How to set up my dual boot?

I have XP pro on my sata C drive. i have a sata drive to install. I want tp
put Vista on the secound HD. I would like to keep them seperate and select
which drive to boot from. Please advise. I have read many ideas but am not
sure of the prcedure that would be best. I do not want to lose my XP install!
thanks

Simply insert the Windows Vista DVD in Windows XP Professional, during
setup, you will given two choices, 'Upgrade' or 'Custom', select the Custom
option and select the second drive on which you would like to install
Windows Vista.
--
Andre
Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
My Vista Quickstart Guide:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
"Gordon" <> wrote in message
news:5A56DB12-3343-413C-9032-...
>I have XP pro on my sata C drive. i have a sata drive to install. I want tp
> put Vista on the secound HD. I would like to keep them seperate and select
> which drive to boot from. Please advise. I have read many ideas but am not
> sure of the prcedure that would be best. I do not want to lose my XP
> install!
> thanks

thanks Andre, Will this allow me to remove Vista with out messing up my xp
install? Will I be able to restore?

"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:

> Simply insert the Windows Vista DVD in Windows XP Professional, during
> setup, you will given two choices, 'Upgrade' or 'Custom', select the Custom
> option and select the second drive on which you would like to install
> Windows Vista.
> --
> Andre
> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> "Gordon" <> wrote in message
> news:5A56DB12-3343-413C-9032-...
> >I have XP pro on my sata C drive. i have a sata drive to install. I want tp
> > put Vista on the secound HD. I would like to keep them seperate and select
> > which drive to boot from. Please advise. I have read many ideas but am not
> > sure of the prcedure that would be best. I do not want to lose my XP
> > install!
> > thanks
>
>
>

If you want the installations to be truly separate, temporarily
disconnect the XP drive. Install Vista on the new drive. Reconnect the
XP drive, and use the motherboard bios to select which drive to boot
from.

On Sat, 22 Dec 2007 09:57:01 -0800, Gordon
<> wrote:

>thanks Andre, Will this allow me to remove Vista with out messing up my xp
>install? Will I be able to restore?
>
>"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:
>
>> Simply insert the Windows Vista DVD in Windows XP Professional, during
>> setup, you will given two choices, 'Upgrade' or 'Custom', select the Custom
>> option and select the second drive on which you would like to install
>> Windows Vista.
>> --
>> Andre
>> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
>> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
>> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
>> "Gordon" <> wrote in message
>> news:5A56DB12-3343-413C-9032-...
>> >I have XP pro on my sata C drive. i have a sata drive to install. I want tp
>> > put Vista on the secound HD. I would like to keep them seperate and select
>> > which drive to boot from. Please advise. I have read many ideas but am not
>> > sure of the prcedure that would be best. I do not want to lose my XP
>> > install!
>> > thanks
>>
>>
>>

If you want to remove Windows Vista from the second drive on which you plan
to install, just boot into Windows XP, open My Computer > right click drive
on which Vista is installed and click Format, if you want to remove the
Windows Vista Boot Manager, use EasyBCD by Neosmart Technologies:
http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1
--
Andre
Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
My Vista Quickstart Guide:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
"Gordon" <> wrote in message
news:7ADAB96A-C98D-4246-BFD1-...
> thanks Andre, Will this allow me to remove Vista with out messing up my xp
> install? Will I be able to restore?
>
> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:
>
>> Simply insert the Windows Vista DVD in Windows XP Professional, during
>> setup, you will given two choices, 'Upgrade' or 'Custom', select the
>> Custom
>> option and select the second drive on which you would like to install
>> Windows Vista.
>> --
>> Andre
>> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
>> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
>> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
>> "Gordon" <> wrote in message
>> news:5A56DB12-3343-413C-9032-...
>> >I have XP pro on my sata C drive. i have a sata drive to install. I want
>> >tp
>> > put Vista on the secound HD. I would like to keep them seperate and
>> > select
>> > which drive to boot from. Please advise. I have read many ideas but am
>> > not
>> > sure of the prcedure that would be best. I do not want to lose my XP
>> > install!
>> > thanks
>>
>>
>>

If I unplug my c drive wont the vista boot loader be on the drive I install
vista on? thanks!

