If you want to install Vista onto an XP computer, try the reverse tutorial: (XP already installed)
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-William. § (marvin_gohan)

Hello and thanks for the help. I have Vista Business -64 on C: and XP SP2-32 bit on E: same sata hard drive. I have setup dual boot using Vista Boot Pro but still have an issue. When I select XP on the boot pick, XP begins booting and gets to just before the welcome screen and displays a message:

C:\windows\system32\awgini.dll failed to load. Now this file existes in the XP e:\windows\system32.

Can you help me fix this. Can't boot into XP.

Hi William,
Im new to this Syschat.. Im trying to find a different solution to partitioning my laptop or downloading a virtual pc and I might have found the answer with your recommendation. I have a hp pavilion dv6000 laptop running windows vista home premium. I want to have XP on my laptop as well to run WAMP for a web application Im doing for my Final Year Project. I need XP because the PHP side of WAMP does not work properly if at all on vista.
I see though that you say you need to have the vista cds and xp cd but I didnt get any vista cds when I bought my laptop.
I do have an XP installation cd with a serial number.
Im new to this sort of thing and would really appreciate some help.

Thanks,
Yvonne

will it work if i only have my vista backup disks? i have an xp cd, and have recently downloaded Ultimate Doom, and it won't run on vista, and that's my only computer, so i would appreciate any help you could give me.
your unofficial lord and master,
mark

Hello,
Thank you so much for writing this great tutorial. I got stuck! I have an ACER 3810T with Windows 64 bit installed on a 500gb hard drive. I successfully partitioned my hard drive, c:450gb, e:50gb. I then put in the XP (full version) installation disk and click on [install Windows XP]. It gives me the following error "Setup cannot continue because the version of windows on your computer is newer that the version on the CD". I would like to install the xp on the e drive like in your tutorial.
Am i doing the installation incorrectly? do i need a different version of xp?
any suggestions?
thanks so much,
amy