Hello All,

I am a Computer Networking major at a small community college in the town
where I live. I know that someone else presently has a very similar question,
but I feel mine is specific to my own need, so I will present it here in
hopes someone will be able to help.

My laptop was pre-loaded with Vista Home Basic. However, my wife has a
laptop also (which I gave her when I bought this newer one), which was
pre-loaded with XP Professional. Like the person who has also already posted
a question in this community similar to my question, I too have a software
program (In my case I need to use it for a class I am taking at the college I
am now attending). The program was designed to run in XP, and does not do
well with Vista.

So my question is, can I use the Reinstallation CD (which came with my Dell
laptop), which has Windows XP Professional on it, and create a DUAL BOOT on
my Toshiba laptop which is currently running Windows Vista Home Basis.

I am aware that, one of the things I would need to do in order to determine
if this would be possible would be to find the information on my Vista laptop
which gives a rundown of the partitions and drives. However, for the life of
me, I cannot seem to find that information on this laptop. It seems like
Vista hides stuff like this pretty well (I know that it's much easier to find
stuff like this in XP, in my opinion).

So, if anyone knows anything about what I am asking, could you please
respond, and let me know all of the steps I would need to take in order to
get the ball rolling on this DUAL BOOT (if it would even be possible to do
such a thing, as I have described here).

Thanks!

Louis126

"Louis126" wrote in message
...
Hello All,

I am a Computer Networking major at a small community college in the town
where I live. I know that someone else presently has a very similar
question,
but I feel mine is specific to my own need, so I will present it here in
hopes someone will be able to help.

My laptop was pre-loaded with Vista Home Basic. However, my wife has a
laptop also (which I gave her when I bought this newer one), which was
pre-loaded with XP Professional. Like the person who has also already
posted
a question in this community similar to my question, I too have a software
program (In my case I need to use it for a class I am taking at the
college I
am now attending). The program was designed to run in XP, and does not do
well with Vista.

So my question is, can I use the Reinstallation CD (which came with my
Dell
laptop), which has Windows XP Professional on it, and create a DUAL BOOT
on
my Toshiba laptop which is currently running Windows Vista Home Basis.

I am aware that, one of the things I would need to do in order to
determine
if this would be possible would be to find the information on my Vista
laptop
which gives a rundown of the partitions and drives. However, for the life
of
me, I cannot seem to find that information on this laptop. It seems like
Vista hides stuff like this pretty well (I know that it's much easier to
find
stuff like this in XP, in my opinion).

So, if anyone knows anything about what I am asking, could you please
respond, and let me know all of the steps I would need to take in order to
get the ball rolling on this DUAL BOOT (if it would even be possible to do
such a thing, as I have described here).

Thanks!

Louis126


1. If you do, you're in violation of your OEM license agreement.

2. Practically speaking, it's extremely unlikely to work, and will probably
hose your new laptop. Reason? Your new laptop uses new/different hardware
that requires different drivers than those on your OEM CD.

If you intend to take the risk, at least make *sure* the new laptop OEM has
XP drivers for *all* devices in the new laptop.

Also, you have additional adventures coming your way in the boot sector.

Did you try in whatever program you need to go Properties/Compatibility
tab/Compatibility Mode... pick from the drop down list?
Pending your Dell OEM XP Pro CD setup, you might or might not install on the
Toshiba... most likely not since it should be related to the specific Dell
hardware. Of course, legally you should not try that.
Just give your wife the Toshiba and go back to your Dell... that's life
Michael


"Louis126" wrote in message
...
Hello All,

I am a Computer Networking major at a small community college in the town
where I live. I know that someone else presently has a very similar
question,
but I feel mine is specific to my own need, so I will present it here in
hopes someone will be able to help.

My laptop was pre-loaded with Vista Home Basic. However, my wife has a
laptop also (which I gave her when I bought this newer one), which was
pre-loaded with XP Professional. Like the person who has also already
posted
a question in this community similar to my question, I too have a software
program (In my case I need to use it for a class I am taking at the
college I
am now attending). The program was designed to run in XP, and does not do
well with Vista.

So my question is, can I use the Reinstallation CD (which came with my
Dell
laptop), which has Windows XP Professional on it, and create a DUAL BOOT
on
my Toshiba laptop which is currently running Windows Vista Home Basis.

I am aware that, one of the things I would need to do in order to
determine
if this would be possible would be to find the information on my Vista
laptop
which gives a rundown of the partitions and drives. However, for the life
of
me, I cannot seem to find that information on this laptop. It seems like
Vista hides stuff like this pretty well (I know that it's much easier to
find
stuff like this in XP, in my opinion).

