Dual boot XP and Vista using Vista Boot Pro

[tonymarcus]

Could someone please double check I have got this right to set up a dual boot using Vista boot pro (http://www.vistabootpro.org/) where I keep my existing Win XP set up and have a choice upon starting PC weather to Boot XP or Vista.

I have 2 hard drives:-

Drive 1 120Mb
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C: Windows XP (primary/Active) 60Gb
D: Back up (Logical) 60GB

Drive 2 80GB (This is how I will partition it and set up)
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E: Back up (40GB) Logical
F: Windows Vista 40 GB (Primary)

Am I right to set up the F: partition as a Primary ??

Right so I install Vista to F: then run Vista Boot pro to change to boot loader so I get the option to Boot to either O/S

Is it that simple ??

Thanks

Marcus

 

[danny9894]

What I did was use Partition Magic to partition my raptor and then I just fired up the Vista setup and installed it on the other partition. Every time I would fire up my computer I would get the option to boot to xp or vista. So I don't think you really need that vistaboot program or w/e the name of it is.

 

[tonymarcus]

Thanks Danny, I'll image all my drives just incase it all goes pear shaped.

Do you think it will work OK on drive F: (which is the second partition on the 2nd hard drive) and should I make it a Primary partition ??

 

[danny9894]

Yea I believe in order to boot from a partition it needs to be a primary partition. Drive Imaging is a God send huh?