Dual-Boot Problem

I was aware of the normal routine for dual-booting. The issues I'm confronted
with are the fact that my friend's laptop is an HP product with Vista
preinstalled and it doesn't come with an installation DVD, nor does HP offer any
WinXP device drivers for critical components of this laptop. This seems to be a
common scenario nowadays.

"Dzomlija" <Dzomlija.36qam1@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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>
> Really, the best way to setup a dual-boot configuration (especially if
> you're going to clean-install both), is to install XP first onto one
> drive, then Vista onto another.
>
> That way, the Vista installer will take care of modifying all the
> necessary changes for you. When you boot, you get to choose "Windows
> Vista" or "Older Operating System" (which will be XP)
>
>
> --
> Dzomlija
>
> Peter Alexander Dzomlija
> -Do you hear, huh? The Alpha and The Omega? Death and Rebirth? And as
> you die, so shall I be Reborn...-
>
> _*Prometheus*_
> MOBO: ASUS MB-M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi-AP
> CPU: AMD Phenom 9600 Quad
> RAM: 2 x A-Data 2GB DDR2-800
> GPU: ASUS ATI Radeon HD 2400PRO, 256MB
> BOX: Thermaltake Tai-Chi Water Cooled
> OS: Windows Vista Ultimate x64
>
> CPU-Z Verified : http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=333562

It is common and a deal breaker. New systems are designed around the new OS
since that is what most buyers want. If you want an older os, you are
better off staying with your equipment designed for that os when possible

"David Webb" <dwebb211@earthling.net> wrote in message
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>I was aware of the normal routine for dual-booting. The issues I'm
>confronted with are the fact that my friend's laptop is an HP product with
>Vista preinstalled and it doesn't come with an installation DVD, nor does
>HP offer any WinXP device drivers for critical components of this laptop.
>This seems to be a common scenario nowadays.
>
> "Dzomlija" <Dzomlija.36qam1@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
> newszomlija.36qam1@no-mx.forums.net...
>>
>> Really, the best way to setup a dual-boot configuration (especially if
>> you're going to clean-install both), is to install XP first onto one
>> drive, then Vista onto another.
>>
>> That way, the Vista installer will take care of modifying all the
>> necessary changes for you. When you boot, you get to choose "Windows
>> Vista" or "Older Operating System" (which will be XP)
>>
>>
>> --
>> Dzomlija
>>
>> Peter Alexander Dzomlija
>> -Do you hear, huh? The Alpha and The Omega? Death and Rebirth? And as
>> you die, so shall I be Reborn...-
>>
>> _*Prometheus*_
>> MOBO: ASUS MB-M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi-AP
>> CPU: AMD Phenom 9600 Quad
>> RAM: 2 x A-Data 2GB DDR2-800
>> GPU: ASUS ATI Radeon HD 2400PRO, 256MB
>> BOX: Thermaltake Tai-Chi Water Cooled
>> OS: Windows Vista Ultimate x64
>>
>> CPU-Z Verified : http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=333562
>
>

All very true, but my friend needed a new laptop for his business. I had his old
laptop working like a Swiss watch until it had a sudden hardware failure. There
was no time to wait for delivery of a new laptop with WinXP installed. He had to
take what was offered off-the-shelf, which is not always what "buyers want". I,
mistakenly, assured him that I could either do a clean install of WinXP Pro or
setup a dual boot arrangement in order to avoid the learning curve required for
Vista. How wrong I was.

"John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message
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> It is common and a deal breaker. New systems are designed around the new OS
> since that is what most buyers want. If you want an older os, you are better
> off staying with your equipment designed for that os when possible
>
> "David Webb" <dwebb211@earthling.net> wrote in message
> news:uGOOgoQjIHA.1164@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>I was aware of the normal routine for dual-booting. The issues I'm confronted
>>with are the fact that my friend's laptop is an HP product with Vista
>>preinstalled and it doesn't come with an installation DVD, nor does HP offer
>>any WinXP device drivers for critical components of this laptop. This seems to
>>be a common scenario nowadays.
>>
>> "Dzomlija" <Dzomlija.36qam1@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
>> newszomlija.36qam1@no-mx.forums.net...
>>>
>>> Really, the best way to setup a dual-boot configuration (especially if
>>> you're going to clean-install both), is to install XP first onto one
>>> drive, then Vista onto another.
>>>
>>> That way, the Vista installer will take care of modifying all the
>>> necessary changes for you. When you boot, you get to choose "Windows
>>> Vista" or "Older Operating System" (which will be XP)
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Dzomlija
>>>
>>> Peter Alexander Dzomlija
>>> -Do you hear, huh? The Alpha and The Omega? Death and Rebirth? And as
>>> you die, so shall I be Reborn...-
>>>
>>> _*Prometheus*_
>>> MOBO: ASUS MB-M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi-AP
>>> CPU: AMD Phenom 9600 Quad
>>> RAM: 2 x A-Data 2GB DDR2-800
>>> GPU: ASUS ATI Radeon HD 2400PRO, 256MB
>>> BOX: Thermaltake Tai-Chi Water Cooled
>>> OS: Windows Vista Ultimate x64
>>>
>>> CPU-Z Verified : http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=333562
>>
>>
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