
>>>> Rgs,
>>>> /Kjell
>>>>
>>>> Running Vista on a Dell Precision M90
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Vista does not use boot.ini. It uses the boot configuration data store.
That's what you overwrote. You would have to create it from scratch, which
is doable, but the learning curve is far longer than just reinstalling. Can
you see the contents of the Vista partition from XP? If so, copy your files
out of it before reinstalling.



"Kjell R. Christensen" <> wrote in message
news:...
> XP (installed on D is fine, but I'm not able to make a repair on my C:
> where Vista is installed. I have to reinstall and then lose all programs
> that has been installed on Vista!
>
> Can I edit the boot.ini file and add a reference to Vista?
> or
> Can I insall a boot-manager on XP that add what ever is necessary to
> boot.ini?
>
> Rgs,
> /Kjell
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:...
>> If XP is booting fine, make the other partition active (with Disk
>> Manager) and then run the Vista setup from your XP desktop. It should
>> come out just as you hoped.
>>
>> "Kjell R. Christensen" <> wrote in message
>> news:ud$W%...
>>> Yes, I just distroyed the reference to Vista, after installing XP!
>>>
>>> Can I rectify this?
>>>
>>> Rgs,
>>> /Kjell
>>>
>>>
>>> "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> You need to use a boot manager or install them in the correct order.
>>>> Otherwise XP will destroy the Vista bootloader. Vista is aware of XP
>>>> but XP has no idea about Vista.
>>>>
>>>> "Kjell R. Christensen" <>
>>>> wrote in message
>>>> news:7030AEBB-10A0-4EFB-8A72-...
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>> I have just installed the Vista Beta 2 and would like to install XP on
>>>>> another partition!
>>>>> A new partition is created as specified in help manual, but it seams
>>>>> like
>>>>> Vista is newer and don't allow XP to be installed on an other
>>>>> partition?
>>>>>
>>>>> Do I have to create a boot CD to get arround this?
>>>>>
>>>>> Rgs,
>>>>> /Kjell
>>>>>
>>>>> Running Vista on a Dell Precision M90
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Yes, the partition is accessible!
Is it possible to just paste the files back, after a clean install of Vista?

Or du you have other suggestions?

Rgs,
/Kjell

"Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote in message
news:...
> Vista does not use boot.ini. It uses the boot configuration data store.
> That's what you overwrote. You would have to create it from scratch,
> which is doable, but the learning curve is far longer than just
> reinstalling. Can you see the contents of the Vista partition from XP?
> If so, copy your files out of it before reinstalling.
>
>
>
> "Kjell R. Christensen" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> XP (installed on D is fine, but I'm not able to make a repair on my C:
>> where Vista is installed. I have to reinstall and then lose all programs
>> that has been installed on Vista!
>>
>> Can I edit the boot.ini file and add a reference to Vista?
>> or
>> Can I insall a boot-manager on XP that add what ever is necessary to
>> boot.ini?
>>
>> Rgs,
>> /Kjell
>>
>> "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> If XP is booting fine, make the other partition active (with Disk
>>> Manager) and then run the Vista setup from your XP desktop. It should
>>> come out just as you hoped.
>>>
>>> "Kjell R. Christensen" <> wrote in message
>>> news:ud$W%...
>>>> Yes, I just distroyed the reference to Vista, after installing XP!
>>>>
>>>> Can I rectify this?
>>>>
>>>> Rgs,
>>>> /Kjell
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:...
>>>>> You need to use a boot manager or install them in the correct order.
>>>>> Otherwise XP will destroy the Vista bootloader. Vista is aware of XP
>>>>> but XP has no idea about Vista.
>>>>>
>>>>> "Kjell R. Christensen" <>
>>>>> wrote in message
>>>>> news:7030AEBB-10A0-4EFB-8A72-...
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>> I have just installed the Vista Beta 2 and would like to install XP
>>>>>> on
>>>>>> another partition!
>>>>>> A new partition is created as specified in help manual, but it seams
>>>>>> like
>>>>>> Vista is newer and don't allow XP to be installed on an other
>>>>>> partition?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Do I have to create a boot CD to get arround this?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Rgs,
>>>>>> /Kjell
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Running Vista on a Dell Precision M90
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Files yes. Programs will have to be reinstalled. If you carefully note
where the files were stored, you can copy them back into thier original
locations by drag and drop. The Easy Transfer wizard in Vista would do the
job but it is beta and is not yet fully reliable, so I would do it the old
fashioned way.

"Kjell R. Christensen" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> Yes, the partition is accessible!
> Is it possible to just paste the files back, after a clean install of
> Vista?
>
> Or du you have other suggestions?
>
> Rgs,
> /Kjell
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Vista does not use boot.ini. It uses the boot configuration data store.
>> That's what you overwrote. You would have to create it from scratch,
>> which is doable, but the learning curve is far longer than just
>> reinstalling. Can you see the contents of the Vista partition from XP?
>> If so, copy your files out of it before reinstalling.
>>
>>
>>
>> "Kjell R. Christensen" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> XP (installed on D is fine, but I'm not able to make a repair on my C:
>>> where Vista is installed. I have to reinstall and then lose all programs
>>> that has been installed on Vista!
>>>
>>> Can I edit the boot.ini file and add a reference to Vista?
>>> or
>>> Can I insall a boot-manager on XP that add what ever is necessary to
>>> boot.ini?
>>>
>>> Rgs,
>>> /Kjell
>>>
>>> "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> If XP is booting fine, make the other partition active (with Disk
>>>> Manager) and then run the Vista setup from your XP desktop. It should
>>>> come out just as you hoped.
>>>>
>>>> "Kjell R. Christensen" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:ud$W%...
>>>>> Yes, I just distroyed the reference to Vista, after installing XP!
>>>>>
>>>>> Can I rectify this?
>>>>>
>>>>> Rgs,
>>>>> /Kjell
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:...
>>>>>> You need to use a boot manager or install them in the correct order.
>>>>>> Otherwise XP will destroy the Vista bootloader. Vista is aware of XP
>>>>>> but XP has no idea about Vista.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Kjell R. Christensen" <>
>>>>>> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:7030AEBB-10A0-4EFB-8A72-...
>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>> I have just installed the Vista Beta 2 and would like to install XP
>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>> another partition!
>>>>>>> A new partition is created as specified in help manual, but it seams
>>>>>>> like
>>>>>>> Vista is newer and don't allow XP to be installed on an other
>>>>>>> partition?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Do I have to create a boot CD to get arround this?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Rgs,
>>>>>>> /Kjell
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Running Vista on a Dell Precision M90
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>