You don't need any add on program to dual boot. Windows sets up a boot menu
when you install a second (or third) copy of Windows on your machine. Yes, I
said thrid copy ... I am presently triple booting on my machine ... Vista
Home Premium, XP Pro, and XP Home. Have never used or needed a boot manager
.... Windows has it built in.

"rapture" wrote:

hey guys if you want to duel boot you need to get a program called Bootit
ive got both vista and xp pro running on the same computer

p.s but my dam printer doesnt work on vista (lexmark X6170 \\

"AJR" wrote:

To "BigK" - I print from Vista to a HP 3740 connected directly to Vista
computer and to a HP 1310 connected to a network XP computer
Setting up the network printer went something like this: Set printer via XP
for sharing - gave share name hp1310 then:
1. Add printer via Vista
2. Select Network printer (Printer attached to
another computer)
3. Used the UNC path to the printer - in my case
\\roco-pro\hp1310
4. OK

"BigK" wrote in message
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"Notts Ash" wrote in message
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will it be possible for a vista and xp computer to link together in a
network

I have an XP Home system connected to my laptop running Vista.

I have had trouble with printer sharing (can't print from the Vista
machine) but file sharing is doing fine. I have a router so I don't know
about ICS.

I trust you are aware that every time you boot into XP, it
wipes out Vista's system restore points.

Gary VanderMolen

"baldy" wrote in message ...
You don't need any add on program to dual boot. Windows sets up a boot menu
when you install a second (or third) copy of Windows on your machine. Yes, I
said thrid copy ... I am presently triple booting on my machine ... Vista
Home Premium, XP Pro, and XP Home. Have never used or needed a boot manager
... Windows has it built in.

That happens ONLY if you have the XP system restore turned on for the drive
or partition you have Vista on. I have each system on its own drive or
partition and have each system restore set to monitor ONLY the drive or
partition that system is on ... and the other drives are turned off. In
other words, XP is only monitoring the XP drive and Vista is only monitoring
the Vista drive.

Works great.

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

I trust you are aware that every time you boot into XP, it
wipes out Vista's system restore points.

Gary VanderMolen

"baldy" wrote in message ...
You don't need any add on program to dual boot. Windows sets up a boot menu
when you install a second (or third) copy of Windows on your machine. Yes, I
said thrid copy ... I am presently triple booting on my machine ... Vista
Home Premium, XP Pro, and XP Home. Have never used or needed a boot manager
... Windows has it built in.