Has anyone ever used System Commander 9.0 for setting up XP on a Vista
machine?
[url]http://shop.avanquest.com/usa/prod.php?pid=2802[/url]

Thanks for any help.

Mike

Mike--

I'd strongly advise you to setup your dual boot by ******installing XP
(legacy OS) first or you may likely get your Vista bootloader overwritten
and have to revise things with something like Vista boot Pro later. There
are many dual boot threads here and particularly on the setup group.

CH

"Mike" <Mike@NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
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> Has anyone ever used System Commander 9.0 for setting up XP on a Vista
> machine?
> [url]http://shop.avanquest.com/usa/prod.php?pid=2802[/url]
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Mike[/color]

Thanks for your input Chad, I'll heed to your suggestion.

Mike

"Chad Harris" <vistaneedsmuchowork.net> wrote in message
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> Mike--
>
> I'd strongly advise you to setup your dual boot by ******installing XP
> (legacy OS) first or you may likely get your Vista bootloader overwritten
> and have to revise things with something like Vista boot Pro later. There
> are many dual boot threads here and particularly on the setup group.
>
> CH
>
> "Mike" <Mike@NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
> news:u9lsevEkHHA.3120@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> Has anyone ever used System Commander 9.0 for setting up XP on a Vista
>> machine?
>> [url]http://shop.avanquest.com/usa/prod.php?pid=2802[/url]
>>
>> Thanks for any help.
>>
>> Mike[/color]
>[/color]

Mike--

It's really best to install the older OS first. You have a much better
chance of going without a hitch. However, I thought I would add a link we
use a lot here for dual booting when Vista is already in place but I do dual
boots all the time and I wouldn't do it without installing XP first.

Dual Boot Instructions for XP and Vista Dual Boot
[url]http://apcmag.com/5023/dual_booting_xp_with_vista[/url]

You'll get the option to boot to either Vista or XP and it will look like
this:
[url]http://www.theeldergeekvista.com/images/Vista%20Dual%20Boot%20Installation/Vista%20Final%20-0037.jpg[/url]

Best to shortcut from Vista desktop to XP desktop once you install the
dual boot, because if you boot to XP you will lose your Vista restore points
unless you encrypt them with Bit Locker(there are other methods to protect
the Vista restore points discussed on this and the general group) if you
have it on your Vista edition. (I rarely need to go to an XP boot on a dual
boot because you can access XP from the Vista desktop this way:

C: (or whatever drive)\Documents and Settings\Milhouse' Profile\Desktop and
if on XP you can go to Vista Desktop via this path:

Vista Drive\Users\Milhouse's Profile\Desktop

I am a dual boot proponent because you always have your months or years of
accumulated docs, settings, shortcuts, files and folders from XP on the box.
Why waste time and energy transfering and copying when you don't need to and
you can drag the icon on the top left of the folder that shortcuts to either
and put it on the desktop and click it when you want to access the other
desktop.

Best of luck.

CH



"Mike" <Mike@NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
news:eNlv9XFkHHA.4040@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Thanks for your input Chad, I'll heed to your suggestion.
>
> Mike
>
> "Chad Harris" <vistaneedsmuchowork.net> wrote in message
> news:OPiVBSFkHHA.3512@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> Mike--
>>
>> I'd strongly advise you to setup your dual boot by ******installing XP
>> (legacy OS) first or you may likely get your Vista bootloader overwritten
>> and have to revise things with something like Vista boot Pro later.
>> There are many dual boot threads here and particularly on the setup
>> group.
>>
>> CH
>>
>> "Mike" <Mike@NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
>> news:u9lsevEkHHA.3120@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
>>> Has anyone ever used System Commander 9.0 for setting up XP on a Vista
>>> machine?
>>> [url]http://shop.avanquest.com/usa/prod.php?pid=2802[/url]
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help.
>>>
>>> Mike[/color]
>>[/color]
>[/color]

Cool! I was not aware that you could cross jump desktops like that. That's
wild!!!!!!!

Great advice Chad, thanks. And thanks for the link and image, that really
helps.

I hope I can reciprocate the favor somewhere down the road.

Mike

"Chad Harris" <vistaneedsmuchowork.net> wrote in message
news:enLiudFkHHA.3264@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Mike--
>
> It's really best to install the older OS first. You have a much better
> chance of going without a hitch. However, I thought I would add a link we
> use a lot here for dual booting when Vista is already in place but I do
> dual boots all the time and I wouldn't do it without installing XP first.
>
> Dual Boot Instructions for XP and Vista Dual Boot
> [url]http://apcmag.com/5023/dual_booting_xp_with_vista[/url]
>
> You'll get the option to boot to either Vista or XP and it will look like
> this:
> [url]http://www.theeldergeekvista.com/images/Vista%20Dual%20Boot%20Installation/Vista%20Final%20-0037.jpg[/url]
>
> Best to shortcut from Vista desktop to XP desktop once you install the
> dual boot, because if you boot to XP you will lose your Vista restore
> points
> unless you encrypt them with Bit Locker(there are other methods to protect
> the Vista restore points discussed on this and the general group) if you
> have it on your Vista edition. (I rarely need to go to an XP boot on a
> dual
> boot because you can access XP from the Vista desktop this way:
>
> C: (or whatever drive)\Documents and Settings\Milhouse' Profile\Desktop
> and
> if on XP you can go to Vista Desktop via this path:
>
> Vista Drive\Users\Milhouse's Profile\Desktop
>
> I am a dual boot proponent because you always have your months or years of
> accumulated docs, settings, shortcuts, files and folders from XP on the
> box.
> Why waste time and energy transfering and copying when you don't need to
> and
> you can drag the icon on the top left of the folder that shortcuts to
> either
> and put it on the desktop and click it when you want to access the other
> desktop.
>
> Best of luck.
>
> CH
>
>
>
> "Mike" <Mike@NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
> news:eNlv9XFkHHA.4040@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> Thanks for your input Chad, I'll heed to your suggestion.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> "Chad Harris" <vistaneedsmuchowork.net> wrote in message
>> news:OPiVBSFkHHA.3512@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
>>> Mike--
>>>
>>> I'd strongly advise you to setup your dual boot by ******installing XP
>>> (legacy OS) first or you may likely get your Vista bootloader
>>> overwritten and have to revise things with something like Vista boot
>>> Pro later. There are many dual boot threads here and particularly on the
>>> setup group.
>>>
>>> CH
>>>
>>> "Mike" <Mike@NOSPAM.com> wrote in message
>>> news:u9lsevEkHHA.3120@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>> Has anyone ever used System Commander 9.0 for setting up XP on a Vista
>>>> machine?
>>>> [url]http://shop.avanquest.com/usa/prod.php?pid=2802[/url]
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for any help.
>>>>
>>>> Mike
>>>[/color]
>>[/color]
>[/color]