Install XP after Vista and keep Vista as well

engfelt.TakeThisOut@gmail.com wrote:

>I have a clean setup of Vista RC1 on ny computer. I'd like to install
>XP on an external USB drive and keep Vista as it is. Is this possible
>without damaging the Vista boot loader?
>

Not likely.

First of all, Windows XP will not install to a removable drive.

The proper procedures for installing multiple versions of Windows is
to:
1. Create a separate hard drive partition for each version of Windows
to install into.
2. Install the Windows version in age sequence with the oldest (in
yoru case XP) being installed first.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
Syberfix Remote Computer Repair

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."

Thanks for the answers. I suspected that too... I was hoping for
something else though.

Time for a format and reinstall of the Windows XP + Vista.

/Niklas



Ron Martell wrote:
> engfelt.TakeThisOut@gmail.com wrote:
>
> >I have a clean setup of Vista RC1 on ny computer. I'd like to install
> >XP on an external USB drive and keep Vista as it is. Is this possible
> >without damaging the Vista boot loader?
> >
>
> Not likely.
>
> First of all, Windows XP will not install to a removable drive.
>
> The proper procedures for installing multiple versions of Windows is
> to:
> 1. Create a separate hard drive partition for each version of Windows
> to install into.
> 2. Install the Windows version in age sequence with the oldest (in
> yoru case XP) being installed first.
>
> Good luck
>
> Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
> --
> Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
> On-Line Help Computer Service
> http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
> Syberfix Remote Computer Repair
>
> "Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
> has never been in bed with a mosquito."