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    dual booting Vista and 2k3

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by drwoo, Apr 20, 2008.

  1. drwoo

    drwoo Newbie

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    Hello everyone,

    Brand new to the site, I have been trolling around here prior to buying my notebook, I decided on the M1530.

    I need to install Windows 2k3 on the lappy, I want to keep the vista as well. There is a few reasons why I would like to install it on here but, the main reason is because I need to test out some permissions stuff on a non-important machine, before making it live on a few other actual servers.

    I have read a few topics on this, on older models of the dell. Yes, it's a legit copy of 2k3, as this was an issue in a previous thread. It was obtained through dreamspark as I am a returning student.

    So the question is, what's the easiest, and least painful way of doing this? There will be 1 other person RDC'ing in during the testing of it if that matters any.

    Thanks in advance for your help,
    Dr. Woo

    P.S.
    I just received my laptop about 2 weeks ago.. it's been great, this site was a huge part of my going this route.
     
    drwoo, Apr 20, 2008
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  2. stevey5036

    stevey5036 Notebook Evangelist

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    2k3? You mean Windows 2000? or XP?
     
    stevey5036, Apr 20, 2008
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  3. drwoo

    drwoo Newbie

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    Sorry,

    Windows 2003 server (standard edition)

    Dr. Woo
     
    drwoo, Apr 20, 2008
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    de.1337 Notebook Evangelist

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    I believe that would be Windows Server 2003 he's talking about. :p

    Edit: Dr. Woo beat me to it.
     
    de.1337, Apr 20, 2008
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  5. drwoo

    drwoo Newbie

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    On a side note.... Being they shipped me CD/DVD's for all the software and such. Is the recover partition all that needed?

    Dr. Woo
     
    drwoo, Apr 20, 2008
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  6. Leon

    Leon Notebook Deity

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    Get a mod to move this to the Windows Software section and it will be much easier to get answers.
     
    Leon, Apr 20, 2008
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  7. nizzy1115

    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    I'm not positive this would work, but i wouldn't see any reason it wouldn't work.

    Since you already have vista installed partition off a chunk of your hard drive that you want 2003 to install on.

    Reboot your computer and boot to the 2003 disk and install it on that partition you just made.

    After its all done, it should only boot to 2003 and not vista anymore...don't worry. Pop in your vista disk again and run the repair. This should rebuild your mbr and create a boot loader for you so you can select which os you would like to boot from after post.

    As for drivers, use the windows xp drivers that are floating around this forum for people installing xp on their 1530's.
     
    nizzy1115, Apr 20, 2008
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  8. drwoo

    drwoo Newbie

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    Nizzy,

    Thanks for the assistance... Seems simple enough...

    Dr. Woo
     
    drwoo, Apr 20, 2008
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  9. Khris

    Khris Yes I am better than you!

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    Best solution is to just install Vista and then run Server 2003 using VMWare.
     
    Khris, Apr 21, 2008
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  10. nizzy1115

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    I think virtual pc works better, but your right, some sort of virtualization would be a good choice also.
     
    nizzy1115, Apr 21, 2008
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  11. drwoo

    drwoo Newbie

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    Isn't virtual PC 2007 free now as well?

    Basically as long as everything works, such as RDC and the 1 or 2 programs I'm testing then I'll be good... Chances are when I'm done testing, I'll never use it again, on the lappy.

    Dr. Woo
     
    drwoo, Apr 21, 2008
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  12. drwoo

    drwoo Newbie

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    Not really familar with vmware... to be frankly honest, I've never used it before... lol

    Any suggestions?

    Dr. Woo
     
    drwoo, Apr 23, 2008
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