So, if anyone knows anything about what I am asking, could you please
respond, and let me know all of the steps I would need to take in order to
get the ball rolling on this DUAL BOOT (if it would even be possible to do
such a thing, as I have described here).

Thanks!

Louis126

A Dell Windows XP Reinstallation CD can only be used
on the Dell computer it originally came with. If used
on a non-Dell computer, you'll never be able to "activate"
successfully as the license is locked to a Dell motherboard BIOS.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience -
Windows Vista Enthusiast

---------------------------------------------------------------

"Louis126" wrote in message ...
Hello All,

I am a Computer Networking major at a small community college in the town
where I live. I know that someone else presently has a very similar question,
but I feel mine is specific to my own need, so I will present it here in
hopes someone will be able to help.

My laptop was pre-loaded with Vista Home Basic. However, my wife has a
laptop also (which I gave her when I bought this newer one), which was
pre-loaded with XP Professional. Like the person who has also already posted
a question in this community similar to my question, I too have a software
program (In my case I need to use it for a class I am taking at the college I
am now attending). The program was designed to run in XP, and does not do
well with Vista.

So my question is, can I use the Reinstallation CD (which came with my Dell
laptop), which has Windows XP Professional on it, and create a DUAL BOOT on
my Toshiba laptop which is currently running Windows Vista Home Basis.

I am aware that, one of the things I would need to do in order to determine
if this would be possible would be to find the information on my Vista laptop
which gives a rundown of the partitions and drives. However, for the life of
me, I cannot seem to find that information on this laptop. It seems like
Vista hides stuff like this pretty well (I know that it's much easier to find
stuff like this in XP, in my opinion).

So, if anyone knows anything about what I am asking, could you please
respond, and let me know all of the steps I would need to take in order to
get the ball rolling on this DUAL BOOT (if it would even be possible to do
such a thing, as I have described here).

Thanks!

Louis126

"PvdG42" wrote:

"Louis126" wrote in message
...
Hello All,

I am a Computer Networking major at a small community college in the town
where I live. I know that someone else presently has a very similar
question,
but I feel mine is specific to my own need, so I will present it here in
hopes someone will be able to help.

My laptop was pre-loaded with Vista Home Basic. However, my wife has a
laptop also (which I gave her when I bought this newer one), which was
pre-loaded with XP Professional. Like the person who has also already
posted
a question in this community similar to my question, I too have a software
program (In my case I need to use it for a class I am taking at the
college I
am now attending). The program was designed to run in XP, and does not do
well with Vista.

So my question is, can I use the Reinstallation CD (which came with my
Dell
laptop), which has Windows XP Professional on it, and create a DUAL BOOT
on
my Toshiba laptop which is currently running Windows Vista Home Basis.

I am aware that, one of the things I would need to do in order to
determine
if this would be possible would be to find the information on my Vista
laptop
which gives a rundown of the partitions and drives. However, for the life
of
me, I cannot seem to find that information on this laptop. It seems like
Vista hides stuff like this pretty well (I know that it's much easier to
find
stuff like this in XP, in my opinion).

So, if anyone knows anything about what I am asking, could you please
respond, and let me know all of the steps I would need to take in order to
get the ball rolling on this DUAL BOOT (if it would even be possible to do
such a thing, as I have described here).

Thanks!

Louis126


1. If you do, you're in violation of your OEM license agreement.

2. Practically speaking, it's extremely unlikely to work, and will probably
hose your new laptop. Reason? Your new laptop uses new/different hardware
that requires different drivers than those on your OEM CD.

If you intend to take the risk, at least make *sure* the new laptop OEM has
XP drivers for *all* devices in the new laptop.

Also, you have additional adventures coming your way in the boot sector.

No, that's OK. I don't think I'll take that chance.

On another note though, I'd like to add: I'm really amazed at all of the
LICENSE POLICE who hang out in this community. It really amazes me. I think
what really amazes me most about this is, why in the world you think I would
give a rat's butt about any of that. The ONLY relevant LICENSING issue here
is that I have rights to use both of these instances of Microsoft Windows
software. I acknowledge that a license does not give a person ownership. But
it does give user rights to the one who paid for it. That is all that matters
here.

