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September 10th 06, 03:37 PM
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New Scenario (to me, at least)
Being positively impressed with Vista RC1 on a standalone drive, I'm now
ready to take the plunge on another PC currently configured as dual boot (Win 2000 on C: and Win XP Pro on D  .I want to install Vista on C: to replace Win 2000. I realize that C: will have to be formatted to accomplish this, as it is currently FAT32. Should I manually format C: as NTFS, then attempt to install Vista by booting from DVD, or will Vista allow me this option if I leave the PC as-is? What I want to avoid, if possible is loss of ability to boot into XP. Thanks for any comments/suggestions. 
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September 10th 06, 04:56 PM
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New Scenario (to me, at least)
Just boot to the DVD and at the start of the install, you will be asked
which drive you want to install Vista and it will proceed. Choose C:, where Win200 is. It will reformat C: and use it by default for the Vista install.
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September 11th 06, 02:12 AM
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New Scenario (to me, at least)
"Shirley Daugherty" wrote in message ... Just boot to the DVD and at the start of the install, you will be asked which drive you want to install Vista and it will proceed. Choose C:, where Win200 is. It will reformat C: and use it by default for the Vista install. Thanks! It all worked nicely, except for one minor thing. It now appears that the system has no knowledge of the XP Pro installation at all. Any suggestions as to how I revive the dual boot capability?
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