"Chad Harris" <vistaneedsmuchowork.net> wrote in message
news:%23H6V9Qg3HHA.2312@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
>
> What you want to do is possible, although it's always strongly advisable
> in setting up a dual boot to install the older OS (XP) *first. I consider
> the restore point problem that SS mentions a very minor one, because you
> can easily shortcut from the Vista desktop to the XP desktop (with full
> access to your files and folders) by typing
> XP Drive\Documents and Settings\Andy's XP Profile\Desktop and dragging a
> shortcut from the address bar of that folder to your Vista desktop. That
> makes it rare for me to have to go to the XP via a boot to it although I
> do it once in a while just to check that the AV program (One Care in my
> case) and other things are humming along.[/color]


Huh? What has this desktop shorcut business got to do with XP wiping out
Vista's System Restore and Volume Shadow Copy data?

ss.