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How To Install Xp N Vista Together

8 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/how-to-install-xp-n-vista-together.68096/

fun2sh
fun2sh Original post #1
Sep 13, 2007 at 8:09 PM
sorry guys to make this thread. i know that there would be a thread for that BUT SEARCHING DID NOT RETURNED ANY PROPER THING:mad: :mad: SO I HAV TO ASK U GUYS. Plz link me to that thread or if thread really doesnot exist then tell me how to install xp n vista together
*GandaBerunda*
*GandaBerunda* #2
Sep 13, 2007 at 8:12 PM
just install xp first and after that install vista normally by booting the dvd...vista's boot manager will take over and manage xp too...
slugger
slugger #3
Sep 13, 2007 at 8:13 PM
How to dual-boot Vista with XP
Vishal Gupta said:
Installing XP after VISTA in DUAL BOOT by shantanu
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whoooooopsie!!!!! :D :D

i ran a query using term dual boot but d first page turned up get-together in Kolkata thread :mad:
Vishal Gupta
Vishal Gupta #4
Sep 13, 2007 at 8:17 PM
Installing XP after VISTA in DUAL BOOT by shantanu
fun2sh
fun2sh #5
Sep 14, 2007 at 7:48 AM
oo thanks guys u save me.
but one more question, CANT I PARTITION MY HARDDRIVE GOTO 5 PARTS DURING THE INSTALLATION. yesternight I was INSTALLING VISTA and i was just allowin me to make 4 partitions. 40gb of drive was unallocated.
and wats the difference btw PRIMARY PARTITION AND LOGICAL PARTITION coz wen i was partitionin it tru INSTALLED VISTA then it was creatin a logical drive.
Pathik
Pathik #6
Sep 14, 2007 at 8:00 AM
You can have only 4 major partitions.. U can have 3 primary and many logical drives if u make the 4th partition a extended one
fun2sh
fun2sh #7
Sep 14, 2007 at 9:22 AM
^^why is so and wat are the types of partition, wat are its benefit and or disadvantages
slugger
slugger #8
Sep 14, 2007 at 1:50 PM
There are no advantages or disadvantages in these partitions, it is just dat each of d 2 partition r ment 2 do different things

Partition are basically of two type

Primary Partition

Extended Partitions
The extended partition can have any number of logical drives

Only primary partitition can be made active, which means that those partitions are made bootable once OS is installed in them, whereas Logical drives made in the extended partition cannot b made bootable, only for data storage purposes

so your partitionedHDD should look sumthin like this

1 Active Primary Partition

Remaining space - Extended partition with any number of logical drives in it