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I need to add XP to my Vista so I am able to work from home. Can anyone help
me with this?
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Tinybikergirl
 
You don't "add" XP to Vista. XP is an earlier windows version, not an add on
to Vista.
Perhaps you can explain why you cannot use Vista to work from home. Is
there some application that does not work under Vista?
It is possible with a fair amount of hassle to setup a computer to run both
versions. Usually, it is necessary to install XP first, then install Vista
with dual boot capability enabled.


"tinybikergirl" <tinybikergirl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I need to add XP to my Vista so I am able to work from home. Can anyone
>help
> me with this?
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> Tinybikergirl
 
On Wed, 4 Jun 2008 18:35:01 -0700, tinybikergirl
<tinybikergirl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I need to add XP to my Vista so I am able to work from home. Can anyone help
>me with this?

Why??!!

What is it that you need to do in XP that you cannot do in Vista??!!

You can't "add" XP to vista but you could instal it on another
drive/partition and have dual booting.

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"tinybikergirl" wrote in
<news:3EAA4924-FB22-4DFF-AD5E-C938BB702B62@microsoft.com>:

> I need to add XP to my Vista so I am able to work from home. Can anyone help
> me with this?

Considering your question and your lack of understanding of operating
systems, find someone local with more expertise to do the work for you
(and provide more details as what you really mean).
 
tinybikergirl wrote:

> I need to add XP to my Vista so I am able to work from home. Can anyone
> help me with this?

You've got responses in the other newsgroup to which you posted. You need to
answer the requests for clarification from those posters in *that* thread
and stick to it, not multipost like you've done here.

Please don't multipost it makes more work for everyone and will get you
*less* help, not more. See this for why:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossposting
http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm - multiposting

If you have forgotten where you posted or can't find your post, use Google
Groups Advanced Search and search for your name.

Malke
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On Wed, 4 Jun 2008 18:35:01 -0700, tinybikergirl
<tinybikergirl@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I need to add XP to my Vista



It is not possible to "add XP to [your] Vista ." Windows XP and
Windows Vista are each operating systems. They are separate from each
other, and neither can be "added" to the other.

Perhaps what you want is to have both operating systems installed on
your computer, which presently has Vista installed on it. Is that
correct?


> so I am able to work from home.


Why do you think you need XP to do this? What application(s) do you
need to run at home, and what makes you think that it (or they) won't
run under Vista. With few exceptions, anything that runs under XP
should also run under Vista.

If you actually need to do this (and I suspect that you don't), and if
you want a dual-boot scenario, with both operating systems on your
computer, so you can choose between them, yes, it's possible to do
this, but what you want to do is the hard way to accomplish it. It's
considerably easier to add a newer operating than an older one.

Another choice is to run Windows XP within a virtual PC environment.

One more point: I don't mean to be insulting, but the phrasing of your
question suggests that you are a relative beginner at using
computers. If that's the case, I would suggest that you get this done
by a professional, rather than trying to do it yourself. The risk of
screwing up everything is otherwise great.


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