"Phillips" wrote:

Did you try in whatever program you need to go Properties/Compatibility
tab/Compatibility Mode... pick from the drop down list?
Pending your Dell OEM XP Pro CD setup, you might or might not install on the
Toshiba... most likely not since it should be related to the specific Dell
hardware. Of course, legally you should not try that.
Just give your wife the Toshiba and go back to your Dell... that's life
Michael

LOL --- Well, actually you have a point here. But most likely we will just
share the Dell while I am in this course. Good point though. The Toshiba is a
nicer laptop, you know much faster, and all that, etc. But thanks though.


"Louis126" wrote in message
...
Hello All,

I am a Computer Networking major at a small community college in the town
where I live. I know that someone else presently has a very similar
question,
but I feel mine is specific to my own need, so I will present it here in
hopes someone will be able to help.

My laptop was pre-loaded with Vista Home Basic. However, my wife has a
laptop also (which I gave her when I bought this newer one), which was
pre-loaded with XP Professional. Like the person who has also already
posted
a question in this community similar to my question, I too have a software
program (In my case I need to use it for a class I am taking at the
college I
am now attending). The program was designed to run in XP, and does not do
well with Vista.

So my question is, can I use the Reinstallation CD (which came with my
Dell
laptop), which has Windows XP Professional on it, and create a DUAL BOOT
on
my Toshiba laptop which is currently running Windows Vista Home Basis.

I am aware that, one of the things I would need to do in order to
determine
if this would be possible would be to find the information on my Vista
laptop
which gives a rundown of the partitions and drives. However, for the life
of
me, I cannot seem to find that information on this laptop. It seems like
Vista hides stuff like this pretty well (I know that it's much easier to
find
stuff like this in XP, in my opinion).

So, if anyone knows anything about what I am asking, could you please
respond, and let me know all of the steps I would need to take in order to
get the ball rolling on this DUAL BOOT (if it would even be possible to do
such a thing, as I have described here).

Thanks!

Louis126

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

A Dell Windows XP Reinstallation CD can only be used
on the Dell computer it originally came with. If used
on a non-Dell computer, you'll never be able to "activate"
successfully as the license is locked to a Dell motherboard BIOS.

--
Carey Frisch

You know what, I was actually wondering about that. Very good point. Thank
you. I guess the only way to get that work would have been if I had actually
bought a packaged version of both XP and Vista (not specific to either of my
laptop manufacturer's) from a retail outlet. Thanks!
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience -
Windows Vista Enthusiast

---------------------------------------------------------------

"Louis126" wrote in message ...
Hello All,

I am a Computer Networking major at a small community college in the town
where I live. I know that someone else presently has a very similar question,
but I feel mine is specific to my own need, so I will present it here in
hopes someone will be able to help.

My laptop was pre-loaded with Vista Home Basic. However, my wife has a
laptop also (which I gave her when I bought this newer one), which was
pre-loaded with XP Professional. Like the person who has also already posted
a question in this community similar to my question, I too have a software
program (In my case I need to use it for a class I am taking at the college I
am now attending). The program was designed to run in XP, and does not do
well with Vista.

So my question is, can I use the Reinstallation CD (which came with my Dell
laptop), which has Windows XP Professional on it, and create a DUAL BOOT on
my Toshiba laptop which is currently running Windows Vista Home Basis.

I am aware that, one of the things I would need to do in order to determine
if this would be possible would be to find the information on my Vista laptop
which gives a rundown of the partitions and drives. However, for the life of
me, I cannot seem to find that information on this laptop. It seems like
Vista hides stuff like this pretty well (I know that it's much easier to find
stuff like this in XP, in my opinion).

So, if anyone knows anything about what I am asking, could you please
respond, and let me know all of the steps I would need to take in order to
get the ball rolling on this DUAL BOOT (if it would even be possible to do
such a thing, as I have described here).

Thanks!

Louis126

"Louis126" wrote:



"PvdG42" wrote:

"Louis126" wrote in message
...
Hello All,

I am a Computer Networking major at a small community college in the town
where I live. I know that someone else presently has a very similar
question,
but I feel mine is specific to my own need, so I will present it here in
hopes someone will be able to help.

My laptop was pre-loaded with Vista Home Basic. However, my wife has a
laptop also (which I gave her when I bought this newer one), which was
pre-loaded with XP Professional. Like the person who has also already
posted
a question in this community similar to my question, I too have a software
program (In my case I need to use it for a class I am taking at the
college I
am now attending). The program was designed to run in XP, and does not do
well with Vista.

