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Originally Posted by mykhal c

here ya go. and remember to approach W7 like Vista regardin' the bootloader (if you install W7).

http://apcmag.com/how_to_dual_boot_v...step_guide.htm

http://apcmag.com/how_to_dualboot_vi...creenshots.htm

and definitely use the EASYBCD tool. it'll make life much easier when managin' the bootloader. much luck with your new config

i used this guide, and checked a few others out, they all pretty much said the same thing, make another partition, boot with the xp cd, and install on new partition. reboot with vista cd, fix mbr, and use easy boot cd to make dual boot.

i followed that verbatum, except when i went to install xp, it didnt find all my partitions..and the ones it did, it was reporting at 130gb not 117 and the actual sizes..and when i would choose, e for example, it would say "are you sure you want to install on drive c?". that kinda scared the [bleep][bleep][bleep][bleep] outta me, and i decided i would jus cancel the process and install it on a fresh drive to avoid corruption, but apparent just from windows checking my disc, and me hitting "cancel" that [bleep][bleep][bleep][bleep]ed up the mbr, and the hard drive itself. i cant boot into vista, xp doesnt exist, and now, the hard drive comes up as unformatted.

worst luck. only thing good out of this situaton is i replaced that slow drive with a 7200rpm 32mb cache one now, i had to, to install vista, again. now i just have to get a ubuntu disc or somthing to try to recover the data off the original drive, and install xp on a seperate dirve this time.

this is exactly why i really wish pro tools just worked with vista without a hitch in the first place, now ive spent another $150 on a hdd, possibly lost data, and have to reinstall os's again

Originally Posted by stonehenge

i didn't see an answer to tom@metro... do you have ie8 installed?

http://digidesign.custhelp.com/cgi-b...p?p_faqid=8386

i said it a few times, its probly lost in between the ranting. i did install ie8, however, i went to the updates section, and was able to remove it from service pack 2, i got worse issues after removal though.