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Windows XP hung at Setup is Starting Windows screen
I have a list with links below this - if you grabbed everything on this list - installed them (after installing Windows XP) in numerical (by KB Article ..... all the 2nd & 3rd list items to and connect/insert it into the system and begin installing all the hardware drivers (1st) and then all the patches and such.

Installing Windows XP over Windows Vista
Robert Aldwinckle rob...@techemail.com microsoft public windows vista networking_sharing microsoft public windowsupdate (cross-post added to Vista getting some useful diagnostics for this that I know of is to capture with netcap (eg from XP Pro's Support Tools) and then formatting its .cap files with Ethereal.

installing windows vista
If you load in win/xp or win/xp/pro it wants to see wnother windows installed in your machine before the upgrade winxp-pro will do anything. It will then install as though it is a full retail edition from that point on. For the curious: this is not true of upgrade versions of Vista which must have a qualifying

Installing Windows XP Pro on new Dell laptop running Vista?
If you are not used to using notebooks then you may not realize that a notebook that is specced similarly to a desktop is always slower than the desktop. strTypes=all&ProductID=2576&OSFullName=Windows*+XP+Professional&lang=eng&strOSs= 44&submit=Go%21 network and wireless network drivers Windows Update Chipset

Please Help! Can't boot Vista after installing XP Pro
SoCalCommie nos...@nowhere.non microsoft public windows mediacenter Well, in my experience (ECS Skt 478 ICH5 mobo w/ WD 500G SATA 300 running W2K SP4 & ASUS I need to format the Vista paration somehow and then I should be able to install XP. I just might try and see if I can boot up in Win 98 floppy and format

Installing Windows XP after Vista in Dual Boot Configuration
none microsoft public windows vista general microsoft public windows vista installation_setup please....somebody help me. As I expected I was unable to boot into vista after installing XP (the BCD store was deleted). I figured I could boot off of the vista disk, do a startup repair (which would rewrite the MBR)

Siemens Software
If any of the above are not true, then you may have problems since it is possible what you have is not legitimate. Otherwise there should be no problems. I purchased quite inexpensively a Windows XP Professional (Version 2002). Everything is original Microsoft. The previous owner as upgraded to Vista.

Installing Vista Home Premium and Format
Mark jmhonz...@nospam.insightbb.com microsoft public windows 64bit general And, I repeat... Per your description: "I'm installing xp pro w/sp2 x32 then upgrading to vista x64." Follow the instructions on the MS KB article to "upgrade" from 32-bit XP to 64-bit Vista. (It's a legal "clean" install with an upgrade

Windows XP want start after installing windows Vista/Longhorn
NOTE: For the Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition, Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 32 and 64 Editions, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32 and 64 Editions, Microsoft Windows Vista Business 32 and

[Rival] Fragmentation Pains in Windows Vista
AlexB al...@comcast.net microsoft public windows vista general All Acronis will do for you for 30 bucks or so is to use FDISK command which you can use yourself. Note: If you are "clean" installing Windows 2000, XP Home, or XP Pro, you do not have to run fdisk before hand as, during the install process,

If Vista is so bad then how come Microsoft made 81% more money ...
If you load in win/xp or win/xp/pro it wants to see wnother windows installed in your machine before the upgrade winxp-pro will do anything. If you have the full initial issue of winxp/pro disk then since its not an upgrade you just install it Joe (in fact you could format the c: drive first then install it)

Vista frozen after vista updates installed
A good review of this article is important: Installing a 64-bit version of Windows Vista on a computer that is running a 32-bit version of Windows XP or of Windows I keep getting an error while trying to install vista x64. This is a new system and I'm installing xp pro w/sp2 x32 then upgrading to vista x64.

Installing windows XP
... and all of a sudden Thunderbird closes all by itself, the whole Vista GUI disappears, and a message comes up, "Windows is installing updates." Then Vista shuts itself down and restarts WITHOUT going back to where I left off, but instead opens to a page practically insisting that I start using Google Desktop.

Vista now needs CD to boot after installing XP on slave--suggestio
Is this a Windows XP or Windows Vista client? 2. Does this issue occur when VPN from another client? 3. Does this issue occur when VPN with another user account? 4. Then, restart your computer. When the "System Configuration Utility" window appears, please check the "Don't show this message or launch the System

Installing Windows XP on Gateway P-6822 Laptop
I have found that I really do not like Windows Vista and would prefer to use the more "user-friendly" OS of Windows XP. But, when I try to install XP - it won't let me... It claims something to the effect of "Incompatibility Error." It then directs me to Microsoft's web page for possible solutions.

VPN connection stops responding
3) Then, If you have the DVD, try installing it and running Startup Repair. 4) If that doesn't work, try recovering things to normal by running the .... These methods are outlined in A description of the Safe Mode Boot options in Windows XP/and Vista http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315222/ Frequently Asked

from Vista to XP
LG nowh...@nowhere.com microsoft public windows vista general none wrote: I've been running Vista for about a month. I then used to EasyBCD to make a legacy OS entry in the bootloader. Everything worked fine. But, after I restarted my computer and tried to boot into XP, I got a message about "cannot find ntldr"

Installing Windows XP OEM on Virtual PC 2007
I tried a copy of Vista and this worked fine but was too slow to be run on the PC so I removed it. I tried using an old Windows XP pro SP0 and this worked windows installed and I was up and running until I installed SP2 and then the same thing happened. I tried upgrading all the drivers checking the Bios is the

Corrupt Files
I then reinstalled Norton and Norton responded with a message during installation that said that there were updated setup files to be downloaded before installation. So I elected to download them and now everything is up and working. "MegGeek" wrote: Hi, I have Windows Vista Home Basic installed on my laptop.

Need advice on setting up a dual boot vista / xp?
I haven't had any performance issues since then. "Quick Parts" <QuickPa...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E25A16E8-104A-4F1D-B459-93C9F6C198A3@microsoft.com... I've heard about a free downgrade to windows xp, is that true? I've heard many people insatisfied with windows vista.