What is the extension for vista??

[Slus]

Yep well the title says it all.. can u plz tell me what it is thnx

[Andrew Carnegie]

Why would it be different from the XP ones?

[Slus]

dunno maybe it would be different cuz im thinking to switch to vista and i dont wanna loose all my programs

[hitman47]

nope, with the compatibility mode, almost everything should work. Just install on a 2nd partition to be safe

[Slus]

alright thnx people

[Andrew Carnegie]

Whats a partition?

[Bill Gates]

Don't count on the compatibility thing working, because most of the time it doesn't. Here is what i did.

1. Resize your windows XP partition with Gparted (G Partition Editor live).

2. Install Vista on a different partition.

3. Dual boot settings will automatically be created during vista setup as long as you install vista after XP

[Slus]

but can i install the 2 os's on one hardrive?

[Spart]

Yes. I had 3 different installs on XP on mine at one time. When u boot it gives u a choice. Just make sure you install it on the right partition so you dont erase your old **** by accident.

[Slus]

spart or macaih can u make a tutorial on how to do that because its gonna be the first time i do so and i dont wanna screw up

[Spart]

I wouldnt know As ive never used that program he named. I would if i knew.

[Slus]

well how did u do to put the other 3 on ur hardrvie

[Spart]

I always make 2-3 seperate partitions when I install windows unless im in a mega hurry. It makes everything so easy if i get a serious error that is unfixable and requires a reinstall.

[yanney]

you pop in your winxp disk, run it and when it goes to the partition section, do create new.

[DaDominator]

Thought you were asking about executables extension at first and I was about ready to slap you.