Re-install XP on a dual boot XP/Vista PC

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I have a dual boot XP/Vista installed running fine until a few days ago i got
a virus attack on my XP partition that I cannot get rid of. Now I want to
re-install XP onto the XP partition. Is there anything I have to pay
attention to before format the XP partition and re-install XP.

XP was originally install first and then follow by Vista.

Thanks
Thomas
 
Re-installing XP (which as you point out was running prior to installing
Vista, so is on the C: drive) will erase the Vista boot loader, so you won't
have any access to Windows Vista; you will only be able to boot into XP. You
can work around this by downloading Vistabootpro (www.vistabootpro.org).
This is a free application.

Install Vistabootpro on Windows XP and then launch the program. Click on the
'system boot loader option and then look in the 'system boot loader install
options' section. Click the radio button next to the 'specific drive' option
and set the drive for C: Vistabootpro will now install the Vista boot
loader. Next click on the 'Manage OS Entries' button and select 'add new OS
entry' right at the bottom of the window. fill in the relevant information,
I.e., operating system name, OS type and then select the drive which has
Vista installed. Finally close down Vistabootpro. When you reboot you should
have your dual boot menu back with both XP and Vista options available.

If you need to set a XP as the default operating system you can do this by
reopening VistaBootpro, going to 'manage OD entries', clicking on the
operating system you want as default on the boot menu and then selecting the
'set as default' option.


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You're Welcome!

Good Luck


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So I need to set up a dual boot scenario. I can run
this without having to restore the Vista from the CD?

Will adding an additional hard drive force me to
do the telephone reactivation?

I am hoping that I won't need to go through that.
 
If Vista is already on your system the just use Vistabootpro to locate the
copy of Vista and add it to the dual boot menu.

The only additional hard drive I added was a removable one and I didn't have
to re-activate but, as the hardware will be different there is a possibility
that you may have to re-activate.


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Thanx. I think I'll wait until Tuesday to
do it then, because I heard there was an issue
with the validation system.
 
Thomas said:
I have a dual boot XP/Vista installed running fine until a few days ago i got
a virus attack on my XP partition that I cannot get rid of. Now I want to
re-install XP onto the XP partition. Is there anything I have to pay
attention to before format the XP partition and re-install XP.

XP was originally install first and then follow by Vista.

Thanks
Thomas
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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


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