How do i install XP unto my PC if i already have Vista without erasing it?

Question

a dialog box opens saying that "Installation failed bcoz a newer version already exists/Warning erasing vista cannot be recovered"

i know i have 2 harddrives on my pc each with enough space for both OS but i cant seem to get XP up. What should i do?????

Answer 1

Here you go :

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=vista+d...

Make sure you know what you're doing before you do it though!

Answer 2

You can find which drive Vista is install on and physically unplug that drive from the computer and install XP (this is assuming your not RAID booting). This will make the computer recognize the second drive as a blank one. When you do install XP, you need to install a program called OSL2000 (http://www.download.com/OSL2000-Boot-Man...

This will make a list whenever you boot up so you can choose between booting to XP or vista. After you have OSL2000 installed and XP on the other disc, turn off the computer and plug the other drive back in and boot up

Answer 3

It is just a case of creating a new partition with some unallocated space you have from any existing hard drive partition and running the xp install into the newly created partition creating a multi-boot system with Xp and Vista.

Answer 4

Vista sucks anyways. it uses up 1gb of ram by itself, its proccessor hungry, it uses up all the cpu useage, its huge and slow, it asks for to much comfirmation... etc

Answer 5

There is a program called VMware Workstation (google it...sorry yahoo it) it allows you to run an OS within and OS. I used it to run a version of linux in vista

Answer 6

why the heck would you want xp when you already have vista??

anyways this is what you do

order a xp installation cd

reboot your computer to factory settings and then start it up and install xp .

Answer 7

you cannot run 2 systems at the same time as later one.   will over ride your old system i had the same problem,the answer is to remove vista  &instal your xp as this is a better system