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    I just dual booted xp and vista :D

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by killeruio, Oct 8, 2008.

  1. killeruio

    killeruio Notebook Consultant

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    Yeah :D i'm gonna use xp for crysis then vista for gears of war, for dx10 on it. dx9 crysis looks outstanding anyway :D what sux about the dual booting though is that i have to restart to switch os :(
     
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    kegobeer 1 hr late but moving fast

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    Do you have a question, or did you just want to tell everyone that you dual boot XP and Vista?
     
    kegobeer, Oct 8, 2008
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  3. killeruio

    killeruio Notebook Consultant

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    that i just dual booted it :D also, i can give a guide on how to dual boot it :D
     
    killeruio, Oct 8, 2008
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    Dook Notebook Virtuoso

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    LOL. I think the latter.
     
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    supra97RX7, Oct 8, 2008
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    Bog Losing it...

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    You can still use DX9 in Vista. If thats the only reason for dual-booting, you just wasted your time.
     
    Bog, Oct 8, 2008
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  7. killeruio

    killeruio Notebook Consultant

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    bog, vista's a big resource hog, that's why im gonna play crysis on dx9 on it :D anyway, i had vista installed first, then i made a new partition and installed xp on that. afterwards, i booted vista from the installation disc, then selected repair my computer. after it's done checking all that stuff, don't restart the computer yet. press continue or something then click on "fix windows boot" or something, then it'll install the windows vista boot into the bios. after that, install easybcd and add a new profile, select the drive, then make the os windows xp. there you go. xp and vista dual booted :D
     
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  8. Bog

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    In the best of times, XP only outperforms Vista by 2-3 frames per second when it comes to gaming.
     
    Bog, Oct 8, 2008
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