How Do I Install XP Into Partition?

Liberalman

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How Do I Install XP Into Partition?

I have a Vista and partitioned space to install XP but it won’t install.

Does anybody know how to do it?
 
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I never thought to do that, but have successfully installed Linux alongside windows many times.

What is happening exactly? Does it complete installation but simply not boot, or does it refuse to install?
 
vinod1975

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Liberalman said:
How Do I Install XP Into Partition?

I have a Vista and partitioned space to install XP but it won’t install.

Does anybody know how to do it?
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If possible please let me in Total
What is the size of RAM [ Memory ]
What is the size of Hard disk
How many partitions you have
Wow many OS you want to install

Before answering anything this would be very very useful info
 
Francis2004

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I was going to suggest Partition Magic as a way to assist but it is no longer supported by Symantec..

The good news is I found a FREE program that seems to work just as well in real time Windows environment.. I installed it on my laptop and for Home use it is free with full access no strings attached for now.. You may want to look into this to set partitions..

Free Download Partition Manager, Partition Recovery, Data Recovery and Disk & Partition Copy Software.

Can't beat free..

I downloaded my version from downloads.com but you have 4 locations to chose from..
 
Liberalman

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vinod1975 said:
If possible please let me in Total
What is the size of RAM [ Memory ]
What is the size of Hard disk
How many partitions you have
Wow many OS you want to install

Before answering anything this would be very very useful info
Click to expand...
4 MB Ram
1 Tarabite hard disk
1 partition 100 gigs
Have vista want to load XP but into new partition
 
DurkaDurka

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Be careful installing XP with Vista already installed as this will result in Vista not being able to boot anymore. In order to make the two "dual boot", you will have to load the vista disc in after the XP install and do a startup repair.

Basically boils down to "Vista can see XP but XP cannot see Vista", due to them utilizing the MBR differently.
 
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Why not spring for a 2nd hard-drive and then just unplug your Vista drive while you install XP. Boot would be selected via bios or modify your Boot.ini file to give you the choice.
Windows wants the 1st partition of any HD. A program like grub can remap a HD so the 4rd or 4th partition 'appears' to be #1. That is a lot of work the 1st time you do it lol. Two drives cost's a few $ but your data is much safer and if you mess up the install you have a 'backup' OS that can read both drives.

I haven't done it but with a new 2nd drive you should be able to install XP on it right from Vista, just run the XP setup disk and choose the 2nd drive, that should install the dualboot for you
 
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Francis2004 said:
I was going to suggest Partition Magic as a way to assist but it is no longer supported by Symantec..

The good news is I found a FREE program that seems to work just as well in real time Windows environment.. I installed it on my laptop and for Home use it is free with full access no strings attached for now.. You may want to look into this to set partitions..

Free Download Partition Manager, Partition Recovery, Data Recovery and Disk & Partition Copy Software.

Can't beat free..

I downloaded my version from downloads.com but you have 4 locations to chose from..
Click to expand...
Unfortunately you need a OS to use those programs. When that is messed up I have been able to use an Ubuntu install disk (free) to follow the install as far as the partitioning part (a 500MB partition at the very end of the the drive for the linux partition that is reclaimed once a windows OS is booted. Once the partitioning part of the install is completed (formatting use only fat32, change it during the actual install) it is ok to kill the power and reboot into a windows install program.
 
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