If you want to install Vista onto an XP computer, try the reverse tutorial: (XP already installed) (How to Dual Boot Windows XP and Vista)Click here to read the entire tutorial

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-William. § (marvin_gohan)

Hi, i am on XP now, i just put XP disc and done fixboot and fixmbr in repair console, and now only XP works lol (i do know that i can just put vista disc and do same to make vista work, but still not dual boot).

Anyway, my XP OS shows up as partition/drive (I) when i check on my computer on XP, and when i checked on vista it showed it was on (X). And my Vista is on partition/drive (C) when i look on my computer on XP and Vista.

The bcdedit looked very similar to the one in your guide, the screenshot you put up.

Thanks, hope this helps a little towards finding the solution.

I also have this problem!

Hi,

I had similar problem and, as you suggested, did a slipstreaming of sp2 into my XP installation disc.

Using the SP2 disc, I boot up my new notebook again. The installation halted saying that there is no disk...

Anyone can help?

Regards,
Wongster

I followed this great guide and got my dual boot working! However, I am afraid to install any drivers on my Windows XP, because how do I know the programs won't install the drivers to C:\windows (vista), instead of the place they *should* go-G:\Windows?

Please help me with this, and thanks for helping me get the hardest part done!

if you are in XP, they can get the default drive, in this case G, the drive selection is dynamic, not static. I have installed many drivers etc on my laptop with an XP partition of E:

Thank you for sorting it out so clearly (especially the bcdedit setup) I had installed VistaBootPro and had been getting the ntldr missing error. After following your bcdedit steps I am dualbooting fine

I am getting his same error. Was there a fix for this?

I am trying to open the bcedit.exe file but cannot - I right click and run as administrator, the screen flashes black and the returns to the vista screen.

What am I doing wrong.

I don't understand why this happens either, but I was able to fix it.

Type cmd into the dialog box on "Run", and hit enter. Your current directory should be "C:\".

Then type "cd windows", then type "cd system32", last simply type "bcdedit" and there you go!

Thanks Wilson. Your tutorial is great. I successfull install dual boot.
But I have one problem that my drivers for Ethernet, VGA some other are not working. Is there any way that i will redirct drivers from Vista to XP.

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