Dual boot vista fc6

IMO: people are stupid enough to buy into it, so of course Vista will succeed. This is my signature. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My signature is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. My signature, without me, is useless. Without my signature, I am useless. Yeh, but where XP got decent reviews when it came out, you'll struggle to find any for Vista. Linux is popping up all over, and MS are trying to get more involved with the open source communities.

Quote: Original post by Herbal Yeh, but where XP got decent reviews when it came out, you'll struggle to find any for Vista. Linux is popping up all over, … Where are you getting these reviews?

Every review of Vista I've read so far has been complimentary. Quote: Original post by benryves Quote: Original post by Herbal Yeh, but where XP got decent reviews when it came out, you'll struggle to find any for Vista.

He reads Slashdot comments. His posts all reek of it. There will be a partial backport of D3D10 on XP [code? Case in point: my laptop which runs Vista flawlessly but had all sort of issues with Ubuntu. I haven't encountered any drivers that didn't work well on Vista either 4 machines.

The only drivers problems I had were dumb installers refusing to fire. Is it worth it? It is for me, I cringe when I have to go back to XP. I say give it a try and make your own call.

Will D3D10 usage be slowed since they loose the XP market? Maybe, doubt it. If I start a cutting edge game right now, assuming I get it done in 2 years, none of the PCs that came with XP will be supported meaningfully anyway. Where's the loss? This topic is closed to new replies. Josheir Some common causes for this include:. As such, you have recently set up a dual boot system, but you can't see the option to change operating systems, follow these steps in Windows The boot menu can become deactivated after upgrading to the latest version of the OS.

When executed, it changes the boot configuration and activates the boot menu. If you want to deactivate or hide the boot menu, open the Command Prompt as admin and enter the following command:.

Once executed, your system will boot into the set default OS without showing the dual boot option. Windows 10's Advanced System Settings window allows you to select the default operating system to boot into. It can also display a list of operating systems and recovery options during a restart. Restart your computer and wait for the boot menu to appear. Next, choose your preferred OS using the arrow key and hit the Enter key.

Sometimes, the bcdedit command won't work. It either fails to activate the boot menu or will not work even after displaying the success message. In this situation, you can use a third-party utility called EasyBCD to add a boot entry.

Now at "Installing Updates" for Win 7, so I'll know soon if this has worked I do not have dual boot options. The computer boots automatically to Vista. Same problem as before. Insert installation disk, reboot, ignore request to boot from the DVD and I now have triple boot options, Windows 7, Windows 7, and Vista Ultimate recovered. So, just like before, if I want to boot to Win 7, I need the installation disk.

Any ideas? To do this, boot from the Windows 7 DVD, select "Next" at the first screen, then select "Repair this computer" in the lower left corner of the second screen. Office Office Exchange Server. Not an IT pro? Resources for IT Professionals. Sign in. United States English. Ask a question. Quick access. Search related threads.