Need XP/Vista Dual Boot advice

mrtraver · 9th Oct 2008, 10:55 AM

I'm setting up a new PC and planning to dual-boot XP Home (32 bit) and Vista Home Premium (64 bit). It will be a clean install of each OS on a newly formatted hard drive. I have two SATA hard drives (a 74 gb WD Raptor and soon-to-have a 640 gb WD Caviar Blue). I'm looking for some advice about installation issues, so any opinions and links to threads or other resources are appreciated.

Which OS should I install first, and/or does it make a difference?

Should I install both OS's on the faster Raptor in separate partitions, or is it better to install each OS on a separate drive (from what I have read, the WD 640 is one of the fastest 7200 RPM drives available).

Whether or not both OS's are on the same disk, will I still be able to install programs from both OS's to my larger disk when the Raptor fills up? Will I be able to access data/media files from either OS?

Thanks!!

Chai · 9th Oct 2008, 01:04 PM

I don't think it will cause any problem, except that program files should not be installed in the same partition.

lee_what2004 · 9th Oct 2008, 01:18 PM

should install vista first then xp if vice-versa, you can't boot to vista as xp change the MBR

Chai · 9th Oct 2008, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lee_what2004

should install vista first then xp if vice-versa, you can't boot to vista as xp change the MBR

I thought both are Vista.

Yup, install Vista first, since it also has a better boot manager.

Dashken · 9th Oct 2008, 03:04 PM

For me, I'd recommend to install XP first, then Vista... both in separate partitions.

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zy · 10th Oct 2008, 12:44 AM

heh ? yeah. install XP first,
then install Vista.

mrtraver · 10th Oct 2008, 10:55 AM

Thank you for the helpful replies!!

mikegas · 10th Oct 2008, 11:36 AM

I recommend install UBUNTU ..

Adrian Wong · 10th Oct 2008, 02:43 PM

Hmm.. IMHO, you should always install operating systems in the order of age, from the oldest to the latest. In your case, definitely XP first and then Vista.

young88 · 1st Dec 2008, 08:00 PM

Hope it will help me too

9th Oct 2008, 10:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
mrtraver Newbie Join Date: 15 May 2008 Location: missouri Posts: 3 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Need XP/Vista Dual Boot advice I'm setting up a new PC and planning to dual-boot XP Home (32 bit) and Vista Home Premium (64 bit). It will be a clean install of each OS on a newly formatted hard drive. I have two SATA hard drives (a 74 gb WD Raptor and soon-to-have a 640 gb WD Caviar Blue). I'm looking for some advice about installation issues, so any opinions and links to threads or other resources are appreciated. Which OS should I install first, and/or does it make a difference? Should I install both OS's on the faster Raptor in separate partitions, or is it better to install each OS on a separate drive (from what I have read, the WD 640 is one of the fastest 7200 RPM drives available). Whether or not both OS's are on the same disk, will I still be able to install programs from both OS's to my larger disk when the Raptor fills up? Will I be able to access data/media files from either OS? Thanks!!

9th Oct 2008, 01:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 26,975 Reputation: 4108 Rep Power: 74	I don't think it will cause any problem, except that program files should not be installed in the same partition. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

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Dashken Administrator! Join Date: 21 Apr 2003 Location: Penang Posts: 29,820 Reputation: 2162 Rep Power: 56	For me, I'd recommend to install XP first, then Vista... both in separate partitions. TweakVista.com - How to: Dual boot XP and Vista Dual Boot Vista and XP with Vista already installed - SysChat __________________ \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 @ 3.2Ghz \| ASUS P5B-E Plus \| G.SKILL 2x1GB DDR2 800 \| 6 HDDs (2TB+ only ) \| NVIDIA GeForce 7600GT \| Dell E248WFP 24" Widescreen \| Blog : Dashken's I-Blog Gallery : Dashken's I-Paintings Last edited by Dashken : 9th Oct 2008 at 03:10 PM.

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mrtraver Newbie Join Date: 15 May 2008 Location: missouri Posts: 3 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Thank you for the helpful replies!!

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mikegas I'm a regular Join Date: 7 May 2008 Posts: 380 Reputation: 206 Rep Power: 3	I recommend install UBUNTU ..

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