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Use of files jointly in a dual boot environment
Colin Barnhorst colinbarha...@msn.com microsoft public windows vista general But wait until you see what happens when you go back from x64 to x86. One also has the option of installing a dual boot scenario the usual way as well. My final choice was to format drive 0 (the XP Pro x64 system volume) and install

How to achieve actual use of my full 4 GB RAM,
I suspect it will be x86 to x86 and x64 to x64 for upgrades. I also doubt that XP Pro to Vista Home will be allowed except as a clean install, Dual booters (most of us apparently) can choose Vista86 Vista64 or unlikely Dual boot Vista. "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst(remove)@msn.com> wrote in message

Multiple boot
... WinXP x86 will also run fine on Vista x64. Many of us (especially during the beta period) opted to dual-boot Vista with whatever we were running before, usually WinXP Pro. You then boot the computer with the Vista x64 dvd and perform a custom installation replacing the legacy x86 OS with the Vista x64 OS.

Follow-up - Re: Vista Ultimate x86 or x64 will not install to SATA
BobS no-s...@noplace.com microsoft public windows vista general Technically you can do this. It does not force you to upgrade your XP install. I have a multi-boot configuration right now with WinXP, Vista x86 and Vista x64 all on separate drives so I can test. Bob S. "Puppy Breath" <nere...@nospam.com> wrote in

Question about non-upgrade Vista Ultimate licences.
Colin Barnhorst colinbarha...@msn.com microsoft public windows 64bit general I am dual booting Vista Ultimate x86 and x64 with no issues. Vista does not use ntdlr so that won't be an issue. Some advice. If you want consistency between the drive lettering across the two systems, install x64 first (you have to boot

Install 32 bit Version of XP Pro after x64
It DOES work in XP Pro SP2 (x86) and XP Home. I guess I'll have to build a seperate gamebox with 98SE and XP Pro SP2 dual boot and forget about x64 on that one Maybe porting it to 64 bit vista is trivial and wasn't done yet just because they don't bother... or maybe they haven't release it yet or something... erik.

Upgrade Clean Install? 32-Bit to 64-Bit?
I was planning to load the pro on my 2nd sata for dual boot anyway, maybe I'll just do that 1st & see. The mobo manual says "If you install 4 one gig modules, the system may Vista x86 has the same limitation. Vista x64 doesn't. Try adding /PAE to the boot.ini. Usually you can get XP to see around 3.25 GB.

Install 32 bit Version of XP Pro after x64
My Canon S800 printer is supported out of the box on Vista x86 and x64 (Beta 2 & RC1): there never were x64 drivers for it. I'd want to install RC1 on that and dual boot exactly as I do at work with XP Pro and XP 64 bit. Is the procedure the same (boot from DVD, install on scsi drive 2, remove drive and edit

Dual Boot OS
Not only do both systems appear on the XP boot menu, each will boot properly when selected. If you later install Vista (either 32 or 64 bit or one after the the ntldr and ntdetect.com files are overwritten and the ntldr file from the X86 install does not recognize X64 and therefore you cannot boot into X64.

upgrading to vista... but...
They even let you keep the old version and dual boot if you wanted to. "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <andre...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:e$SnWNTiGHA.3496@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... Well, XP x86 upgrades to Vista x86 are lousy anyway, so I can't see any difference coming out of XP x64 to Vista x64.

dual boot not working
Since the x86 installer runs in the x64 desktop but the reverse is not true, install x64 first. "Dale" <DangerousD...@hotmail.com> wrote in message I have XP loaded as my OS right now and I will be downloading and installing Vista as a dual boot, but my question is has anyone else done both along with XP.

XP x64 -> Vista x86 upgrade?
They are working on a solution as I type. The fix will come out with the next build of Vista. So for me it's best to just wait and see. <snip> Ok, with a full retail version you can dual boot XP and Vista. Yes drivers are still in issue for both x86 and x64 Vista Good luck. -- Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

Boot record got the boot; missing NTLDR;x64
In my main machine (specifications below) I have a triple-boot XP x64 - Vista Ultimate x64 Swedish - Vista Ultimate x64 English. In the x64 Swedish install, I also have VPC 2007 with a dual-boot Windows 2000 - Vista Ultimate x86 English/Swedish. All works fine. 2. No hardware compatibility issues.

Glitches encountered installing (Sp1 for vista 64)
Dominic Payer d...@fsv.co.uk microsoft public windows vista installation_setup If you want dual boot, just boot from the Vista DVD and install to the raptor You don't say if you are trying to install x64 or x86 Vista, and it may be an attempt to configure an "upgrade" from x64 XP to x86 Vista that is causing the

replace m/b after installing vista x64
Anyway, what do I do, now, to get the machine to dual boot xp x64 and win2k. "RC White, MVP" wrote: Hi, Dakota. Sorry if it seemed I was "talking down" to you. .... The latest (WinXP x64) versions should handle all prior versions of Windows from Win95 through WinXP x86, as well as WinXP x64.

Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor
For some time now I've had two Windows systems on my PC that I dual boot from: XP pro and XP 64. I've upgraded the XP pro (32 bit) to Vista, and have now activated You can use the same product key to install x64 Vista, but first the x86 version has to be removed. There is no deactivation. -- Rock [MVP - User/Shell]

Vista Ultimate Dual-Boot
I am assuming that you mean x86 and x64 Vista. I refuse to dual-boot XP and Vista in any combinations except on a test box. You are not required to install x64 now just because you are considering using it later. If you do not get an x64 dvd in your media kit, then by all means order it now and set it aside.

Dual boot rc1 & rc2
(XP SP1 CD worked fine, never tried installing direct from an SP2 CD) The mobo is flashed to the latest available firmware (Rev. So even though the drivers are loaded up-front, Vista doesn't appear to "retain" them. I've done numerous clean installs and dual boot scenarios and it's the same story - blank screen

Vista dual boot with xp pro x64
Vincent49 "Jane C" wrote: You would need a second licence to be able to use both x64 and x86 Vista. -- Jane, not plain ;) 64 bit enabled :-) Batteries not included. Hi all, I am currenly running Windows XP Pro 32, XP Pro 64 and Vista RC2 on my home PC, in a multiple boot scenario. I have now purchased Vista

Unable to Upgrade from XP Pro SP2
<) Boot from the Win XP x64 CD-ROM and tell it to install x64 to that idle partition (D:?). As I said, x64 Setup will automatically update C:\NTLDR, C:\NTDETECT.COM and C:\boot.ini, I'm currently running both x86 and x64 versions of WinXP Pro, plus both versions of 3 Vista builds so far (multi-booting 8 OSes).