Kyle --

I think you can fix your boot situation using this:

If you have to format to try again, vista will allow you to run setup in XP
and keep your drive letters or run setup from a restart and change the drive
letters but it will create a reliable dual boot. You have your space, so
once you install Vista if you went to a new build you can use Disk
Management from XP to format your Vista drive.

Take a look at

Easy BCD
http://neosmart.net/blog/archives/185


and

Vista Boot Pro
http://www.pro-networks.org/vistabootpro/intro.php

Good luck,

CH


"kyle" wrote in message
...
I installed Norton Partition Magic w/ Boot Magic in order to partition my
drive to run dual OS between Winxp and Vista. Last night I was able to
switch
between the two using the Boot Magic Rescue Disk but now that doesn't
work. I
contacted Symantec and they said their product doesn't support Vista so I
can't use it to do what I'm trying to do. I'm becoming very frustrated
with
this whole thing. I like Vista and would like to use the OS I bought but
not
if it's going to be such a hassle.
--
kyle

I got it working, thanks anyway for the advice. So far, so good. I think I'm
going to love Vista,it's very "cool". Also, I bought Office Pro 2007, also
very "cool".
--
kyle


"Chad Harris" wrote:

Kyle --

I think you can fix your boot situation using this:

If you have to format to try again, vista will allow you to run setup in XP
and keep your drive letters or run setup from a restart and change the drive
letters but it will create a reliable dual boot. You have your space, so
once you install Vista if you went to a new build you can use Disk
Management from XP to format your Vista drive.

Take a look at

Easy BCD
http://neosmart.net/blog/archives/185


and

Vista Boot Pro
http://www.pro-networks.org/vistabootpro/intro.php

Good luck,

CH


"kyle" wrote in message
...
I installed Norton Partition Magic w/ Boot Magic in order to partition my
drive to run dual OS between Winxp and Vista. Last night I was able to
switch
between the two using the Boot Magic Rescue Disk but now that doesn't
work. I
contacted Symantec and they said their product doesn't support Vista so I
can't use it to do what I'm trying to do. I'm becoming very frustrated
with
this whole thing. I like Vista and would like to use the OS I bought but
not
if it's going to be such a hassle.
--
kyle

You didn't "buy" Vista or Office; you paid a shipping charge.

"kyle" wrote in message
...
I got it working, thanks anyway for the advice. So far, so good. I think
I'm
going to love Vista,it's very "cool". Also, I bought Office Pro 2007, also
very "cool".
--
kyle