(Msg. 9) Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:06 pm
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On Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:00:16 -0600, "Colin Barnhorst"
<c.barnhorst.DeleteThis@comcast.net> wrote:
>Because when you attempt a second activation of a product key you will get a
>message that the pk is already in use.
It's exactly the same hardware, the second activation went through with no
problems.
(Msg. 10) Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:06 pm
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"Nigel Molesworth" argued.
Nigel, don't argue. Colin et. al. are arguing legalities
and MS's undocumented period of expiration of telephone
activation requirement. Legalities you're not interested in.
The period in which activation requires a call-in is 120 days
since the last installation, according to folklore. Otherwise,
the activation is done automatically.
(Msg. 11) Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:10 pm
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On Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:17:39 +0100, "John Barnett MVP"
<freelance.TakeThisOut@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>I have dual booted XP and Vista on two separate hard drives; I've even
>installed the same scenario on two separate partitions and on 'every'
>occasion I have had a dual boot menu.
If I boot with both drives enabled, it just boots from the first.
>Why is Colin being 'silly' as you put it? If you are running Windows XP and
>Vista (or any other combination for that matter) you will require the
>appropriate licences.
I'm running Vista on two hard drives, one at a time, on the same computer.
The second install activated with no problems. One drive is effectively a
backup of the other, without the random junk.
(Msg. 12) Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:10 pm
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"Nigel Molesworth" wrote:
> I'm running Vista on two hard drives, one at a time, on the same computer.
> The second install activated with no problems. One drive is effectively a
> backup of the other, without the random junk.
For the installer to make a dual-boot menu, it has to see
the other pre-existing OS, so both hard drives have to be
connected when the 2nd OS is being installed on the 2nd HD.
(Msg. 13) Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:10 pm
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Stop trying to boot via the BIOS and let the software set up the dual boot
menu from which you choose which boot by highlighting the desired OS entry
in the menu.
"Nigel Molesworth" <reply DeleteThis @thegroup.email.invalid> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:17:39 +0100, "John Barnett MVP"
> <freelance DeleteThis @invalid.invalid> wrote:
>
>>I have dual booted XP and Vista on two separate hard drives; I've even
>>installed the same scenario on two separate partitions and on 'every'
>>occasion I have had a dual boot menu.
>
> If I boot with both drives enabled, it just boots from the first.
>
>>Why is Colin being 'silly' as you put it? If you are running Windows XP
>>and
>>Vista (or any other combination for that matter) you will require the
>>appropriate licences.
>
> I'm running Vista on two hard drives, one at a time, on the same computer.
> The second install activated with no problems. One drive is effectively a
> backup of the other, without the random junk.
(Msg. 14) Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 11:17 pm
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In article <6b5k54dfrjragq61v04jn954adqifftp77 DeleteThis @4ax.com>, Nigel Molesworth
<reply DeleteThis @thegroup.email.invalid> says...
> There are many articles on how to dual boot Vista and XP, but I want to dual
> boot Vista and Vista, with an existing installation, on 2 Hard Drives.
>
> Currently I switch these in the BIOS, but I'd much rather chose at a later
> stage, can this be done?
>
> Why? Because I keep one of the drives for random software that I rarely use.
It is not possible. Not easy. You have to changing things in the
register, so the 2nd Vista knows it is on the 2nd drive.
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(Msg. 15) Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 2:26 pm
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On Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:42:45 -0700, andy <bogusaddress.TakeThisOut@bogusaddress.123>
wrote:
>Use the bootrec /rebuildbcd command.
Thank you, now I have a boot menu. Is it possible to rename the entries?
(Msg. 16) Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 3:29 pm
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Try using VistaBootPro (free) you can rename entries from within the
VistaBootPro application. (www.vistabootpro.org)
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"Nigel Molesworth" <reply.TakeThisOut@thegroup.email.invalid> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:42:45 -0700, andy <bogusaddress.TakeThisOut@bogusaddress.123>
> wrote:
>
>>Use the bootrec /rebuildbcd command.
>
> Thank you, now I have a boot menu. Is it possible to rename the entries?
>
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