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Windows Forum / Windows Vista / Setup and Deployment / September 2007XP on Pre-installed Vista
Hi, I have HP Pavillion Laptop with pre-installed Vista Home Prem (no media DVD provided but I have PC Recovery on D: drive). Now I want to install Win XP on E: drive. But as I read it will not show Vista in boot menu and solution over this is to repair it using Vista DVD. As I dont have vista DVD, what do I need to do to recover my Vista boot menu and use Dual boot menu while I start my laptop? Thanks, http://apcmag.com/5485/dualbooting_vista_and_xp At the start of the above articule, under Prepare Windows Vista, there is advice about Gnome Partioner, if you don't have the vista DVD, as it came pre-installed Good luck. > Hi, > I have HP Pavillion Laptop with pre-installed Vista Home Prem (no media DVD [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Thanks, > Hi, > I have HP Pavillion Laptop with pre-installed Vista Home Prem (no media [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > menu > and use Dual boot menu while I start my laptop? Hopefully someone else will give you the info to fix the boot menu. Three things: 1) Be sure to create recovery discs. I believe the recovery process that uses the recovery partition is only accessible through bootup using the original master boot record. Installing WXP on another partition on the same hard drive may wipe out the original MBR. 2) Make sure you have drivers for WXP for your laptop. Go to HP.com and download the drivers for your laptop. Since this laptop may have been optimized for Vista, HP may not provide drivers for WXP. 3) Be aware that each time you boot to WXP, your Vista restore points are wiped out. -Paul Randall http://www.vistabootpro.org/ > Hi, > I have HP Pavillion Laptop with pre-installed Vista Home Prem (no media DVD [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Thanks, |
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