dual boot xp sp2 with vista x64

[wallrunnerm15]

i purchased a copy of home premium x64 and would like to install it on the comp that already has xp sp2 x32 on it. can i just merely install the other os on another partition on the disk? Also how could i migrate certain programs like adobe cs2 or video games?

 

[Hardwar3]

You might recieve some issues. I would recommend using VirtualPC instead of dual-booting if you want to use older programs on the new OS.

Probably didn't help too much with the question, but check into it; Vista 64 bit running XP Pro in virtual PC rocks.

 

[wallrunnerm15]

what would be the best way to migrate installed apps if at all possible?

 

[corkyg]

Hard drives are cheap. I would get another equal in size and create a cloned duplicate. Then I wiould upgrade one of them to Vista. If it didn't work, or some of my 32 bit software had issues with the 64 bit OS, I could then fall back to the original drive and try a different approach. To do a proper migration, you need a second HDD anyway.

 

[quackerww]

I have both those systems running fine on my computer.
I do have two HD's tho.

Just stick in the DVD and install vista on a blank partition.
Vista will set up the boot manager.

Remember tho Xp Then Vista or it wont work. (If you are doing a fresh install.)

Not what you are asking; file migration wise. If you have the origional Cd's you should just reinstall them. If not; your vista might just have to do without them. As registry keys are written upon installation.

 

[Mem]

Remember you can try Vista x64 for 30 days before you need to activate it,what I did with my XP games is saved all my game saved files to DVD then transfered them to the game saved files for the game in question on my Vista x64 .I did not bother with partition or anything like that ,just a fresh install over my XP 32 bit.

In my case I already have a 2nd PC with XP ,so was not like I needed to keep XP on the same PC as Vista,as it turned out I only ever use my XP PC now for updates,mainly because Vista x64 has been that solid for me.

 

[Skypix7]

WARNING! Do NOT install XP after you've installed Vista 64. I did that, and it so completely screwed up my system I went through almost 2 months of on again/off again problems.

If you want to dual boot, so a techie told me, you must first install an older OS (XP) on a partition or even separate hard drive, then install your Vista 64.

I installed XP after Vista, big no-no.

Even now, after 7 installs of Vista, and after installing XP first, and with Vista and XP installed on separate hard drives (both SATA), (my rig: 8GB memory, Quad 6600 cpu, Asus P5W DH Deluxe), and even after I installed each with the other hard drive physically unplugged, I have boot record corruption errors ("BOOTMGR missing") with Vista.

The two OSs just don't seem to like each other on my system, even after I set up each system completely independent of the other.

Plus all this clouded another issue which I just discovered...a failing IDE drive.

The Vista boot problem happens when I select the XP hard drive in Bios as normal (I don't use a dual boot set up or program), boot up on XP, and use it for however long I want to without problems. But when I boot up the next time, select the Vista hard drive in Bios, and try to boot, I get the BOOTMGR error.

Popping the Vista install disk into the drive, rebooting from that, then doing a startup repair, gets me back into Vista...but it takes at least 20 minutes to do that.

Not worth the hassle.

I'm looking for some software solution that will allow me to dual boot without all this hassle, and without having to go into bios each time. But after all I've been through, and losing about 6 weeks worth of working time, I'd caution you to make sure you know what you're doing and above all, install XP first.

Because it seems both XP and Vista write some garbage on the other's master boot record whether you like it or not, which messes things up.