I have plans to purchase a laptop soon. Looking at the local Staples
(office supply store) noticed VISTA is already coming preloaded. I need
XP installed (at the very least, preferably Win98SE) for backward
compatibility with software.

My questions are:

1. Does anybody know if XP can be installed on a PC with Vista
preinstalled without reformatting?

2. Can dual-boot be setup for an older OS (i.e. XP) if Vista is
preinstalled?

TIA
Vic