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    Need help prepping for Vista/W7 dual-boot when W7 was there first.

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by WARDOZER9, Sep 28, 2010.

  1. WARDOZER9

    WARDOZER9 Notebook Consultant

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    Okay, I'm running W7 x64 and am having some issues getting some programs ( games ) to run at all and I figured as I have a Vista x86 copy here and I know these programs ( games ) work fine under vista x86 so I'll just do myself a dual-boot but the problem is I want to install the Vista Os after W7 has already been installed.

    Now, I have easyBCD on hand but am not 100% sure it's all I'm going to need to fix the W7 boot loader after I install vista on a 40gb partition which I already have set aside.

    Is there anything I should know before hand about installing Vista after W7 for a dual-boot config?

    While I wait for responses I'll be downloading the Vista x86 drivers for my hardware.
     
    WARDOZER9, Sep 28, 2010
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    Anyone? I want to install vista but don't want to hose W7 and have to reformat/reload everything :( Would only take me an hour but still.
     
    WARDOZER9, Sep 29, 2010
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    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    What kinds of issues are you running into? A dual-boot solution doesn't really sound like the best idea, especially when it's just down to Vista.
     
    Pitabred, Sep 30, 2010
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    Did you set the games to run in Vista compatibility mode in properties?
     
    SL2, Sep 30, 2010
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    codester, Sep 30, 2010
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    Tried that, went all the way down to XP SP2 with no luck :(
     
    WARDOZER9, Oct 2, 2010
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