Molsonbubba
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Hello,
To safeguard from many initial Vista problems I chose to use 2 separate HDs. One has XP PRO and the other VISTA HP. VISTA was a clean install.
On system boot I am presented with what seems to be a Windows native boot menue (black screen, white writing). I have a choise from the menue - VISTA or XP. I set this configuration up myself but now do not remember how I did it, fool that I am should have made notes
. The only thing I remember is that I used some sort of a free tool and setup was painless. I should add that since then, about a year or more now, I had zero problems. So much more I wish I kept notes ![Smile :smile: :smile:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Anyhow. I am hoping you can help . I wish to take XP PRO off and install VISTA in palce of XP PRO without removing or damaging already existing VISTA installation (on the other HD). I know, I know you wander why...hehe. I play MS FSX a lot and it is a resource hog, but with DX 10 support
. Difference in graphic, even in limited preview set up for now is huge. I want to give it its own private HD so that there is absolute minimum of interference from other software, processes, tasks, etc. Here are my questions:
1. Is this possible, to have two VISTAs running on same PC but on two different HDs?
2. Can I use EasyBCD to change my set up, or do I need to do it with the utility that was used to make the set up originally?
3. If #1 and #2 are OK, how do I do this? Do I need to unplug the VISTA drive and boot into XP PRO drive, reformat it, load VISTA on it and then plug back in the VISTA drive I unlplugged? How do I edit the menue choices?
I imagine this has been alerady asked but I was not able to find VISTA+VISTA, I saw many XP+VISTA threads.
Thank you in advance for your help.
To safeguard from many initial Vista problems I chose to use 2 separate HDs. One has XP PRO and the other VISTA HP. VISTA was a clean install.
On system boot I am presented with what seems to be a Windows native boot menue (black screen, white writing). I have a choise from the menue - VISTA or XP. I set this configuration up myself but now do not remember how I did it, fool that I am should have made notes
Anyhow. I am hoping you can help . I wish to take XP PRO off and install VISTA in palce of XP PRO without removing or damaging already existing VISTA installation (on the other HD). I know, I know you wander why...hehe. I play MS FSX a lot and it is a resource hog, but with DX 10 support
1. Is this possible, to have two VISTAs running on same PC but on two different HDs?
2. Can I use EasyBCD to change my set up, or do I need to do it with the utility that was used to make the set up originally?
3. If #1 and #2 are OK, how do I do this? Do I need to unplug the VISTA drive and boot into XP PRO drive, reformat it, load VISTA on it and then plug back in the VISTA drive I unlplugged? How do I edit the menue choices?
I imagine this has been alerady asked but I was not able to find VISTA+VISTA, I saw many XP+VISTA threads.
Thank you in advance for your help.