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    Vista on different partition

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Zoidberg, Nov 19, 2007.

  1. Zoidberg

    Zoidberg Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi

    I seem to have a problem when trying to duel boot windows XP with Vista.
    This is what I've done so far:

    1. Created a partition with Acronis Disk Director
    2. Installed Vista Business to new partition
    3. Ran Windows Update which downloaded some drivers
    4. Restarted PC
    5. Disk checker ran before Login and deleted what seems to be around 1000 files
    6. Windows now keeps restarting just before login

    Whats the problem and how can I fix it? I can't even run in safe mode :(

    Thanks for any help
     
    Zoidberg, Nov 19, 2007
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  2. sinstoic

    sinstoic Notebook Deity

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    Something has gone wrong in the process. You need to reinstall the OS, updates and drivers again. I would recommend that you use the partition manager in the Vista installation disc for partitioning and formatting.

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    sinstoic, Nov 19, 2007
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