How to XP x64 and Vista Home Premium x64 duel boot?

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swingdjted

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Hello, I am very new to this forum and I don't know if I'm placing this topic in the right place. Please help me find the right place if this isn't it.

Where can I go to get a good and easy tutorial on how to create a duel boot PC? I have genuine Vista Home Premium x64 and XP x64 licenses, multiple drives that I could use or partition, and a computer that can handle it, but I have never created a duel boot computer before. Currently the computer runs only on Vista Home Premium x64, and there are some programs and hardware that I would like to occasionally like to access that are only compatible with XP including a Lexmark x83 multifunction printer and Microsoft Picture It! Publishing 2001 (in addition to a couple other programs that just seem to work more smoothly on XP). I still want Vista available too for other programs too though.

Thank you for taking the time to read this, and I hope you are willing to help.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Home built
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz (4CPUs), ~2.8GHz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte EP45-DS3R
    Memory
    16382MB RAM (G. Skill 800MHz 16GB)
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 Integrated RAMDAC 2928 MB (evga)
    Sound Card
    Onboard (optical cable used for output, 1/8 jack ins)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 275T+ (27" SPVA panel) ; Dell 17" CRT monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200 plus 1600x1200
    Hard Drives
    Seagate (latest as of 4-25-09) 1TB, 1.5TB, 1.5TB Western Digital My Book eSATA external single-drive 1TB iOmega PATA/IDE 120 GB (usb external)
    PSU
    Corsair 750w
    Case
    Coolermaster Stacker 810
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-U12P processor cooler (heat sink/120mm fan)
    Mouse
    Logitech cheap wireless keyboard/mouse combo and PS2 ball
    Keyboard
    Logitech cheap wireless keyboard/mouse combo and PS2 kybd
    Internet Speed
    DSL; GoldenWest Telecommunications; 1.5MB down, 750K up
    Other Info
    Hauppauge 1800 TV card/remote (PCI - not express) old 4-port PCI to USB card Rosewill multifunction SDHC and others card reader/usb port Brother MFC-6490CW wireless multifunction printer HP deskjet 940c printer Lexmark x83 multifunction printer Linksys WUSB54GSC compact wireless-G network adaptor Technics SA-DA8 receiver Infinity SM-125 speakers ASUS M50V laptop

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Vista
    CPU
    Intel E8400
    Motherboard
    ASRock1333-GLAN R2.0
    Memory
    4gb DDR2 800
    Graphics card(s)
    nvidia 9500GT 1gb
  • Operating System
    win7/vista
    CPU
    intel i5-8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    ballistix 2x8gb 3200
It looks like your second link is what I'm looking for. I haven't tried it yet, but I want to take the time to thank you for the fast and informative reply. If you don't hear from me again in this thread, assume it worked. :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Home built
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz (4CPUs), ~2.8GHz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte EP45-DS3R
    Memory
    16382MB RAM (G. Skill 800MHz 16GB)
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 Integrated RAMDAC 2928 MB (evga)
    Sound Card
    Onboard (optical cable used for output, 1/8 jack ins)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 275T+ (27" SPVA panel) ; Dell 17" CRT monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200 plus 1600x1200
    Hard Drives
    Seagate (latest as of 4-25-09) 1TB, 1.5TB, 1.5TB Western Digital My Book eSATA external single-drive 1TB iOmega PATA/IDE 120 GB (usb external)
    PSU
    Corsair 750w
    Case
    Coolermaster Stacker 810
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-U12P processor cooler (heat sink/120mm fan)
    Mouse
    Logitech cheap wireless keyboard/mouse combo and PS2 ball
    Keyboard
    Logitech cheap wireless keyboard/mouse combo and PS2 kybd
    Internet Speed
    DSL; GoldenWest Telecommunications; 1.5MB down, 750K up
    Other Info
    Hauppauge 1800 TV card/remote (PCI - not express) old 4-port PCI to USB card Rosewill multifunction SDHC and others card reader/usb port Brother MFC-6490CW wireless multifunction printer HP deskjet 940c printer Lexmark x83 multifunction printer Linksys WUSB54GSC compact wireless-G network adaptor Technics SA-DA8 receiver Infinity SM-125 speakers ASUS M50V laptop
Hi swing,

You're welcome - post back and let us know how you got on.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Vista
    CPU
    Intel E8400
    Motherboard
    ASRock1333-GLAN R2.0
    Memory
    4gb DDR2 800
    Graphics card(s)
    nvidia 9500GT 1gb
  • Operating System
    win7/vista
    CPU
    intel i5-8400
    Motherboard
    gigabyte b365m ds3h
    Memory
    ballistix 2x8gb 3200
Thanks again for your reply. As per your request, I'll let you know how things go. I posted some specs if you think they'll be necessary in determining if this machine can handle the duel-boot setup.

Thanks again. Nothing beats free friendly advice.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Home built
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz (4CPUs), ~2.8GHz
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte EP45-DS3R
    Memory
    16382MB RAM (G. Skill 800MHz 16GB)
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 Integrated RAMDAC 2928 MB (evga)
    Sound Card
    Onboard (optical cable used for output, 1/8 jack ins)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 275T+ (27" SPVA panel) ; Dell 17" CRT monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200 plus 1600x1200
    Hard Drives
    Seagate (latest as of 4-25-09) 1TB, 1.5TB, 1.5TB Western Digital My Book eSATA external single-drive 1TB iOmega PATA/IDE 120 GB (usb external)
    PSU
    Corsair 750w
    Case
    Coolermaster Stacker 810
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-U12P processor cooler (heat sink/120mm fan)
    Mouse
    Logitech cheap wireless keyboard/mouse combo and PS2 ball
    Keyboard
    Logitech cheap wireless keyboard/mouse combo and PS2 kybd
    Internet Speed
    DSL; GoldenWest Telecommunications; 1.5MB down, 750K up
    Other Info
    Hauppauge 1800 TV card/remote (PCI - not express) old 4-port PCI to USB card Rosewill multifunction SDHC and others card reader/usb port Brother MFC-6490CW wireless multifunction printer HP deskjet 940c printer Lexmark x83 multifunction printer Linksys WUSB54GSC compact wireless-G network adaptor Technics SA-DA8 receiver Infinity SM-125 speakers ASUS M50V laptop
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