yoyomacy
Joined: 13 Aug 2006
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Sun Aug 13, 2006 8:51 pm Post subject:
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| i got the VISTA beta 2 disk and i want to know, if i install it, will it delete all my files and programs currently on my windows xp, and will it be able to run windows xp programs |
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jezzer256
Joined: 16 Jul 2005
Posts: 32
Location: Worthing, West Sussex
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Sat Oct 07, 2006 3:51 pm Post subject:
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I HIGHLY reccommend you not installing Vista Beta 2 over XP, which by default it will do. This will keep all your files, but if something goes wrong it will require a completely fresh install of XP, which is unnecessary.
What I did was partitioned my HDD into 2. Then I kept XP on one partition, and installed vista onto the other. And now, I can choose to boot XP or Vista on startup.
Program wise, most XP programs should work OK on Vista Beta 2, however it is a Beta so there's bound to be problems. For instance, my router is incompatible with MSN when running it on Vista.
Hope this helps
Jez
P.S, a great tool to use for partitioning your Hard Drive is Norton PartitionMagic; you should be able to get this off eBay for about £15.
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