install windows vista separate partition

i have 250 gb hard drive it's separate partitions one is 127gb(Win XP) and another 104Gb

can i install vista on the second partition? How can do this? install it from the windows or should i boot from a DVD( Vista )?

 

pick clean install for xp
then pick which partition
not from windows

then install vista from inside xp

 

yeah my second partition is clean.. so it's ok to do so? it's called dual boot right?

 

a clean install means a fresh install instead of an upgrade

if you have the full ver. not the upgrade

then just install it to the 2nd partition

and when you boot you will have the option to boot from either yes dual boot you could add more too like 95 and 98 and 2000 but that would be dumb(Unix and Linux too)

SO JUST FRESH INSTALL IT

AND MAKE SURE YOU PICK THE RIGHT PARTITION

 

thats all you have to do? i could make a partition big enough for vista, and all i would have to do is install it on that partition and when windows boots it will give me the option to choose? i thought it was more complicated than that ...

 

I'm in Vista! :bigsmile: !!! so what drivers should i install ?
i've installed video drivers and sound drivers. it's a strange thing it seems to be there's no x-fi interface ... where can i find 680i drivers?

there's also no drivers for my mouse and keyboard( Logitech g7,g15)

aa what else .....? ok i'm going to explore it ...

oy i forgot how can i switch between xp and vista? can't find the way?

 

do you mean how do you dual boot so you can pick which OS?

 

like when u boot there should be an option to choose xp or vista

 

there's no option

 

check from control panel --> system --> Advanced system settings --> startup and recovery if vista even knows u got another os

 

no? you have vista on a seperate partition, or drive right? i knew there was more to setting up a dual boot rig uke:

 

yes i have it on one drive

 

it says default operating system:
Microsoft Windows Vista

no XP :cry:

 

yea but when u click that dropdown menu is xp there or only vista?

 

only vista

 

let me get this right. you installed vista on it's own partion on your existing HD? and it killed XP?

 

no it didn't as i said my 250gb harddrive devided in two partitions.
win xp is in D drive
win vista is in C drive

i can access d drive but it always tells me You don't have permission to access this folder. And i found BOOTSEC.BAK file in d drive ..

 

no i don't think xp is dead it's just that vista overwrited that boot thingy and didn't notice that there was xp too.

 

I think u can get back to xp when u boot up from xp disc go to recovery console and run "fixmbr"(if i remember correctly) but after that i don't think u can go back to vista...

 

aa that's bad ... i like Vista! hell no i will find the way!