Installing XP after VISTA in DUAL BOOT

[shantanu]

^^ now use easyBCD this was when Vista was just launched

 

[sourav123]

Hi,

I tried to install XP after creating a separate partition on my Vista installation. When starting with the installer, it shows a message that cannot find hard disk for install. I have a HP Pavilion DV6226 notebook with SATA drive. Please suggest what can be the issue.

 

[speedyguy]

i guess ur file format is ntsc n not fat32 tats y u facing such issues...

Enjoy~!

 

[iMav]

i think its not coz of ntsc coz xp installs fine on ntsc its possibly ocz of sata drivers

refer this link: *h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwa...n&cc=in&dlc=en&product=3191153&os=228&lang=en

 

[shantanu]

just format the partition manually by help of a disk manager... and then it will install like anything... and guys i guess it is NTFS

 

[QwertyManiac]

i think its not coz of ntsc coz xp installs fine on ntsc its possibly ocz of sata drivers

What's NTSC got to do with XP?

 

[narangz]

Hehe... They mean NTFS

 

[iMav]

wtf

i knew there was something wrong with the term ntsc

 

[User Name]

i tried this method and got prob.

F:\boot>bootsect.exe -NT60 All
Target volumes will be updated with BOOTMGR compatible bootcode.

Could not map drive partitions to the associated volume device objects:
Access is denied.

now i use easybcd & created a new entry for win XP and give drive path where it is installed.
after restarting laptop it shows both option win vista and XP for booting when i select XP
it says boot file missing or currupt.

Help me?

 

[User Name]

 

[User Name]

Can any one explain the process?
what exactly i hav to do?

 

[shantanu]

wait ! can you elaborate ?

well if you follow each steps without loosing anything or giving wrong drive letters and spaces, you wont miss, i have tried over 10 times myself.. tell me your drives, root of xp, vista and DVD drive ?

and for boot file : copy this :

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

and save it as all files and the name = boot.ini , copy it into XP drive

 

[The Conqueror]

good tut

 

[INS-ANI]

i have got a odd problem in here, when i use XP SP2 installation disk, it says it cant find a hard drive in my system and aborts installation, though i have 10 gb of unallocated space freed from vista disk manager.

 

[shantanu]

THe installer CD should show your HDD , if it is not then it might be that you are using windows xp without SP2 or the partition table has gone corrupt.

have you converted your disk to dynamic ?????

 

[sreenidhi88]

u don't have sata drivers.slipstream sata drivers into ur xp cd.then boot.u should not be getting any problems.

 

[ashu888ashu888]

Ok guys, this TuT is about installation of XP after a fresh VISTA install.

But, I hv a question the other way round ,

I want to install Vista Business Edition (i already hv XP Pro SP2 on a FAT32 part) installed on my:
(P-4 2Ghz, 2GB DDR(400) Transcend RAM and 256 MB nVIDIA AGP card supported system)

Is my system specs enough to run Vista BIZ edition ? (I ran the test from MS site if it is able to support Vista, and it recommended me Vista Biz Edition. (Shud I go for Biz edition or sum other lite vista edition (if any) !

SO plz, a clear help wud be really helpful as to how much disk space is reqd for Vista and how much FREE Disk Space shud be left after Vista installation so that I can try sum stuff in it (not games thou)

Note: I already hv Win XP PRO SP2 installed on my C Drive and I am in no mood to delete it, I am looking for a DUAL BOOT OS on my SYstem i.e XP+Vista Business edition.

CHeers n e-peace....

 

[dr_jimit]

Ok guys, this TuT is about installation of XP after a fresh VISTA install.

But, I hv a question the other way round ,

I want to install Vista Business Edition (i already hv XP Pro SP2 on a FAT32 part) installed on my:
(P-4 2Ghz, 2GB DDR(400) Transcend RAM and 256 MB nVIDIA AGP card supported system)

Is my system specs enough to run Vista BIZ edition ? (I ran the test from MS site if it is able to support Vista, and it recommended me Vista Biz Edition. (Shud I go for Biz edition or sum other lite vista edition (if any) !

SO plz, a clear help wud be really helpful as to how much disk space is reqd for Vista and how much FREE Disk Space shud be left after Vista installation so that I can try sum stuff in it (not games thou)

Note: I already hv Win XP PRO SP2 installed on my C Drive and I am in no mood to delete it, I am looking for a DUAL BOOT OS on my SYstem i.e XP+Vista Business edition.

CHeers n e-peace....

ur pc is ready even for Vista Ultimate, Just search for updated drivers for vista

Go for Home Premium if u dont want some Biz features like join domain etc.

FOr Dual Boot,
just install vista from within xp as a custom install on other drive then where xp is install.it will autodetect and will show menu at boot, which OS to Start.


FOR xp after vista

I JUST BOOT FROM VISTA DVD AND IN REPAIR===> BOOT REPAIR.
and all don ein just 5 sec, NO CODES.

 

[sreenidhi88]

hey ashu888 just try and tell us what dr_jimit suggested.i dont think it will work.anyways just let us know what hpnd?

 

[ashu888ashu888]

^^

Yup i will try that (coz if the TuT is any thing to go by as Jimit said) then I guess installation of Vista on XP is preety simple as compare to XP over Vista

:Off topic: I will d/load Vista via torrent first in a day or two and then post my results


Cheers n e-peace...