I was thinking I'd simply install XP Pro
on a second drive. I would like them to
be similar so that once I could simply run
vista (someday) that I'd try RAID for the
additional speed.
XP was great, but if I could, I'd just
upgrade to Ultimate instead. RDP is
the issue. Vista RDP will work with
XP, but the XP system needs to be updated,
and then, there's the problem of applications
that need to run locally.
There's many ways to do dual boot. In all
the time I've been doing things like that, separate
disks for each OS have always been the best option.
Worst case scenario is I can order a different disk
that works with the hardware and is XP compliant.
And order the XP pro retail. But all of that is
contingent upon employment, and I am not going to
do it simply for the sake of doing it. Vista
Home Premium runs great all by it's lonesome.
I do have another machine with XP on it, and
could use that. P4 2K with 768 megs. But I
have a dual core with 2 gigs. I'd rather use
this box, the nice 22 inch flat screen, and
since it is compatible with XP, it seems like
a more logical choice.
The only issue there is that the old box is oem, and
I would need a retail version of XP, since this
box has oem on it too. So, in order to comply
with the EULA, I would have to buy retail.
Since after installing it on this box I will probably
never use it again, it seems like a waste of money.
That's why I wish it was ok to install 2 oem OS's
with the understanding that the OS isn't portable.
But no luck.
Anaya, I'll bet XP will fly on this box.
--
Curt
"AlexB" <> wrote in message
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> If you want a dual boot it is not a problem. You can partition your C:
> drive and install a second OS. There are fairly reliable prescriptions to
> do this. I am 10 min away from my bed and do not want to do any research
> but you can find all info on this or other forums. There is a problem
> here, however.
>
> As the character that already answered to you correctly pointed out if you
> install XP as the second (time wise) OS it will reshape the Windows Boot
> Management menu and since XP is ignorant of Vista you will never see it
> again.
>
> He offered you a "cheep" solution. Without going into details I would be
> wary of the offer. Once I installed XP over Vista and had to reinstall
> Vista as the first OS and lost a lot of software.
>
> At this website which is a forum, there is a post by a fellow, I think his
> alias is spooky, who describes a method of installing XP over Vista but
> the method involves using yet another partition. In other words you will
> have three partitions ready to do it.
> http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?...effec5&act=idx
>
> He claims it is a child's play.
>
> You do not have to have a second drive to have one or two more partitions.
> You can create them all on C: if it has significant volume.
>
> RAID of course will increase your speed but kill the recovery option in
> case the drive is lost.
>
> "Curt" <> wrote in message
> news:B848D681-E97C-4763-B4DB-...
>> here;s a weird scenario. I have a machine that is
>> running Vista OEM Home premium. I checked
>> the dell site, and they have a version of XP
>> for the exact same system.
>>
>> SO, basically, if I could do it through dell,
>> I'd order the OEM version to install on this system as a dual boot.
>>
>> I searched high and low and never came across anything that actually
>> dictated the circumstances where 2 oem versions
>> of software were running in a dual boot scenario.
>>
>> I know I'll more than likely have to get the
>> retail version, since validating 2 oem versions
>> on the same hardware could present a problem.
>>
>> Like Uncle Bill and the black helicopters
>> showing up at my door. Or maybe just the FBI.
>>
>> But it would be nice to be able to purchase a version of the software
>> designed to be installed
>> on my computer without all the extraneous issues
>> and the extra costs involved with buying retail.
>>
>> I wonder if MS has ever considered allowing customers
>> to do this. Since you can only run one OS at a time, as
>> long as both were legal copies, and married to the hardware, I wonder why
>> it isn't allowed.
>> Has anyone else ever addressed this issue? Or am I simply being a weasel?
>> The only thing stopping me from ordering it today is
>> that the drive that I have currently installed, I would like
>> a duplicate of, but alas, it is backordered. I was thinking
>> maybe later that I could do RAID.
>> Anyway, I figure asking the experts on this, and maybe
>> having seen it before; they could possibly shed some light
>> on this.
>> --
>> Curt
>>
>>
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