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I have two very large drives in my desk top. My C drive is windows Vista. Because of some old programs and data, I would like to put another older operating system on my second drive and make these older programs that Vista rejects usable. Some of these programs do not have a Vista upgrade, I checked. How do I go about this and be able to use either system at will? Is it possible and if so, please explain how. Thanks, PJ
 
Hi Paul,
If your old programs work on XP, you might consider waiting for Windows 7. There is an XP mode for the professional and ultimate versions of that OS. That will save you from having to reboot to a different OS every time you want to use those older programs.
Have you tried to run the programs in compatible mode? Find the program that gives you trouble, right click on it and choose properties. Then click the compatibility tab, check "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" and select the OS in the drop down menu.

P.S. Windows 7 come out Oct. 22
 
First you have to have partitioned space, separate from vista, 20gb minimum, i would suggest about 40. Vista has some disk partioning tools built in that may work to accomplish this- if not- you may have to defrag the disk several times in order to get the partion you want- i believe this is what i used https://www.auslogics.com/disk-defrag there is a freee/demo version.. You should install older os's first. But you can still do this. Install xp in the empty space. xp will boot know but most likely you wont be able to see the vista os. You will need to give vista back the boot control in order to dual boot either system, i used https://www.vistabootpro.org/
worked like a charm

Lots of Tutorials out there

Good Luck


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Ditto. I've got DOS stuff that won't run on XP or Vista but it loves Windows 7. The compatibility modes and the virtual-XP offer a ton of possibilities.
 
If I buy a full blown edition of Windows 7, say Home Premium, can I install that in more than one computer? I'm sick of paying for programs that limit you to just one or two computers and then after a year you have to pay for an upgrade or the program shuts down, which personally, I think should be illegal. I remember when you bought Norton's, it gave free upgrades with no time limit, of course that's history also.
 
Yes and No. When you buy a single license to a program you can use it to the extent of that license. A single license for Win7 is for one machine. They have exceptions and deals with people like Dell, but then the keys are usually keyed to work only on Dell. If you buy a full version of Windows 7 you can install it on one machine and use it as long as you like. If you want to take it off that machine and install it on another machine you can do that too with another activation but the two can't be installed at the same time (you might be able to manage it, but you're not supposed to).

Buying an OEM version (available through vendors like Newegg with a hardware purchase) is a lot cheaper. Unfortunately the OEM versions will become keyed to that one machine after activation. I've managed to move them to other machines, but you're not supposed to be able to do it. I usually call them and explain the situation and there isn't a problem.

By the way, I don't think "home premium" will run virtual XP - you need the pro version. You also need to make sure your machine is capable of running it. You need a CPU capable of "virtualization".
 
By the way - there are cheap and/or free alternatives out there. The linux operating system is completely free (there are a couple of popular versions of it out there that get updated constantly). "Open Office" is a free clone of MS Office and works in Linux or Windows. AVG-Free is still around I think, it's a decent anti-virus program for free.

There are also great deals on some things if you watch for them. I bought a full version of Kaspersky AntiVirus/Internet Security with a license for three machines - $60 with a $60 rebate.
 
:lol: SCOTT!!!


...you said th' "L" word. :laugh:
 
Yup. I really don't think it's for everybody though. Some of the stuff I had to do to make some really simple things work was like a nightmare.
 
But look at what ya learn'd!! :thumbsup:
 
yeah! I learned the problem with Windows was a built-in problem with USB devices that Linux still suffers from. Now then... who at the USB invention society can I blame? :smile:
 
That IBM GUY!!!

A "rmmod ehci_hcd" inna terminal should make it happen.
 
No, it's actually something in the device itself that's causing my problem. It isn't, unfortunately, on the computer end. There's a work-around sort of, but... whatever, no biggie.
 
Is the gizmo on the "HCL"?
 
Because I have Ubuntu in my old lap top, I'm privy to it's use. So, I just downloaded the new 9.10 version, Intel X 86, for the 32 bit environment in my desk top, which is close to a windows look, can be installed inside windows or by it's self in a separate partition. If installed inside windows, during the boot sequence, your given an 8 second option to boot to Windows or Ubuntu.
There is a 64 bit version also.
I like Ubuntu, even though it takes a little getting used to, it has improved a lot in the past couple of years.
 
Good on ya, Paul! Ubuntu is good for making the transition from a strictly Windows environ. It's a bit too "automagic" for tweaking LAN and network settings easily, IMO. I stick to CentOS and Fedora for my "serious" boxes, Ubuntu for the "stray" machines that find their way to th' hovel for testing.
 
I tried Fedora a couple times Doc, but ran into problems in an older machine. Fedora has a cool look and a very nice atmosphere. At the time I wasn't sure what I was doing and I probably messed it up. I'm going to give it another try on a newer machine. I bought the Fedora book in Barns and Nobles and a disk came with it. At the time I didn't have Broadband, so to download it, would probably have taken a couple days.(sigh). I could probably download it now, possibly a newer version, in no time at all. I will get into it again. Needless to say, I like a challenge.
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