vista upgrade from XP with linux dual boot

[Guest]

Hi, I currently have linux/xp running just fine on one harddrive. I want to
upgrade my old XP installation while leaving my linux installation untouched.
Do I choose the upgrade option or custom installation?

I have a linux boot CD so I can get back in and overwrite window's boot
loader if necessary. The only reason I don't want to do a clean install over
XP is the pain to reinstall all my programs.

Thanks for any help.

 

[Guest]

sorry for the multiple (triple?!) posts. it kept saying there was an error
when i posted so i kept trying again.

 

[Andre Da Costa [Extended64]]

I wouldn't upgrade a production install of XP since there is a likely
possibility of system failure and inability to recover. Also, your Linux
boot loader, either LILO or GRUB is gonna cause problems. What I would
suggest is, you format the Linux partition from within Vista or create new
partition and launch Vista setup from "within XP" choose the custom option
and install Vista on the logical partition you created for it.
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