XP MCE & Vista OEM duel boot?

[Guest]

Currently have XP MCE 2005 installed on c:\ and am running Vista RC2 on e:\
(separate drive and partition) and would like to know if I can use a Vista
OEM DVD to replace my RC2 and maintain my systems duel boot configuration.

Any ideas?

I do understand that OEM versions cannot be transferred to a new machine
(not an issue since machine is new).

Thanks in advance.

Jeff

 

[Guest]

As an alternative... can I install Vista on a new drive and then restore XP
to its original drive?

 

[Guest]

Or can I install Vista OEM to a new drive and then reinstall my MCE to its
original spot?

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

Only with a full edition. An upgrade edition will install Vista on the
system volume of the legacy Windows that qualifies you for upgrade pricing.
Anything else would not be an upgrade.

 

[Guest]

Sorry Colin I must be extra thick this morning. Isn't an OEM version a full
version?

I guess I still not real clear.

Can I leave MCE installed and use an OEM Vista disk to install Vista on a
2nd drive?

Jeff

 

[Guest]

As long as the Vista OEM version is a full version, and not an upgrade
version, you can do a dual boot of MCE and Vista

 

[Guest]

YUP! full version.. tnx

Jeff

As long as the Vista OEM version is a full version, and not an upgrade
version, you can do a dual boot of MCE and Vista

 

[Guest]

I am suprised some people still don't know that Vista OEM disks are only full
versions. I am also dual-booting Vista RC2 and XP but will wait until RC2
expires before getting a retail version of Vista or an OEM version. Since OEM
disks won't work after a motherboard upgrade I might just get the retail
upgrade version and hope that all my stuff on XP runs on Vista if I dump XP
(dual-boot).