xp and vista boot ?

[sfxhewitt]

i have got a 320gb sata hdd with vista premium i wanna keep vista because of the dx10 but i want xp because its not as buggy as vista and is just an all round better os how would i got about having both os on my hdd would i use somthing like partision magic ? thanks

 

[windowsvista]

yes back the whole system up and do a partition redo windows vista and set a good partion up.

 

[sfxhewitt]

redo vista ?

 

[windowsvista]

afraid so it is less costy than buy partion magic

 

[Thelis]

I used this guide and it worked very well for me:

http://www.syschat.com/dual-boot-vista-xp-vista-already-1946.html

 

[windowsvista]

looks good

 

[sfxhewitt]

i allready got partition magic any guides to do it ?

 

[windowsvista]

no never looked at it

 

[Thelis]

Partition magic is NOT the thing you use for it. Use the guide!

 

[Cabbs]

That guide worked wonders for me.