Tsumetai_Ryujin wrote:Would it be a problem for you to explain to me how to install XP as second boot. I would rather install XP as second boot cause I would be playing only few games I can't play on Vista normally...
HERE ARE THE STEPS THAT I HAVE USED TO INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL OPERATING SYSTEM (XP) AFTER INSTALLING VISTA
BE AWARE THAT AFTER INSTALLING XP, VISTA WILL NO LONGER BOOT AND MUST BE REPAIRED AS PER INSTRUCTIONS BELOW
EDITED FOR VISTA SP1
It is possible to install XP as a second OS, straight from a booted XP-CD-ROM, but I found that inexperienced users (at least, my students) get lost on the Boot-CD and have a tendency to fumble the installation. So, instead, I suggest the following extra steps method, which is full proof:
1. Set First Boot Device to CDROM and Second BOOT to Hard Disk in BIOS
2. DO NOT INSERT XP-CDROM at this time. Boot normally to Vista
3. In Windows Vista (provided you still have unallocated space on your HDD – If not, make some), create a Primary Partition of the size you want to run Windows’XP and Quick Format.
4.
Insert Windows’XP CD in CD-Rom drive and RESTART
5. Computer will Reboot – Press a key on black screen when prompted to Boot from CD-ROM – (Do not Miss it, otherwise it will send you back to Vista)
6. At Welcome to Setup: press ENTER=Continue
7. Press F8 - I agree
8. Select the previously prepared Primary Partition for XP and Press ENTER to Install
9. Leave the current File System Intact (No Changes) Press ENTER
10. Continue with Normal Installation
When finished, the computer will reboot in XP and you will have lost the ability to start Vista.
The best combination for a successful dual boot of Vista & XP is with XP first followed by Vista; easy to do and always works.
However, in your case Vista was already installed, and Dual-Booting your system with Visa First isn’t the easiest thing to achieve since Vista isn’t necessarily friendly in that regard. The Vista bootloader will be overwritten during the XP installation and must be repaired.
Here’s what you have to do after Installing XP as a second OS to Fix the Vista Bootloader:
Boot from the Vista DVD, and on the screen where you’re prompted to “Install now”, select “Repair your computer”.
The next screen searches for local Vista installations – there should only be one, so click Next.
This loads the System Recovery Options screen. Select the first option – Startup Repair. This looks for problems which would prevent Vista from loading (like a missing bootloader) and automatically fixes them. It just takes a few seconds to make the repairs.
Click Close and then on Finish, and the system will restart and boot into Vista. Unfortunately, you now lost the ability to boot XP!!!
This is a cat and mouse game, but do not despair, utilities come to the rescue.
FINALLY, SETTING UP THE DUAL BOOT
Download and install EasyBCD :
http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1
1. Launch the app and go to Add/Remove Entries.
2. Under “Add an Entry” and under the Windows tab and select in the Version drop-down list “Windows NT/2k/XP/2k3”.
3. Change the Drive to (drive letter of your XP-Partition) D:\ and the name to “Windows XP”, then click “Add Entry” and “Save”.
Et Voila! You can now boot from either Vista or XP
I prefer using the Free VistaBootPro Utility to change the Descriptions, Timer and First Boot (Default)
MAKE SURE YOU BACKUP YOUR MOST IMPORTANT DATA, AS USUAL, BEFORE UNDERTAKING ANY CHANGES TO YOUR OPERATING SYSTEM.
Good Luck, LR
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