"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:

> If you want to remove Windows Vista from the second drive on which you plan
> to install, just boot into Windows XP, open My Computer > right click drive
> on which Vista is installed and click Format, if you want to remove the
> Windows Vista Boot Manager, use EasyBCD by Neosmart Technologies:
> http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1
> --
> Andre
> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> "Gordon" <> wrote in message
> news:7ADAB96A-C98D-4246-BFD1-...
> > thanks Andre, Will this allow me to remove Vista with out messing up my xp
> > install? Will I be able to restore?
> >
> > "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:
> >
> >> Simply insert the Windows Vista DVD in Windows XP Professional, during
> >> setup, you will given two choices, 'Upgrade' or 'Custom', select the
> >> Custom
> >> option and select the second drive on which you would like to install
> >> Windows Vista.
> >> --
> >> Andre
> >> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> >> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> >> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> >> "Gordon" <> wrote in message
> >> news:5A56DB12-3343-413C-9032-...
> >> >I have XP pro on my sata C drive. i have a sata drive to install. I want
> >> >tp
> >> > put Vista on the secound HD. I would like to keep them seperate and
> >> > select
> >> > which drive to boot from. Please advise. I have read many ideas but am
> >> > not
> >> > sure of the prcedure that would be best. I do not want to lose my XP
> >> > install!
> >> > thanks
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

Thanks guys! worked just fine...Vista is fast and very slick, so far!

"Gordon" wrote:

> If I unplug my c drive wont the vista boot loader be on the drive I install
> vista on? thanks!
>
> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:
>
> > If you want to remove Windows Vista from the second drive on which you plan
> > to install, just boot into Windows XP, open My Computer > right click drive
> > on which Vista is installed and click Format, if you want to remove the
> > Windows Vista Boot Manager, use EasyBCD by Neosmart Technologies:
> > http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1
> > --
> > Andre
> > Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> > My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> > http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> > "Gordon" <> wrote in message
> > news:7ADAB96A-C98D-4246-BFD1-...
> > > thanks Andre, Will this allow me to remove Vista with out messing up my xp
> > > install? Will I be able to restore?
> > >
> > > "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:
> > >
> > >> Simply insert the Windows Vista DVD in Windows XP Professional, during
> > >> setup, you will given two choices, 'Upgrade' or 'Custom', select the
> > >> Custom
> > >> option and select the second drive on which you would like to install
> > >> Windows Vista.
> > >> --
> > >> Andre
> > >> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> > >> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> > >> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> > >> "Gordon" <> wrote in message
> > >> news:5A56DB12-3343-413C-9032-...
> > >> >I have XP pro on my sata C drive. i have a sata drive to install. I want
> > >> >tp
> > >> > put Vista on the secound HD. I would like to keep them seperate and
> > >> > select
> > >> > which drive to boot from. Please advise. I have read many ideas but am
> > >> > not
> > >> > sure of the prcedure that would be best. I do not want to lose my XP
> > >> > install!
> > >> > thanks
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> >
> >

"Gordon" wrote:

> I have XP pro on my sata C drive. i have a sata drive to install. I want tp
> put Vista on the secound HD. I would like to keep them seperate and select
> which drive to boot from. Please advise. I have read many ideas but am not
> sure of the prcedure that would be best. I do not want to lose my XP install!
> thanks

see the documentation from your Mainboard , if your PC's BIOS supports a
bootmenu before any OS is loaded.

For example - I have A board made by ASUS and I can press F11 key to select
which harddisk or DVD-Drive I want to boot from, so if I had two differend
HDD installed I could switch between, let's say XP and Vista or Vista and
Linux without any Bootloader.

Sometimes it's the F8 key, sometimes F10-F12 or any other combo. It matters
which manufacturer and which BIOS.

Sascha/Germany

"Darren" <> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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>
>
> "Gordon" wrote:
>
>> I have XP pro on my sata C drive. i have a sata drive to install. I want
>> tp
>> put Vista on the secound HD. I would like to keep them seperate and
>> select
>> which drive to boot from. Please advise. I have read many ideas but am
>> not
>> sure of the prcedure that would be best. I do not want to lose my XP
>> install!
>> thanks

Thanks, i have an asus board..I will try the F11 out ! Thanks!

"Sascha Jazbec" wrote:

> see the documentation from your Mainboard , if your PC's BIOS supports a
> bootmenu before any OS is loaded.
>
> For example - I have A board made by ASUS and I can press F11 key to select
> which harddisk or DVD-Drive I want to boot from, so if I had two differend
> HDD installed I could switch between, let's say XP and Vista or Vista and
> Linux without any Bootloader.
>
> Sometimes it's the F8 key, sometimes F10-F12 or any other combo. It matters
> which manufacturer and which BIOS.
>
> Sascha/Germany
>
> "Darren" <> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:2D03BC2A-809B-4676-BB36-...
> >
> >
> > "Gordon" wrote:
> >
> >> I have XP pro on my sata C drive. i have a sata drive to install. I want
> >> tp
> >> put Vista on the secound HD. I would like to keep them seperate and
> >> select
> >> which drive to boot from. Please advise. I have read many ideas but am
> >> not
> >> sure of the prcedure that would be best. I do not want to lose my XP
> >> install!
> >> thanks
>
>