So my question is, can I use the Reinstallation CD (which came with my
Dell
laptop), which has Windows XP Professional on it, and create a DUAL BOOT
on
my Toshiba laptop which is currently running Windows Vista Home Basis.

I am aware that, one of the things I would need to do in order to
determine
if this would be possible would be to find the information on my Vista
laptop
which gives a rundown of the partitions and drives. However, for the life
of
me, I cannot seem to find that information on this laptop. It seems like
Vista hides stuff like this pretty well (I know that it's much easier to
find
stuff like this in XP, in my opinion).

So, if anyone knows anything about what I am asking, could you please
respond, and let me know all of the steps I would need to take in order to
get the ball rolling on this DUAL BOOT (if it would even be possible to do
such a thing, as I have described here).

Thanks!

Louis126


1. If you do, you're in violation of your OEM license agreement.

2. Practically speaking, it's extremely unlikely to work, and will probably
hose your new laptop. Reason? Your new laptop uses new/different hardware
that requires different drivers than those on your OEM CD.

If you intend to take the risk, at least make *sure* the new laptop OEM has
XP drivers for *all* devices in the new laptop.

Also, you have additional adventures coming your way in the boot sector.

No, that's OK. I don't think I'll take that chance. Thanks!

On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:07:11 -0700, Louis126
wrote:

Hello All,

I am a Computer Networking major at a small community college in the town
where I live. I know that someone else presently has a very similar question,
but I feel mine is specific to my own need, so I will present it here in
hopes someone will be able to help.

My laptop was pre-loaded with Vista Home Basic. However, my wife has a
laptop also (which I gave her when I bought this newer one), which was
pre-loaded with XP Professional. Like the person who has also already posted
a question in this community similar to my question, I too have a software
program (In my case I need to use it for a class I am taking at the college I
am now attending). The program was designed to run in XP, and does not do
well with Vista.

So my question is, can I use the Reinstallation CD (which came with my Dell
laptop), which has Windows XP Professional on it, and create a DUAL BOOT on
my Toshiba laptop which is currently running Windows Vista Home Basis.

No. Besides the licensing problem that you would apparently overlook
(judging by your second post), that CD is no doubt locked to the Dell
that is now your wife's.

So your wish to pirate has been foiled.

You wanna dual boot? Buy a copy of XP.

I am aware that, one of the things I would need to do in order to determine
if this would be possible would be to find the information on my Vista laptop
which gives a rundown of the partitions and drives. However, for the life of
me, I cannot seem to find that information on this laptop. It seems like
Vista hides stuff like this pretty well (I know that it's much easier to find
stuff like this in XP, in my opinion).

So, if anyone knows anything about what I am asking, could you please
respond, and let me know all of the steps I would need to take in order to
get the ball rolling on this DUAL BOOT (if it would even be possible to do
such a thing, as I have described here).

Thanks!

Louis126

"Nonny" wrote:

On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:07:11 -0700, Louis126
wrote:

Hello All,

I am a Computer Networking major at a small community college in the town
where I live. I know that someone else presently has a very similar question,
but I feel mine is specific to my own need, so I will present it here in
hopes someone will be able to help.

My laptop was pre-loaded with Vista Home Basic. However, my wife has a
laptop also (which I gave her when I bought this newer one), which was
pre-loaded with XP Professional. Like the person who has also already posted
a question in this community similar to my question, I too have a software
program (In my case I need to use it for a class I am taking at the college I
am now attending). The program was designed to run in XP, and does not do
well with Vista.

So my question is, can I use the Reinstallation CD (which came with my Dell
laptop), which has Windows XP Professional on it, and create a DUAL BOOT on
my Toshiba laptop which is currently running Windows Vista Home Basis.

No. Besides the licensing problem that you would apparently overlook
(judging by your second post), that CD is no doubt locked to the Dell
that is now your wife's.

So your wish to pirate has been foiled.

You wanna dual boot? Buy a copy of XP.

Yes, thank you for clearing this up.


I am aware that, one of the things I would need to do in order to determine
if this would be possible would be to find the information on my Vista laptop
which gives a rundown of the partitions and drives. However, for the life of
me, I cannot seem to find that information on this laptop. It seems like
Vista hides stuff like this pretty well (I know that it's much easier to find
stuff like this in XP, in my opinion).

So, if anyone knows anything about what I am asking, could you please
respond, and let me know all of the steps I would need to take in order to
get the ball rolling on this DUAL BOOT (if it would even be possible to do
such a thing, as I have described here).

Thanks!

Louis126