So I've done this before: I installed and ran XP, then I partitioned and installed Vista. Vista worked! I had to however make a boot file with some program to get XP to work. All went well there after that until for reasons unmentioned I got rid of the Vista partition. Then all went to **** - the partition's data was unaccessible and I had to reformat/partition the whole HDD and start from scratch with XP (which was fine since I back everything important up).
So my question is this: If I have XP and I install Vista, how do I make it so I can boot into both right away without messing up stuff? Also, what program do you recommend for partitioning? It is 64-bit Vista, 32-bit XP by the way. I used Vista's built in partitioner before (I think) and it worked Ok except for the boot file not being made for XP. So basically how do I get that file made easily and correctly?
Also, in the future I will probably get rid of the XP partition - what is the best way/program to do this with?
Thanks a thousand to anyone who takes the time to read this. I love how helpful this community is.
So my question is this: If I have XP and I install Vista, how do I make it so I can boot into both right away without messing up stuff? Also, what program do you recommend for partitioning? It is 64-bit Vista, 32-bit XP by the way. I used Vista's built in partitioner before (I think) and it worked Ok except for the boot file not being made for XP. So basically how do I get that file made easily and correctly?
Also, in the future I will probably get rid of the XP partition - what is the best way/program to do this with?
Thanks a thousand to anyone who takes the time to read this. I love how helpful this community is.