Dual booting XP and Vista

Ace Modder · 19 May 2007 at 19:57

Hi

How do I setup dual booting

I have a IDE HDD ( D: )
and a SATA HDD ( C: )

My XP setup is installed on my D:

I wanna install Vista on my C:

csmager · 19 May 2007 at 20:00

Put disc in, install Vista. Simple as.

Ace Modder · 20 May 2007 at 00:02

Dont i need any type of Boot manager software?

shine · 20 May 2007 at 00:21

Have a look here for a step by step guide.

Bald-Eagle22 · 20 May 2007 at 01:40

YOu may need a boot disk manager but that depends what Mbo you have ,

Install it on the disk drive you require ,,,disconnect the other cable connect up the one you want to install Vista on , insatll Vista and connect up the other HDD.

When you boot up your machine hit either F8 or Escape and see if a boot menu appears ?

Viloa , Vista or XP

NickR · 20 May 2007 at 09:50

With XP already installed, I just connected a new SATA drive, formated and then installed Vista - Vista boot menu was automatically installed (but you must have XP already installed - it doesn't work if you install Vista first and then XP IIRC)

gareth170 · 20 May 2007 at 10:32

Bald-Eagle22 said:
YOu may need a boot disk manager but that depends what Mbo you have ,

Install it on the disk drive you require ,,,disconnect the other cable connect up the one you want to install Vista on , insatll Vista and connect up the other HDD.

When you boot up your machine hit either F8 or Escape and see if a boot menu appears ?

Viloa , Vista or XP

u shouldn't unplug the xp drive because vista needs to see the xp drive so it can make a boot menu...

Ace Modder · 20 May 2007 at 12:43

Thanks all!

waso_dude · 20 May 2007 at 13:31

NickR said:
With XP already installed, I just connected a new SATA drive, formated and then installed Vista - Vista boot menu was automatically installed (but you must have XP already installed - it doesn't work if you install Vista first and then XP IIRC)

Yep thats its it, just how i have installed it on my machine

[Duff]Chef · 20 May 2007 at 13:42

for some reason, when booting, i cant get Vista CD to boot. any ideas

gareth170 · 20 May 2007 at 13:50

[Duff]Chef said:
for some reason, when booting, i cant get Vista CD to boot. any ideas

have u checked in your bios for the boot order?

[Duff]Chef · 20 May 2007 at 15:22

yes, boot order is CD first, then HDD.. it comes up with the "do u want to boot from CD option...press any key" so i press a key, and it just goes sstraight into loading XP

csmager · 20 May 2007 at 15:31

[Duff]Chef said:
yes, boot order is CD first, then HDD.. it comes up with the "do u want to boot from CD option...press any key" so i press a key, and it just goes sstraight into loading XP

Got a usb keyboard, per chance? Sounds like the keyboard isn't working during the boot process.

[Duff]Chef · 20 May 2007 at 15:41

yep, im using a USB key board... u think its cus of that?

Ace Modder · 20 May 2007 at 16:08

yes, go into BIOS and enable USB legacy