Windows Vista: How do I dual boot my computer to run Windows XP and Vista?
- 10/24/08 4:00 PM
I don't like Partition Magic anymore.
by fjord_fox - 11/2/08 11:05 AM In reply to: Partition Magic by Dave AnkenmanI prefer to use Acronis Disk Director Suite 10.0, which you can read about, try, and buy at http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/diskdirector/. It works for both XP and Vista. For backups, I use Acronis True Image Home. I have been using them ever since PowerQuest sold out to Norton with both of their products: Partition Magic, and Drive Image. That is when I shifted to Acronis, and I have always been happy.
2 HD's?
by loginvictim - 10/25/08 3:00 AM In reply to: Two Operating Systems on one computer by WatzmanIsn't it easier to use 2 HD's I did this on a dell 1720 & it worked OK. But had a few problems...
XP needed a dvd decoder & I had to boot vista from F12, rather than a boot up choice option at startup...
Thanks, Zack
2 OS, 1 machine; 2 HDs
by willivon4 - 10/27/08 8:02 AM In reply to: 2 HD's? by loginvictimStepping into the "Way-Back Machine". I seem to remember there being an HD switch for IDE drives from the Win 98 days. One would simply select via a 5 1/4" front panel slot mounted switch before booting and you'd see only that selected bootable hard drive on the drive 0 line.
Are they still around or is there an equivalent for SATA?
Link, comment.
by R. Proffitt - 10/27/08 8:06 AM
In reply to: 2 OS, 1 machine; 2 HDs by willivon4
http://www.cooldrives.com/4posaiisw3ba.html
It's not so simple with 3 Giga Hertz signals. That is a mechanical switch doesn't work.
Maybe that's why boot loaders still are being used such as http://www.osloader.com/
Bob
SATA switch device
by willivon4 - 10/27/08 9:02 AM In reply to: Link, comment. by R. Proffitt
That's the cost of a decent 500GB hard drive at $89.95. To mix in an IDE drive you'd require another of their $20-$40 devices as well.
Is their claim of 3Gbit performance valid?
"Is their claim of 3Gbit performance valid?"
by R. Proffitt - 10/27/08 9:13 AM
In reply to: SATA switch device by willivon4
Sorry, I have NO NEED for such things. I also don't have an operation like Tomshardware.com to test such. All I can do is offer solutions others have shared with me and ones I've used in the past.
Sorry to have no answer for your question.
As to the cost, you might be new to the PC market. That's a BARGAIN!
Bob
3GB/SEC PERFORMANCE?
by cwl1945 - 10/31/08 5:28 PM In reply to: SATA switch device by willivon4If you believe an 80GB drive will hold 80GB of data, then you can believe the 3GB/sec propoganda. The answer for both is NO, but the performance is fairly swift nevertheless. cwl
yes, I'm also running 2 seperate HD's in my Dell 1720
by mach2race - 11/5/08 10:48 AM In reply to: 2 HD's? by loginvictimI also must go into the Bios / F12 to pick which hard drive to boot too. Is there a utility / program that I can install, which will ask me which harddrive to boot from. My dell inspiron, had locations for 2 harddrives, all i had to get was the screws/bracket to install it.Seems to work OK, but wish I could find a way to pick harddrives, without going into the bios...
Thanks guys,
Mach
dual booting
by pete3867 - 10/25/08 3:27 AM In reply to: Two Operating Systems on one computer by Watzmanthe best advice is DONT BOTHER, I have tried it in many ways , but the fact of the matter is ms made a boo boo by not letting xp and vista "get on" within the startup kernel . You will find it works for a while and then all kinds of stuff goes wrong .
If you do bother do it on seperate hard drives ,that way you dont lose anything
but my advice is STICK TO XP!
