Adding XP to Vista

[Guest tinybikergirl]

I have Vista, however to work from home I need to add XP so I can open files

needed to work. Can anyone help me with this?

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Tinybikergirl

[Guest Timothy Daniels]

Re: Adding XP to Vista

 

"tinybikergirl" wrote:

>I have Vista, however to work from home I need to add XP so I can open files

> needed to work. Can anyone help me with this?

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> Tinybikergirl

 

Read these How-tos on adding XP as a dual-boot with an already

installed Vista:

http://www.aiscl.co.uk/dualbootvista.php

 

http://windowssecrets.com/2008/02/14/01-Make-your-computer-dual-boot-Vista-and-XP

 

http://apcmag.com/how_to_dual_boot_vista_and_xp_with_vista_installed_first__the_stepbystep_guide.htm

 

*TimDaniels*

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Re: Adding XP to Vista

 

What files from work can't you open in Vista?

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tinybikergirl wrote:

> I have Vista, however to work from home I need to add XP so I can open

> files

> needed to work. Can anyone help me with this?

[Guest Bruce Chambers]

Re: Adding XP to Vista

 

tinybikergirl wrote:

> I have Vista, however to work from home I need to add XP so I can open files

> needed to work. Can anyone help me with this?

 

 

What kind of file is there that an application running on WinXP can

open, but that same application running on Vista cannot? (While you may

or may not truly have a need for WinXP, your stated reason is highly

questionable, from a technical point of view.)

 

To answer your immediate question, however:

 

Normally, the older OS must be installed first unless you wish to

acquire and use some 3rd-party partition and boot management utility.

(In which case you have to follow the instructions provided by whatever

3rd party solution you select.) However, this KB Article (not for the

faint of heart or technically-challenged) explains how to repair the

Vista boot process after installing WinXP:

 

Windows Vista no longer starts after you install an earlier version of

the Windows operating system in a dual-boot configuration

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919529

 

MS-MVP John Barnett's Guide is considerably more user-friendly:

http://vistasupport.mvps.org/install_windows_xp_on_machine_running_vista.htm

 

Before proceeding:

 

First and foremost, if the specific computer model in question was

designed specifically for Vista, there may well be no WinXP-specific

device drivers available to make the computer's diverse components work

properly. If this proves to be the case , installing WinXP in a virtual

machine would be your best option, anyway. Consult the computer's

manufacturer about the availability of device drivers. Secondly, adding

another OS might void any support agreements and, sometimes, even the

warranty. Again, consult the computer's manufacturer for specifics.

 

Dual-booting is no longer necessary in a great many situations. Why

not download a Virtual Machine application, such as Microsoft's

VirtualPC 2007 (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.asp?) or

Innotek's VirtualBox (http://www.virtualbox.org/) and run Win2K and your

legacy applications within a virtual computer. Both are free and work

with Vista.

 

NOTE: Microsoft does not support the use of VirtualPC 2007 on Vista

Home editions, but several people have reported that it works. Your

results may vary.

 

 

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[Guest HeyBub]

Re: Adding XP to Vista

 

tinybikergirl wrote:

> I have Vista, however to work from home I need to add XP so I can

> open files needed to work. Can anyone help me with this?

 

The operating system has no knowledge of what other operating system created

a file.

 

Files are not operating system dependent.

 

Tell us the original problem you're experiencing. What file? Created by what

program? In what format? And what program you're trying to use to "work" on

this prodigal file.

[Guest C.Joseph S. Drayton]

Re: Adding XP to Vista

 

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<tinybikergirl@discussions.microsoft.com>

Subject: Adding XP to Vista

 

I have Vista, however to work from home I need to add XP so I can open

files

needed to work. Can anyone help me with this?

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Tinybikergirl

 

 

The simplest solution . . . assuming that you don't need direct USB

support is to install Microsoft VirtualPC 2007[sp1]. VirtualPC is free,

and withit you can create a WindowsXP virtual machine for running all

of your WindowsXP software.

 

You could create a dual-boot computer, but unless as I say you actuall

have a need for USB support, why go through the hassle. Additionally by

using virtual machines, you do not have to reboot the computer each

time you need to change the OS you are working under.

 

If you require USB support, then You can use VMWare's VMPlayer (whcih

is also free and have a virtual machine for WindowsXP under that.

 

Note in either case, you need to have a 'legal' license for WindowsXP

since when you do the install you will be installing WindowsXP on a NEW

machine. If the WindowsXP disk that you have is OEM BIOS locked disk

than it will not work since the VMs BIOS will not be recognized by the

OEM disk.

 

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