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Vista Boot Manager--Now It Begins!
Jan 2
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Stumbled on this--looks like Vista will now have a *Boot Manager* and it looks like it will be *hidden*--perhaps in the boot tract (sectors 0 through 62):
Windows Vista no longer starts after you install an earlier version of the Windows operating system in a dual-boot configuration
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Re: Vista Boot Manager--Now It Begins!
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are we okay if we install vista *after* wxp? (dual-booting)
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Re: Vista Boot Manager--Now It Begins!
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Looks like it--just as with Win2k and WinXP--the article says to install the oldest Windows version first, from oldest to newest--and then each version will be modified by the newer boot sequence that is *backward* compatible. If you install older Windows versions *after* Vista--their boot loader programs will not be *Vista aware* and will overwrite important component(s) of Vista's boot loader!
I wonder if third party boot managers will be able to handle multi-booting as before--now with Vista--hope Dan Goodell will have some input on his website when the time comes!
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backwards compatible. most people will be installing vista *after* xp, so the scope of the problem should remain limited.
i always like to multiboot with an older, mature o/s, so if i run into probs with the new one, i can go back and use the older one, while i figure out what gives with the new one.
have you installed vista yet?
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Re: Vista Boot Manager--Now It Begins!
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NightOwl wrote
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I wonder if third party boot managers will be able to handle multi-booting as before--now with Vista--hope Dan Goodell will have some input on his website when the time comes!
Grub installs on the MBR, so it might conflict. I'm sure the Grub team will have a solution soon.
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I gather BootIt NG can triple boot Vista, WinXP and Linux.
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brian, do you have supporting linkage?
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Rad, I saw posts in the public.apps.bootitng Newsgroup.
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