Tag Archive for 'xp'

Windows Vista SP1 and Windows XP SP3 Betas Leaked: A Bad Week for Microsoft?

It’s probably very safe to say that Microsoft’s [[MSFT]] two upcoming service packs are the most eagerly-awaited products due to ship out of Microsoft’s camp anytime soon, at least as far as most end-users are concerned..
Windows XP SP3 has been through the (rumor) mill for a couple of years of now, with enough fake leaks [...]

How to: Install the Vista Bootloader on Windows XP

Ever since Windows Vista came out, a lot of hype has been going around the new bootloader. That’s the hype that drove us to create EasyBCD, and that’s the same hype that’s been driving people to ask all around the web: “Is it possible to install the new Windows Vista bootloader on a non-Vista machine? [...]

How-To: Hide Vista Partition from XP with NeoGrub!

Editor’s note: This article was modified on Jan. 31, 2009 to reflect the usage of Vista Hide ‘n Seek, NeoSmart Technologies’ new, free product for automating the NeoGrub hiding procedure.
One of the biggest problems that faces dual-booters is data corruption on many different fronts. While using proper dual-boot techniques and going by the book can [...]

Recovering XP & Windows.Old After a Vista Installation

So you just installed a shiny, new, & legal, copy of Windows Vista. Somewhere along the way, you realized that your XP Partition wasn’t there anymore, and that you’ve lost every single program you’d installed over the past 6 years – gone! All just because you didn’t realize that you were installing Windows Vista to [...]