imrankhan said:
someone please help!Hi I just bought Toshiba Sat A200-1Z3 with Windows Vista Hoem Premium.Can anyone guide me how I can instal XP Prof as a second boot.Detailed reply is requested as I am a novice in computers.Computer specs are asIntel Core 2 DuoRam 2 GB HDD 200 GBThanks
Normally, the older OS must be installed first unless you wish to
acquire and use some 3rd-party partition and boot management utility.
(In which case you have to follow the instructions provided by whatever
3rd party solution you select.) However, this KB Article (not for the
faint of heart) explains how to repair the Vista boot process after
installing WinXP:
Windows Vista no longer starts after you install an earlier version of
the Windows operating system in a dual-boot configuration
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919529
However, dual-booting is no longer necessary in most situations.
Why not download a Virtual Machine application, such as Microsoft's
VirtualPC 2007 (
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.asp?) or
Innotek's VirtualBox (
http://www.virtualbox.org/) and run Win2K and your
legacy applications within a virtual computer. Both are free and work
with Vista.
NOTE: Microsoft does not support the use of VirtualPC 2007 on Vista
Home editions, but several people have reported that it works. Your
results may vary.
--
Bruce Chambers
Help us help you:
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