Install both system vista and xp on hp dv6500

Hi guys...This is my first post ..the forum is great....

i have an hp dv6500 serie...excatlly i think is 6530el.....
i have vista and i want to install xp sp2...but keeping both.....
i try to format with xp it tells me i dont have sata native drivers ....i cant disable native sata driver on my bios because there is no option...i used nlite ..i put sata drivers on the xp cd and i format my pc....everything ok except windows dint regognize any driver ...*(problem 2)
when i restarted my pc it dint make me a dual boot but only xp ...How do i fix this....
Is there any way to keep both systems......


ps :after xp formating ... how i can update the drivers...it didnt regognize even dhe cd rom driver ...thanks.....

 

If you Google "dual boot Vista XP" you'll be presented on how to go abouts installing it.

 

you can also do a search on this forum. foor dual boot. It has been discussed here a few times

 

i had a lot of problems with drivers when i installed xp...you'll want to check out nlite - you can use it to slipstream an install cd with the newest updates, so you can integrate those drivers in the installer (cd, usb, ethernet, etc.).

i think you have to install xp, then vista, if you want to dual boot the two, but i don't know much about windows, so you'll want to look that up.

 

See this thread and download XP drivers

1) install windows xp - during the installation process split your HDD to 2 partitions, one for XP, second for Vista. In windows XP use drivers that you downloaded from link above. But maybe your will have problems with that, for example I cannot install audio driver for dv6690 under XP.

2) install Windows Vista and install newest drivers from HP.

3) if you wanna edit boot manager, your can use program VistaBootPro, you can edit names of OS, boot priority, interval etc.

 

you can also use EasyBCD's vista mbr fix tool which is much better than VistaBootPro
alternatively, you could use the fixmbr on a retail vista disc if you have one

 

I'll have to second v3loc1ty's comment on EasyBCD - I used it on my 6500 and Dell 1520 - it is a great app. The 6500 uses the Intel ICH8M and I slip-streamed drivers for that chipset into my XP Pro SP2 CD. Good luck...

 

thanks guy...
i have vista...after installing xp in an other partition ..vista doesnt boot anymore
i think is problem that vista doesnt use boot.ini but BCB...can anyone help me to fix this....thanks

 

Petrika - After you have installed XP - you broke the Vista boot manager - because the XP install didn't "know" about Vista (since Vista is newer). Suggest you boot from your Vista (Anytime Upgrade) DVD, select repair and let Vista repair your Vista boot manager. Then, you should be OK after the reboot - Vista should boot. You may have to re-run EasyBCD to get your choices screen (XP or Vista) after the next boot. Both of your installs should be fine - they just have to get to know each other.... Good luck...