How Can I Install XP as 2nd OS

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    I bought a laptop that already have Windows Vista on it, but I want to install xp as my 2nd OS because some of my applications doesn't run on vista. How can I Install xp when vista is already installed???
     
    graglem, Jul 19, 2007 IP
  2. SEMSpot

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    Partition the hard drive (Give it a 2nd drive letter by taking space from C: drive) install XP on the new partition.
     
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    there are several ways of doing this...

    on a clean HDD, its a lot easier, as you can simply create two partitions then install one OS on each...

    However, presumably you have an OS running already... So, you'll need a partitioning program, such as Symantec Partition Magic (thats the one I use).

    you can take unused space from your current OS's partition, and create a secondary partition, format it for XP (NFTS), and then run your XP Setup disc and select the new partition as the XP's destination.

    Chuckun
     
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    If these applications arent particularly 3d hungry, you could always run them in VMware. For more office-based apps you dont noticed any drop in perfomance from native to virtualised OS.
     
    ds316, Jul 22, 2007 IP