Because of my worst experience with Vista I decided to install XP on my machine. However hoping MS will do something good for Vista's issues I decided to have dual partition and keep Vista. However this task was not so simple as compared to my past experiences with dual operating systems. I had several issues including my disk type (SATA) while configuring dual boot system. If you have such plans then be prepared for worst and start...!
OK, my experience with XP? Awesome! It runs much-much faster than Vista and its worth to install XP on Vista.
Following are some excellent links from Geek guys to install XP on pre-loaded Vista.
- Working Around Windows Vista's "Shrink Volume" Inadequacy Problems
The Shrink Volume feature in Windows Vista has some serious limitations, which we'll try and explain and then suggest a few workarounds that might help you out. - Install Windows XP on Your Pre-Installed Windows Vista Computer
The question I am asked most often is "How do I install a dual-boot with Windows XP on my new Windows Vista computer?" The answer is that it's not that difficult, it's just very time consuming. - Set XP as the Default OS in a Windows Vista Dual-Boot Setup
When you install Windows Vista as a dual-boot with your regular Windows XP partition, Vista is always set as the.. - Disable System Restore in Windows Vista The Windows Vista System Restore feature will make sure that software installations, drivers, and other updates can be rolled back. The only price to this feature is some disk usage. If you want to disable System restore, which is a bad idea, it's really pretty simple.