Windows Vista: How do I dual boot my computer to run Windows
by javi1234567890 - 10/26/08 12:30 AM In reply to: dual booting by pete3867instead of trying to dual boot, take the easier route, go to sun microsystems website and download virtual pc(it is free and works on several platforms) what you do when you get virtual pc is that you start up the program inside of xp or vista and it will ask you if you want to add a new virtual pc(something like that) then after you do the basic, you start the virtual pc(do not forget to put in the cd before you start if not you will have to reset virtual pc but it is not hard, you do not have to close the program. once virtual pc is running, it will install your os of your choice without deleting any os that is already installed. it works similar virtual pc 2007 but you do not have to have vista business or xp pro in order for it to work. it is multiplatform. this is how i have only one os installed and multiple virtual os's including vista. like this i do not have to go through all the pain of figuring out how to make both of the work at boot up. the best thing about virtual pc is that you could have multiple systems inside of one os
virtual box
by javi1234567890 - 10/26/08 12:32 AM In reply to: Windows Vista: How do I dual boot my computer to run Windows by javi1234567890oh i ment to put virtual box not virtual pc
Multi booting is a must
by Photogmomma - 10/30/08 5:20 PM In reply to: Windows Vista: How do I dual boot my computer to run Windows by javi1234567890I have multi booted for many years, and now I would never set up a box without it dual/multi booting even if I run the same OS, which I often do.
Over the years I have had to 'get files back' from so many peoples computers that have gone bad, I used to have to do it via DOS, and then via the harder ways that are/were allowed with NTFS systems (thanks PE), and I used to think why did I not ever have such a hard time when my computers had problems ?
...then I realised that I have always run multi boot systems and I just used the other boot/OS to fix problems that are a 'safe mode' only or other such no go problem, with running files or non booting OS'es.
Using an emu/virtual pc is very good for a lot things and I do use them every day, but, you just cant beat the ease of working from your everyday OS to sort out problems.
I also feel that quite a large amount of the load is spread, I used to have non Interweb connected 'sides' that were 'safe' from the nasties that can be found, but TBH being connected is just too important now.
But having a video/multimedia editing OS, and a testing/new code OS, and a basic get out clause OS with all of the tools needed to image and fix all the others is how all of my computers are set up now. With at least 2 or 3 multi booting OS'es, most of them being Windows 2000/Slackware. I am a power user that does not need the flash/fisher price look of XP/Vista, and the loss of power from a Vista box with the same setup as my Win2000 ones is like night and day only 130 MB used at startup and a start time of often less than 30 seconds for 2 and 3 year old OS installs, no problem with once a month re-boots.
Its always worth multi booting.
dual boot having both XP and VISTA
by d9sh - 10/26/08 4:07 AM In reply to: dual booting by pete3867hello hasnt any one heard about the microsoft's new software called virtual pc 2007 ,it lets you run multiple operating systems at a time
Virtual Box or Virtual PC 2007 may not a good choice
by satishkhode - 10/26/08 7:47 PM In reply to: dual boot having both XP and VISTA by d9shAs title.
Virtual Box is felxible becase it supports USB device but Virtual PC 2007 DON'T.
Virtual PC 2007 lan interface is easy to implement than Virtual Box.
If install Vista on virtual environment, some advance features may not function properly as the hardware configuration is under virtual system controll not the actual PC hardware.
If you want to use full features Vista, install the Vista on your current XP computer (you need some unused partition). After installation is completed and PC restart, you will see a menu to select XP or Vista OS and Vista is the default choice.
BUT the drawback is you can not uninstall either OS, in case one OS crashed especially Vista, you lost both OSs.
Once I have install both Xp and Vista on the same disk and put all my data to another disk, such that I can keep all my data in case the OS disk failed. If you just want to experience the Vista, I suggest Virtual PC 2007 because it is simple and easy but you need a faster CPU and 2G ram min.
32 bit not 64 bit
by NDennisV - 10/25/08 6:56 AM In reply to: Two Operating Systems on one computer by WatzmanI've been all over that site and discovered that none of that works with my new 64 bit Vista PC.
One problem is the PC did not come with a recovery disk. The manufacture tells you how to make a re-installation disk, but it overwrites everything which makes it impossible to make a dual boot system.
But I found this:
http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/windows-vista-recovery-disc-download/
If you have the 32 bit Vista then creating a dual boot XP system is fairly easy. Not so with the 64 bit Vista.
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