Blackbird 2 Report post Posted December 26, 2008 (edited) I have already installed Win XP Pro SP3 and I want to dualboot vista and I want to ask how long does this screen takes,because It takes a lot of time of nothing. Please I don't need any replys as "VISTA SUCKS'!" PS:Also I tried google,but still can't find it Edited December 26, 2008 by Nokiaman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
K.I.T.T. 2 Report post Posted December 26, 2008 a few seconds at most Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbird 2 Report post Posted December 26, 2008 (edited) Um I don't have specs like you.But I guess you have only Vista isn't it? Also If I try to install it directly from XP it stucks at 2nd please wait screen PS:WOW fast reply Edited December 26, 2008 by Nokiaman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
K.I.T.T. 2 Report post Posted December 26, 2008 doesnt take long on my laptop either. 2.0ghz core 2 duo and 2gb RAM. login screen appears almost instantly, then when i log in it goes nearly directly to my desktop. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbird 2 Report post Posted December 26, 2008 These screens are from install.I am not talking about login.I didn't get to this step Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
K.I.T.T. 2 Report post Posted December 26, 2008 oh well you might want to have mentioned that before cause thats the same as the login screen. ive never had to install vista but i cant imagine it hanging there for too long with no messages. if its not moving then its probably not installing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbird 2 Report post Posted December 26, 2008 Yeah it's strange.Anyway maybe I know why. C:=Win Xp and few stuff here D:=Games and other stuff Can be Vista installed on XP's D:?Or Vista must have clean disk? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
K.I.T.T. 2 Report post Posted December 26, 2008 you should install it on a fresh partition Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbird 2 Report post Posted December 26, 2008 (edited) you should install it on a fresh partition Something I don't have Is there way to cut 10GB from C: and make another partition without losing data in C:? Edited December 26, 2008 by Nokiaman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike 214 Report post Posted December 26, 2008 I'm still in the process of getting my new PC fully setup, but I've had no problem with Vista so far (running Service Pack 1), I was actually supprised considering all the bad press I've heard/read about it. I'm contemplating what I should do with my PC, I can either do a dual boot XP + Vista, Or a multi boot, XP + XP 64 + Vista Ultimate 64 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
K.I.T.T. 2 Report post Posted December 26, 2008 Something I don't have Is there way to cut 10GB from C: and make another partition without losing data in C:? yes but you'll have to download a partition creator. unlike vista, XP doesnt have one Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Johny-The-Dot-Damn 1 Report post Posted December 26, 2008 Hmmm.. XP + VISTA is love.. lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbird 2 Report post Posted December 26, 2008 (edited) yes but you'll have to download a partition creator. unlike vista, XP doesnt have one Any suggestions for good one?I don't wanna lose my data in C: only because of Vista.That would p*ss me off Hmmm.. XP + VISTA is love.. lol Of course.Both of them have something that other one don't have Edited December 26, 2008 by Nokiaman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
K.I.T.T. 2 Report post Posted December 26, 2008 Any suggestions for good one?I don't wanna lose my data in C: only because of Vista.That would p*ss me off sorry no, ive never had to use one Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daangelo29 5 Report post Posted December 26, 2008 Vista sucks! lol jk I did was able to dual boot XP and Vista before, but I can't seem to remember. All I can remember is that Vista was installed first before XP, and none of the files I have in Vista were lost when I dual-booted it with XP. And like yours, I use my two hard drives for big stuff -- one for major programs (C:), the other for games and stuff (D:). My other two hard drives is for music (E:) and back-up (F: -- the largest hard drive in terms of HDD capacity). I never really lost any files upon dual-booting but I do remember dividing my hard drive to 2 partitions, one of which is a fresh partition where I've installed my XP. Sorry if I have something wrong here 'cause I really forgot all of these stuff. It's been long when I stopped doing dual-boots, but nothing went wrong when I did it all. I was sure that time that I was doing everything right. I'm still in the process of getting my new PC fully setup, but I've had no problem with Vista so far (running Service Pack 1), I was actually supprised considering all the bad press I've heard/read about it. I'm contemplating what I should do with my PC, I can either do a dual boot XP + Vista, Or a multi boot, XP + XP 64 + Vista Ultimate 64 lol same here. In my observation, Vista is like 0.2e -- as long as you have a good computer, you won't encounter any problems whatsoever. The people who made those bad presses probably didn't use a good computer at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbird 2 Report post Posted December 27, 2008 I managed to get it to work.I'm currently writing from Vista Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
K.I.T.T. 2 Report post Posted December 27, 2008 personally i dont experience half the problems people the big friendly giant about and i find it a fairly reliable OS and it does have many good features that XP doesnt have. i wouldnt go back to XP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
timetrain 11 Report post Posted December 27, 2008 You know I've had my vista for a while now, and It's grown on me a lot. Once you get used to the annoying "Allow this" and "are you sure you want to allow that?" stuff its really not that bad, I just reformatted my Vista now I'm falling in love all over again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Statler 0 Report post Posted December 27, 2008 (edited) It also depends on what kind of system you have. I know my current one wouldn't beable to handle Vista as well as it does XP. Edited December 27, 2008 by Honest Joe Statler Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
K.I.T.T. 2 Report post Posted December 27, 2008 i have user account control turned off so i dont get the annoying alerts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbird 2 Report post Posted December 27, 2008 I have only damaged control panel.No idea why Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daangelo29 5 Report post Posted December 27, 2008 You know I've had my vista for a while now, and It's grown on me a lot. Once you get used to the annoying "Allow this" and "are you sure you want to allow that?" stuff its really not that bad, I just reformatted my Vista now I'm falling in love all over again. i have user account control turned off so i dont get the annoying alerts The User Account Control is a security feature. It is annoying, mainly because it's most strict feature of Vista. In fact, this is the one that makes an anti-virus-free and anti-sypware-free Vista 2-4 times more secure than an anti-virus-free and anti-spyware-free XP. Disable it and you may end up having (incompatible) viruses trying to hack through your system, which will make it fail instead, unless you use tough security programs in UAC's place. One time, my dad tried disabling the User Account Control, after finding it annoying, until some hours later a noob virus tried hacking to Windows Explorer, but failed miserably, making Windows Explorer constantly crash. I had to reformat all 5 of my hard drives (including my back-up drive) and reinstall Windows Vista to have it all fixed (there goes my precious 243 GB of files). The dude from Microsoft is both right and wrong about forcing Windows Vista to be annoying to users. It makes you think twice about switching back to XP and disabling User Account Control -- It's either annoyance from an harmless fully-featured OS, or annoyance and frustration from numerous unwelcome guests. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
K.I.T.T. 2 Report post Posted December 27, 2008 i have subscription antivirus, spyware and firewall Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbird 2 Report post Posted December 27, 2008 Weird thing.I click on my Control Panel and it just popup and disappear.Solution? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
