subject: In the pre-installed Vista PC to install XP to set dual boot-PC, Vista-office supplies industry [print this page] In the pre-installed Vista PC to install XP to set dual boot-PC, Vista-office supplies industry
Today, more and more PC in the factory pre-installed WindowsVista, largely for the convenience of users?? Although the pre-installed WindowsVista mostly HomeBasic like a simplified version?? However, for many users , perhaps more accustomed to WindowsXP, with daily use of some applications may not run properly in WindowsVista, so many people want to install on the system WindowsXP, of course, that does not affect the system pre-installed Windows Vista After all, it is spending money to buy. Vista site in the world message and receive E-mail consultation, involving a considerable proportion of this problem, many users would like to know how the PC pre-installed installed on WindowsVista WindowsXP, and set up dual boot separately into different system, given our limited energy, not to respond to. Therefore, in this as a simple summary describes the PC pre-installed Vista to install WindowsXP basic idea, hoping to be helpful friends. Warning: Do not pre-installed Windows Vista the PC directly to install Windows XP PC if you want to use multiple operating systems simultaneously, we must ensure that WindowsVista is the final installed system, or, for example, WindowsVista if installed after you install Windows XP, Windows Vista's bootloader will result in being ntldr + boot . ini coverage, resulting in Windows Vista can not start. Remember that hope. Preloaded Vista PC How to install Windows XP Here are the pre-installed Vista, installed Windows XP PC set-up steps: If your PC hard drive partition at the factory has more than one partition, you can skip to "Installing WindowsXP"; To prepare a separate installation of Windows XP partition Many PC's factory settings, the hard disk is not partitioned, that is, the system contains only "c:" drive, especially in the most Notebook The extremely common. In this case, the need to first partition the hard disk for WindowsXP to prepare a separate partition. Open Disk Manager, in the "C:" drive on the right-click, select the pop-up menu in the "compressed volume," the district occupied by narrow WindowsVista, make room for new zoning regulations. NOTE: The need for the WindowsVista retain sufficient free space partition; Adjusting out "unallocated disk space" on the right-click, select "New Volume" to create a new partition to install WindowsXP; Recommended: The best re-adjust the system drive letter, only one partition on the original systems, often using hard drive as "c:" drive, and DVD as "d:" disk set, so the new hard disk partition letter will be ranked according to the order as "e:" drive, in some cases there may be some hidden danger. Therefore, the proposed letter at this time should be re-adjusted, such as hard disk partition set to "c:" "d:", while the DVD drive letter will be adjusted to "e:". Although this step is not to be done. To adjust the system drive letter settings, select the appropriate disk partition manager, right click select "Change Drive Letter and Paths" can be. Of course, for the above, the DVD has taken the letter "d:" The situation will be the first DVD to adjust to an unused drive letter, such as "z:", then, in the letter of the new hard drive partition set "d:", the release of the occupation of "e:" drive letter and then adjust back. Close the Disk Manager, restart Windows Vista. Note, make WindowsVista hard to accept the modified settings, the system may need to reboot twice. Install Windows XP Then can install Windows XP as usual, and the WindowsXP installation CD into the DVD / CD drive, set boot from the CD-ROM drive, make the appropriate installation. Only to note is that the WindowsXP installation to the newly created hard drive.
