don t uninstall windows xp

Can i install windows vista without uninstall Windows XP?

If you have 2 or more harddisk partitions, sure you can have both Vista and XP in a machine. "A Happy Windows user" <A Happy Windows user@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > Can i install windows vista without uninstall Windows XP?

Either do a dual boot or single clean install. An upgrade resulted in a system that was so unstable I could only get it to boot in safe mode. That's my experience, but I have a logitech usb camera that evidently has no drivers and incompatible software. Just my two cents.
Robert "ATE24" wrote in message

If you have 2 or more harddisk partitions, sure you can have both Vista and XP in a machine. "A Happy Windows user" <A Happy Windows user@discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message Can i install windows vista without uninstall Windows XP?

How do i make a dual bot? Is it only to install vista(clean version) on another partition? And if i upgrade windows xp is my old windows xp still installed or will it uninstall windows xp and install vista instead?
Thanks for all answers! "Mr. Newt" wrote:

Either do a dual boot or single clean install. An upgrade resulted in a system that was so unstable I could only get it to boot in safe mode. That's my experience, but I have a logitech usb camera that evidently has no drivers and incompatible software. Just my two cents.
Robert "ATE24" wrote in message If you have 2 or more harddisk partitions, sure you can have both Vista and XP in a machine. "A Happy Windows user" <A Happy Windows user@discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message Can i install windows vista without uninstall Windows XP?

The Asker schrieb:

How do i make a dual bot? Is it only to install vista(clean version) on another partition?

Exactly.

And if i upgrade windows xp is my old windows xp still installed or will it uninstall windows xp and install vista instead?

No - yes.

Thanks for all answers!

U R welcome.
Roy

"Mr. Newt" wrote:
Either do a dual boot or single clean install. An upgrade resulted in a system that was so unstable I could only get it to boot in safe mode. That's my experience, but I have a logitech usb camera that evidently has no drivers and incompatible software. Just my two cents.
Robert "ATE24" wrote in message If you have 2 or more harddisk partitions, sure you can have both Vista and XP in a machine. "A Happy Windows user" <A Happy Windows user@discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message Can i install windows vista without uninstall Windows XP?

oops! i forgott to say that i already have a dual boot with linux(suse 10.0) and windows xp do you think it will it be any problems to startup the computer? And what do you mean with no - yes?
Sorry for my english i am just 12 years old and speaks swedish. "Roy Coorne" wrote:

The Asker schrieb: How do i make a dual bot? Is it only to install vista(clean version) on another partition?
Exactly.
And if i upgrade windows xp is my old windows xp still installed or will it uninstall windows xp and install vista instead?
No - yes.

Thanks for all answers!
U R welcome.
Roy
"Mr. Newt" wrote:
Either do a dual boot or single clean install. An upgrade resulted in a system that was so unstable I could only get it to boot in safe mode. That's my experience, but I have a logitech usb camera that evidently has no drivers and incompatible software. Just my two cents.
Robert "ATE24" wrote in message If you have 2 or more harddisk partitions, sure you can have both Vista and XP in a machine. "A Happy Windows user" <A Happy Windows user@discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message Can i install windows vista without uninstall Windows XP?

The Asker schrieb: ....

And if i upgrade windows xp is my old windows xp still installed ...

No

...or will it uninstall windows xp and install vista instead?

Yes

Thanks for all answers!

U R welcome
Roy

The Asker schrieb:

oops! i forgott to say that i already have a dual boot with linux(suse 10.0) and windows xp do you think it will it be any problems to startup the computer?

No - as long as Vista gets its clean 20 GB NTFS partition.
But you never know what happens later... especially with a Beta, even if it's a No 2;-)

And what do you mean with no - yes?

No in response to your first half sentence, yes in response to your second half sentence.

Sorry for my english i am just 12 years old and speaks swedish.

So don't 'upgrade' a running system with a Beta OS:-)
Roy

"Roy Coorne" wrote:
The Asker schrieb: How do i make a dual bot? Is it only to install vista(clean version) on another partition? Exactly.
And if i upgrade windows xp is my old windows xp still installed or will it uninstall windows xp and install vista instead? No - yes.
Thanks for all answers! U R welcome.
Roy
"Mr. Newt" wrote:
Either do a dual boot or single clean install. An upgrade resulted in a system that was so unstable I could only get it to boot in safe mode. That's my experience, but I have a logitech usb camera that evidently has no drivers and incompatible software. Just my two cents.
Robert "ATE24" wrote in message If you have 2 or more harddisk partitions, sure you can have both Vista and XP in a machine. "A Happy Windows user" <A Happy Windows user@discussions.microsoft.com wrote in message Can i install windows vista without uninstall Windows XP?

okay, but if i already have a dual boot with linux(suse 10.0) and windows xp do you think it will it be any problems to startup the computer?
"Roy Coorne" wrote:

The Asker schrieb: .... And if i upgrade windows xp is my old windows xp still installed ...
No
...or will it uninstall windows xp and install vista instead?
Yes
Thanks for all answers!
U R welcome
Roy

i mean if i already have a dual boot with linux(suse 10.0) and windows xp do you think it will it be any problems to startup the computer after i have installed vista(clean version on another partition)? And can i choice what OS i want to start in a menu?

On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 23:22:01 -0700, The Asker wrote:

i mean if i already have a dual boot with linux(suse 10.0) and windows xp do you think it will it be any problems to startup the computer after i have installed vista(clean version on another partition)? And can i choice what OS i want to start in a menu?

If you correctly install Vista as a tri-boot along with XP and Linux, all should be well. But it is absolutely essential that the Vista partition be at least 20 GB, since it won't install in any less.
Vista will create a boot screen which will enable you to boot whichever OS you want to.
If you don't have a spare 20+GB of free disk space on your HD, or a secondary or tertiary HD, you will have to cut out 20+GB from your existing HD partitions. This may or may not entail resizing your existing partitions. The only way to do this without losing your existing data will be to use a third-party partitioning tool, such as Partition Magic, by Symantec, or BootITNG, from http://www.terrabyteunlimited.com.
While Partition Magic will allow you to demo the program, it will NOT allow you to save any changes, so if you don't want to pay $89US for Partition Magic, you will have to opt for a program like BootITNG, which is very reasonable, at $39US per license.
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