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    Dualboot Vostro XP / Vista with Media Direct

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Bary, Sep 4, 2007.

  1. Bary

    Bary Newbie

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    Hi,

    I have read a lot about installing XP on vostro notebook. 3 threads here:
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    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=150023
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    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=143417
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    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=150033
    but I did not find an answer to my question. Vostro comes with 4 partitions...VISTA, Media, Recover and 4th :rolleyes: :) I suppose that mediadirect works perfectly. My question is how to install dualboot XP and Vista with mediadirect to be a fully functional?

    I maean destroy all of partitions and then WHAT...I would need 3 partition? 1 for vista 2 for xp and 3 for mediadirect for vista? Is that true? :confused: THX for your tips guys.
     
    Bary, Sep 4, 2007
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  2. xScorp1on

    xScorp1on Notebook Evangelist

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    You can make as many partitions as you want. I deleted recovery and VISTA, kept Media and Partition 4. I then split the merged space evenly into C and G. C right now is running XP, and I don't know what to do with G. Media direct is untouched... but I never got it to work with Vista either and I haven't tried it with a dual-boot set up.
     
    xScorp1on, Sep 4, 2007
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  3. billcsho

    billcsho Notebook Deity

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    Doesn't Vista support up to 4 partitions.
     
    billcsho, Sep 5, 2007
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  4. Dragonpet

    Dragonpet Notebook Evangelist

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    you meant RAM right?, 4 gbs of RAM...
    Even XP can handle more than 6 partitions...Don't need to say about Vista ;)
     
    Dragonpet, Sep 5, 2007
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  5. billcsho

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    Actually, there is a limit of 4 primary partitions (but you can have more logical partitions). There are already 4 primary partitions in Vostro. You'll have to delete one to make room for the XP installation. :cool:

    LOL.
     
    billcsho, Sep 5, 2007
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  6. Dragonpet

    Dragonpet Notebook Evangelist

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    Ahhh, thanks for clearing that up... *knocks self on head*
     
    Dragonpet, Sep 6, 2007
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