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Ragsters   10-30-2008 at 02:36:19 AM

I want to dual boot my system with xp 32bit and vista 64. What is the best way to do this? What program should I use to partition my hard drive?

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englandr753   10-30-2008 at 02:52:43 AM
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Theres some things I need to know to better tell you.

Do you have an OS installed already? Vista or XP?

I can tell you how to do it either way. I just need you to tell me what is already installed. If nothing is installed then install XP and then Vista.

If Vista is installed 1st then you can use your Vista installation DVD to resize your partition. Then install XP. You wont be able to boot into windows after that so you will need to use your Vista DVD again to do a repair on the boot record. (not a full installation). Then you wont be able to boot into XP but theres a free program that you can download and use to rebuild the XP boot record and then you are set.

Go here to see how to do it step by step. Choose what OS to what OS in the drop down menu and it will give you the correct directions:

http://apcmag.com/how_to_dual_boot [...] _guide.htm

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Ragsters   10-30-2008 at 02:55:47 AM
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Thanks englandr753,

I just finished installing XP knowing that it is easier to go XP first.

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englandr753   10-30-2008 at 03:28:48 AM
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Not a problem. When you are going raid its a little more to it than installing on a single disk.

Im still finishing up doing raid 0 with two 500 gigs. Its a lot to do when you have two OS's that need drivers and programs installs... :P

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Ragsters   10-30-2008 at 04:03:40 AM
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So what program should i use to partition the drive? Can I do the partition through Windows device manager?

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