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How do you repair windows entirely using your Windows Vista DV
Hi Everyone, I've been looking all over the net and on the forums here and I can't find a definitive answer to my question, so here goes: Can I safely perform a clean install of Windows Vista on my Secondary Hard Drive (D:) without erasing the folder structure there for a dual-boot with an XP 32bit which is

2nd Windows Vista Install
On a vista computer which has a sata and an pata drive, I attempted to install windows xp on a separate 2nd partition on the pata drive (where vista was also installed on the 1st partition). When windows asked where to install xp, I specifically chose the right partition and subsequently windows xp somehow jumped

MS Update won't install on Vista with SP1.
AlexB al...@comcast.net microsoft public windows vista general The answer is YES. You've got a Vista OS now, you can install another Vista on a different partition. Does anyone know if it is possible to dual boot using the pre installed windows Vista and install vista on a new partition and how to go about it?

2nd Windows Vista Install
The user has indicated that the first thing he did when setting up Vista was turn off User Account Control. The user then decided that he wanted to demo a different version of our VB6 app...same setup.exe, with the version being selected after install. So he did a CP, removed original app, then reinstalled.

2nd Windows Vista Install
When I launch it from within Vista, I first get an error message that " there is no vista installed, or it is on a hidden partition". .... not have to use the escape key or special boot managers or anything else other than the traditional boot menu Windows sets up for you when you install a second OS on a computer.

Vista Premium to Ultimate upgrade
Vern Linard VernLin...@aol.ca microsoft public windows vista general The XP installation is on another pc so I can take the drive out of it ( all drives are SATA if that matters) and add it to my new one. I have no experience at all with dual booting so I'm not sure where to go from here.

MS Update won't install on Vista with SP1.
Hi, My son installed Vista as a dual boot system with XP on a second hard drive of his PC. After the install, the PC would only boot into Vista and not into XP, so he (perhaps rashly) reformatted the Vista drive in order to remove it from his system. Now the PC won't boot at all from the hard drive.

Vista MBR vs. XP MBR
I have two 250 GB Sata hard drives on my Vista system. I'm trying to use the "Backup Computer" utility to backup my computer to my 2nd hard drive (D:). It only allows the backup to go to my DVD drive. When I installed Vista Ultimate on this clean system, I had the Vista install process format both drives as NTFS,

Can't install programs
I told support I would contact them if it failed again The installation seemed to go ok right through to the last stage where I got a message - "could not configure one or more windows components" My computer then rolled back to vista premium. I will phone support again on Monday but mean time anyone have any ideas

Vista install hangs
In the next dialog box that comes up, confirm that you really want to install vista without entering any Product Key. (g) on this second install, make sure to select "Upgrade," not "Custom (Advanced)." Now you're not doing a clean install you're upgrading to vista. (h) wait while vista copies files and reboots

2nd Windows Vista Install
Mike, 1) If you have a Full Vista installation DVD: http://www.vistax64. com/tutorials/117366-clean-install-full-version-vista.html 2) If you have a Upgrade Vista installation DVD: http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/68767-clean-install-upgrade-vista.html 3) If you have a Recovery installation DVD, then it is the same

Question on Vista Upgrading--Business to Ultimate
I have a Dell M70, have installed last summer's version of Vista but killed the vmc and vhd because it's was pretty far off. So, yesterday I got a Feb release and tried to install it but it's asking for a "Driver" for my hard disk. Where / what do I do about this? On a second note, why the heck is the mouse so

Accessing files in a windowsimagebackup
And You want install windows on first disk. Primary master disk. It don't have any partitions else. You load vista dvd and say to it to install system to first disk. win vista install files to it but!!! all boot files and mbr code are putting to second disk. I about it. hiden or not hidden - this isn't important

Vista install
But that does not help at all with with what the OP really wants to accomplish: I'm trying to find some way to avoid re-installing all settings, user accounts and apps (plus patches, upgrades, ad nauseum) after a reformat and clean install of Vista, in an upgrade from Windows XP Professional.

Vista install failure. Now can't boot XP or anything. Please help
It's Vista Home Premium I'm trying to install. I was waiting and hoping for some useful suggestions but so far I haven't received any replies other than yours. Upgrade advisor tells me that I should uninstall Nero 6 before I install Vista.. What I really need to know is can progs on XP cause Vista not to

XP to vista
(Sorry if I use this terminolgy but that is how is called in Windows XP, I hope it has the same name in Vista!) Many times in Windows XP I've faced situations were it needed a repair install...... unsure if Vista's OEM versions allow that... Any help? The only specific repair function in the Vista install routine

Vista partition recognition / windows xp partition recognition?
It took about an hour to install and I'm pleased to report went off without a hitch. It runs Aero fine (including the 3d stuff) and the speed is actually a bit better than XP for me. The meter shows my RAM at about 50% usage with the OS and gadgets alone so I might go up to 2GB just to keep it below 33%.

OT: 2nd Windows Vista Install
To rule out some kind of BIOS misconfiguration, try booting from a bootable DVD such as a Vista install disc. The typical software culprits are disc burning programs, virtual drive programs and/or copy protection crap. The machine had Alcohol 120 and Nero, but I have uninstalled them. I do notice that the entry in

How to achieve actual use of my full 4 GB RAM,
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Need advice on setting up a dual boot vista / xp?
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