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    Vostro 1500 Dual boot question (vista/xp pro)

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by deputc26, Jan 28, 2008.

  1. deputc26

    deputc26 Notebook Consultant

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    Awright I just Spent 3+ hours reading the entire "Official guide to 1420 with XP" thread as well as one called "1420 with XP (I nerved vista)" I bought a 1500 with XP last november but it got stolen from me in Seattle :mad: over the holidays, I'm going to buy another but this time I'm going to order it with vista and then Dual Boot it with XP Pro (which I get free from my univ.). I still have the XP recovery CD from my stolen 1500. Should I use this to install XP initally and then Upgrade to Pro afterward?
    Also I've never dual booted anything before, Am I correct in assuming that vista will allow me to make a new partition? and then hopefully I can just put XP on the new Partition and select the OS every time I reboot?

    Any help would be greatly appreciated -Thanks :)
     
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    thank you!
     
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