Can I keep XP with vista on another drive and dual boot?

XP is on first drive C:, From XP I want to install Vista on second drive G:
, BUT keep XP so I can dual boot system.

Which version of Vista Home Premium x86 do I need, Upgrade or Full version?

I have read so many different answers on these NGs that I am no longer sure
of which is Correct, I want to buy the right one the first time.

Thanks in advance for a definitive answer

Regards, Rene Lamontagne (aka The Old Guy).

You would need the full retail version.

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Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
"Rene Lamontagne" <rlamont@shaw.ca> wrote in message
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> XP is on first drive C:, From XP I want to install Vista on second drive
> G: , BUT keep XP so I can dual boot system.
>
> Which version of Vista Home Premium x86 do I need, Upgrade or Full
> version?
>
> I have read so many different answers on these NGs that I am no longer
> sure of which is Correct, I want to buy the right one the first time.
>
> Thanks in advance for a definitive answer
>
> Regards, Rene Lamontagne (aka The Old Guy).
>

Beware of the side effects of dual booting XP and Vista
however.

Without a boot manager (or bitlocker--only available with Ultimate)
that can hide the Vista partition from XP you will loose your Vista
restore points and shadow copies, etc. every time you boot into XP.


"Jane C" <jellybean@NOSPAMxjgarage.org> wrote in message
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| You would need the full retail version.
|
| --
| Jane, not plain 64 bit enabled :-)
| Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
| "Rene Lamontagne" <rlamont@shaw.ca> wrote in message
| news:Nlcuh.799443$R63.543405@pd7urf1no...
| > XP is on first drive C:, From XP I want to install Vista on second drive
| > G: , BUT keep XP so I can dual boot system.
| >
| > Which version of Vista Home Premium x86 do I need, Upgrade or Full
| > version?
| >
| > I have read so many different answers on these NGs that I am no longer
| > sure of which is Correct, I want to buy the right one the first time.
| >
| > Thanks in advance for a definitive answer
| >
| > Regards, Rene Lamontagne (aka The Old Guy).
| >
|

"dirty old man" <abc@def.com> wrote in message
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> Beware of the side effects of dual booting XP and Vista
> however.
>
> Without a boot manager (or bitlocker--only available with Ultimate)
> that can hide the Vista partition from XP you will loose your Vista
> restore points and shadow copies, etc. every time you boot into XP.
>
>
> "Jane C" <jellybean@NOSPAMxjgarage.org> wrote in message
> news:651470B7-2DA9-4F02-9940-FF3A291AA2C8@microsoft.com...
> | You would need the full retail version.
> |
> | --
> | Jane, not plain 64 bit enabled :-)
> | Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
> | "Rene Lamontagne" <rlamont@shaw.ca> wrote in message
> | news:Nlcuh.799443$R63.543405@pd7urf1no...
> | > XP is on first drive C:, From XP I want to install Vista on second
> drive
> | > G: , BUT keep XP so I can dual boot system.
> | >
> | > Which version of Vista Home Premium x86 do I need, Upgrade or Full
> | > version?
> | >
> | > I have read so many different answers on these NGs that I am no longer
> | > sure of which is Correct, I want to buy the right one the first time.
> | >
> | > Thanks in advance for a definitive answer
> | >
> | > Regards, Rene Lamontagne (aka The Old Guy).
> | >
> |
>
>

Thank you Jane and D.O.M, I will take Jane's advice and buy the full
edition, I was planning to use Partition Magic 8.0 to hide the Vista
partition from XP. The dual boot will only be required untill I can get
Vista drivers for my Okidata c5150 color laser printer and Spyder II monitor
profiler.

Regards, Rene, Rene lamontagne

Make sure to check here about how other users are doing with PM. It may not
be the right choice for hiding Vista from XP. Jane C recommends one called
BootIt NG, if I remember the name correctly. But your decision to use a
boot manager while XP is still on the computer is a sound one.

"Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst@msn.com> wrote in message
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> Make sure to check here about how other users are doing with PM. It may
> not be the right choice for hiding Vista from XP. Jane C recommends one
> called BootIt NG, if I remember the name correctly. But your decision to
> use a boot manager while XP is still on the computer is a sound one.
>

Thanks Colin, Will look into Bootit NG as you suggest, it may be a better
option than Partition Magic.

Regards, Rene Lamontagne (aka The Old Guy) :-))

http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/bootitng.html

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Jane, not plain 64 bit enabled :-)
Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
"Rene Lamontagne" <rlamont@shaw.ca> wrote in message
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>
> "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:592A490C-B670-42BC-8FF0-EC854C149A83@microsoft.com...
>> Make sure to check here about how other users are doing with PM. It may
>> not be the right choice for hiding Vista from XP. Jane C recommends one
>> called BootIt NG, if I remember the name correctly. But your decision to
>> use a boot manager while XP is still on the computer is a sound one.
>>
>
> Thanks Colin, Will look into Bootit NG as you suggest, it may be a better
> option than Partition Magic.
>
> Regards, Rene Lamontagne (aka The Old Guy) :-))
>

"Jane C" <jellybean@NOSPAMxjgarage.org> wrote in message
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> http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/bootitng.html


Thanks for the Link Jane. Price is good at $35.00 US, About $40.00 CDN

Regards, Rene Lamontagne



> --
> Jane, not plain 64 bit enabled :-)
> Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
> "Rene Lamontagne" <rlamont@shaw.ca> wrote in message
> news:7jfuh.786934$5R2.603795@pd7urf3no...
>>
>> "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst@msn.com> wrote in message
>> news:592A490C-B670-42BC-8FF0-EC854C149A83@microsoft.com...
>>> Make sure to check here about how other users are doing with PM. It may
>>> not be the right choice for hiding Vista from XP. Jane C recommends one
>>> called BootIt NG, if I remember the name correctly. But your decision
>>> to use a boot manager while XP is still on the computer is a sound one.
>>>
>>
>> Thanks Colin, Will look into Bootit NG as you suggest, it may be a better
>> option than Partition Magic.
>>
>> Regards, Rene Lamontagne (aka The Old Guy) :-))
>>
>