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Forget Vista
So when you install xp after vista, the key point is to restore the boot sector. If you don't, you can write all the MBRs you want, they won't fix your problem. Use Bootsect.exe to restore the Windows Vista MBR and the boot code that transfers control to the Windows Boot Manager program.

Clone Vista onto new larger drive
Although OTOH the Vista Upgrade Advisor tool from Microsoft essentially nags only about graphics not being ready for Aero. A "fresh" install instead of upgrade is a bit out of the question, too many Tablet and other programs installed in XP Tablet already. Anyway. It would be nice to know whether anyone here has

Trouble Uninstalling Program
TWAIN Driver and EPSON Scan Utility v3.12A Windows Vista 64-bit Edition, Windows Vista 32-bit Edition, Windows XP, Windows XP 64-bit Edition, Windows 2000 I can confirm that I have installed Windows Vista SP1 Hot fix that suggests cures your problem and guess what “It makes no difference” Perhaps when there is

xp formatted a sata drive, any way to recover?
I am now printing successfully from my Vista machine through the XP machine. Thank you so much for your help. "Mike J" wrote: Alan, I did get that driver from Lexmark. I have gotten the printer installed on my machine and was able to print to it but the printouts sit in the queue of the printer on the XP machine

Memory Maxed Out During Software Installations
Then you put the XP install CD in your CD drive and install XP in the VM, just like you would install XP on a real PC. Since VMware is a virtual computer, you can install other versions of Window (NT/2000/2003/Vista). You can install other OS's too, like DOS, FreeBSD, Solaris x86, and even have Linux running in a

Free Text-To-Speech software converting text files into MP3 files
Program Name - Supported Platforms - Type - Category US Air Force - Win9x/ME/NT4/2Kx/XP/Vista - Screensaver - Freeware Company/Author: Fort Liberty Email: screensav...@fortliberty.org Price: 0 Download file size: 4339 K Installed Size: 4339 K Program Homepage/Download url

Tried Vista 64-bit, but sticking with XP 32-bit
The prog just wouldn't open until I placed that DLL. My only comment is that V1.04 appears to be broken. Until I upgraded 3 of my machines to Vista, all were running XP Business.. V1.04 would not install on the XP OS, neither would it install on Vista. -- Roger.

Why can'tI get HP Image Zone to work with Vista?
It doesn't say, one OS, technically even though I would have two copies of the same program installed, one in XP and another in Vista, they both are still on the same computer. My 64 bit Vista, will be on it's own hard drive, with it's own registry entries, etc. Nothing shared between the two.

Vista with xp programs
That is why I believe that Vista was changed to always install itself as C when installed from the DVD, but when installed from another system it uses the same so within Vista it will remain the same letter it now shows up as. Your only problem would be if you had pointed to any programs, files etc. on the XP

lots of issues
My Vista HP install went nearly flawlessly on a media center PC. Did lose the use of some older software and peripherals though. You can't install XP as an upgrade to Vista. You'll have to do a clean install of XP, either wiping Vista first or in a dual boot configuration. Dual booting with Vista installed first:

Hard drive light constantly flashing ,reading hard drive during id
The mail client Windows Live Mail is now out of beta, and can be installed on XP or Vista from the link Gordon supplied (http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview). Now, there was indeed an option through 'Internet programs' (Start->Control Panel->Internet Options->Programs [tab]->Internet Programs [section]->E-mail:) in

Simple Question
If you have printer hooked to XP, and you want Vista to access it and use it, you need to have that printer's Vista compatible Driver software installed on Vista. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727037.aspx Have a read of the above link re Vista File and Printer Sharing. How to give Permissions are

root certificates in w98
Paul Thurrot proposed this hack that lets you install a Windows Vista Upgrade, without needing to re-install Windows XP first: 1. Boot from the Windows Vista Upgrade DVD and begin the setup program. 2. When prompted to enter your product key, DO NOT enter it. Click "Next" and proceed with setup - this will install

LONG [News Digest] Linux News Digest for the 24hrs preceding 02-05-07
Dave d...@beepbeep.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup The Connector software is installed on a Vista or XP computer to connect to the Home I tried it on both a Windows XP & Vista PCs and still get an error. The error message you posted implies that the software you have must be installed on a

In praise of XMing
When you dual-boot, you must install programs under each operating system exactly the same way you would if the two operating systems were hosted on two physically discrete computers. Some programs originally written for XP will run just fine in Vista, such as Office 2003. However, if you want Office in XP and in

Vista Client: SBS 2003 w SP1 "is Requesting Your Permission"
Ok, so if I am booting primarily from the drive my XP resides on, then I will want to install the VistaBootPro program, onto XP and run it from there, instead of installing and running from Vista, is that correct? -- Don "John Barnes" <jbar...@email.net> wrote in message news:umljIvzdIHA.4844@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl.

OT / Windows XP or Vista?
Use VMWare or MS-Virtual-PC and install W98 under that. Maybe, but you dont know that it wont be more hassle to get the dinosaur software going on that instead of appropriate hardware, The host can run XP, Vista, or whatever the future holds, with fully optimised drivers for the hardware it is running on.

Need advice on setting up a dual boot vista / xp?
... you some advise on programs that should uninstalled prior to upgrading. mikey...@comcast.net "Chochi" <Cho...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:466763EF-594F-44AA-BE8D-166D903531B9@microsoft.com... When upgrading from XP to Vista, will software I installed, such as Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator,

UAC
After I had backed up my settings and documents I blew away everything of my old XP install and did a clean Vista install. I then installed all my usual apps and got them all working. Finally I used the installed Vista version of Easy Transfer (Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Windows Easy Transfer) and did

IE7 Email Program
So I have 2 active partitions and 2 boot partitions ( I have no boot problems (but installing new programs makes troubles because of " by default " new programs .... I've got XP installed on the C partition (the system partition, according to the Disk Management app) and Vista installed on a later, F partition.