If you decide to disable the automatic activation routine, you will receive a warning. Click yes to continue. Select the correct version for your license.
Of course they are completely absurd, but you have now choice. Select your second partition or second hard drive. Once the select a partition or disk and click Next, the rest of the installation will continue as it normally would. In other words, you get to have your cake and eat it too.
In this article, I'll discuss some of the options you'll need to consider as you begin thinking about and planning for adding Windows Vista to your existing system in a dual-boot configuration.
In order to install Windows Vista in a dual-boot configuration along with Windows XP, you need to have either a second partition on your existing hard disk or a second hard disk in your system.
To give yourself enough room to experiment, you should have at least 20 GB and preferably 40 GB of space available on either the second partition or on the second hard disk.
If you don't have enough available space on your existing hard disk for a second partition, then you'll need to connect a second hard disk to your system. If you do have enough available space on your exiting hard disk for a second partition, then you'll need to obtain a partitioning software package.
Of course, detailed instructions on connecting a second hard disk or partitioning your existing hard disk are beyond the scope of this article. However, in either case, the second hard disk or the second partition must be formatted with NTFS before you begin the installation operation.
If you add a second partition to your existing hard disk via a partitioning software package, you will be able to format it as NTFS at the same time as you create the partition.
As you can imagine, you'll encounter slightly different introductory screens depending on which approach you use, but once you get stared the operation is essentially the same. While both methods will produce the same result, I prefer the cold booting from the DVD method. As you can see, the default settings are for U.
To begin, just click the Install Now button. Note: If the setup does not allow you to delete or format the Vista partition or drive, you will need to find a third party software that can recognize and read NTFS filesystem to clear the drive or partition first. You will also need a XP product key even if you legally can downgrade from Vista Ultimate or Business edition.
You can also create a second partition with disk management utilities such as Acronis Director or Partition Magic, and then move the data files to the new partition. Ensure that also you have CD or DVD setup media for the software applications that you want to install and use after wiping off your system from Vista.
Run through the setup wizard at per normal. However, when prompting for where to install Windows Vista, delete by pressing D and then confirmation , create and format the Vista disk drive or partition if you have multiple partition. Hopefully, the operating system will then 'KNOW' through some driver iding system or something. Like disk 0 part. I want to leave the old drive as it is so I can still access the programs and files I have on it.
There are a couple of things you need to do: Do you already have a free partition or a separate physical disk that you can install Windows XP to? Make sure it has been formatted as NTFS. Some computers also let you press F8 to pick where you want to boot from — you may use that option instead.
Let Windows XP setup finish. It will reboot several times — do not interrupt it. Once in Windows XP, download and install the Microsoft. NET 2. Download and install the latest version of EasyBCD. Leave the checkbox for automatic configuration checked, and do not manually change the drive in EasyBCD thereafter. Finishing Up If all has gone well assuming you followed the directions here to a tee, there is no reason for it not to have , you should be presented with the EasyBCD boot menu when you restart your machine.
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