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Vista & XP dual booting: Eula questions +
T "Timothy Daniels" wrote: "D@VE" wrote: ok,, i have installed xp sp2 32 bit onto a sata h/drive. its run perfect, i then install vista 64 bit onto The Vista installer should have set up a dual-boot with XP if it could see the existing XP OS. If you are willing to re-install Vista, you could try that scenario.

How to achieve actual use of my full 4 GB RAM,
You can do that also in Vista (triple boot scenario) and share your Docs, Favs and e-mail between 3 OS's. Carlos "Tony Sperling" wrote: Aah, Do this for _both_ your 64bit and 32bit installs. To do this, right click on "My Documents" and change the Target folder. (It will create the folder you designate.

Creating a dual boot installation.
Tobbely Tobb...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows 64bit general I'm about to install Vista 32-bit on my home computer. I have Win XP Pro installed, plus I have an extra hard drive connected. I'm just wondering if I can install Vista on my spare hard drive and choose OS when starting BIOS?

Dual boot only works with floppy???
Conclusion: If you are running 32bit Windows you can install 64bit Vista using an upgrade edition product key. All you need to do is boot with the 64bit dvd. I want to reinstall with 64 bit Vista. Is that an upgrade? Would it use the same activation code? Could I install both with a dual boot configuration? Thanks.

Question about FULL (non-upgrade) Vista Ultimate licences.
1) Put in the Windows Vista 64-bit CD into the CD-ROM drive and restart your computer 2) Boot to the CD (refer to your user manual to find out how) 3) Follow the prompts If I were to upgrade my windows xp using this 32 bit upgrade. Then at a later date could I install the 64 bit version? I do have 64 bit cpu.

Dual Boot XP Pro & Vista 64-bit
I have held off on Vista, due to everything I have read, and certainly would not upgrade to it as my primary OS at this time, but wouldn't mind giving 64 bit a go in a dual boot environment. Also, I guess from an FSX perspective, to be able to run it in both my current XP Pro install as it is, and in Vista 64 bit,

Dual booting XP Pro 32 bit with Vista 64 bit?
Mike M...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista general I tried running bcdedit with no luck. Still can't boot to my XP installation and I've already formatted the drive twice today in attempt to resolve this issue. Has anyone been able to resolve this?

Dual Boot Windows XP x64 and Vista 32-bit Problem
WinXP with its own license and both Vista Ultimate installs using the one product key. I initially installed (dual-boot config) Vista x64 and activated Now I find that two new programs that I need to run won't work even when installed and run in compatibility mode and want to go back to my 32 bit installation.

Dual Boot Windows XP x64 and Vista 32-bit Problem
Many of us (especially during the beta period) opted to dual-boot Vista with whatever we were running before, usually WinXP Pro. 14 2006 I built my new pc with AMD Athlon 64 X2 processor, I re-installed my old XP Home SP2 32 bit. Now I want to buy and install Vista Ultimate 64 bit and wonder about two things:

Dual boot problems (RESOLVED)
I would be using Vista 32 bit Basic Upgrade. Linux and XP are on the C drive now. all drives are formatted. "John Barnes" wrote: No one can answer your question as If I install Vista to the second drive, will Vista modify (fix) the MBR so I will have a new Dual Boot with XP on the C drive and Vista on the G drive.

XP 32-bit plus Vista Beta on 64-bit computer
azaz a...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista general "Chad Harris" wrote: Hi Pradeep- How to dual boot Vista and XP (with Vista Hi folks, I have a new PC with Vista Home premium (32-bit) on it. This PC has one SATA hard disk with four partitions. The main partition is c: which also has

Dual Boot Windows XP x64 and Vista 32-bit Problem
The lap-top vendor has supplied a separate copy of Vista Ultimate 32-BIT for me to install. The lap-top has 2 separate drives. Can I run the two platforms - one on each drive as a dual boot configuration. If so would appreciate any tips on installing the 32-BIT version on the slave drive. Will I need to physically

Question about Vista +64 +nVidia
Hello, i have a PC with a Vista Ultimate (32 Bit) installation, which is running fine so far. I tried to install Virtual PC 2007 on it and created a virtual BTW: My system is a dual boot (one WinXP license and one Vista Ultimate license). I tried the same under WinXP, but also there Windows Vista Ultimate under

Dual Boot Windows XP x64 and Vista 32-bit Problem
Carlos Car...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows 64bit general You can do that also in Vista (triple boot scenario) and share your Docs, Do this for _both_ your 64bit and 32bit installs. To do this, right click on "My Documents" and change the Target folder. (It will create the folder you

Dual Boot Windows XP x64 and Vista 32-bit Problem
Mau...@clibb.de microsoft public windows vista general Hello, i have a PC with a Vista Ultimate (32 Bit) installation, which is running fine so far. BTW: My system is a dual boot (one WinXP license and one Vista Ultimate license). I tried the same under WinXP, but also there Windows Vista Ultimate under Virtual

How to install vista 32 & 64 dual boot 4 drives 2 licensces
The only Vista version which avoids all these problems is the full retail version, which comes with DVDs for both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions. If you are interested in the Vista 64-bit version, I would recommend a dual boot installation with the 32-bit version, because Vista 64-bit still isn't quite ready for

Dual boot help please - 32bit following XP64
And if you chose (as many of us did) to add 64-bit Windows to dual-boot with your 32-bit OS, then you likely share my discoveries and frustrations. For years, I've been dual-booting multiple versions of Windows. The 32-bit versions and 64-bit versions of Windows and Vista are happy to install Quicken (again!

Ready to go...
I was hoping to just run this set up until all my programs and drivers work correctly on Vista. Second Question. If what I intend to do with a dual-boot is successful, I must inquire about the 32-64bit Anytime Upgrade. If I install Vista 32Bit, would I be able to upgrade my Vista 32Bit to Vista 64Bit?

Convert new HP 32bit Vista home premium to Vista 64bit Ultimate
Richard G. Harper rghar...@email.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup Wrong again, please read the EULA. -- Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] This has always been the case with retail Windows licenses. And the software is 32 bit and 64 bit. So, you can install both on the same computer.

Ultimate 64 to 32 Bit
Colin, So I can purchase a retail upgrade edition and it can replace my 32bit MCE OS with VISTA 64, however, I can not put the new OS on a different drive or in a different partion and dual boot between them. Can it do the same if instead of the MCE OS if I allready have VISTA 32 bit installed?