{"id":173,"date":"2008-07-22T22:24:41","date_gmt":"2008-07-23T03:24:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/technologists.com\/notes\/?p=52"},"modified":"2008-07-22T22:24:41","modified_gmt":"2008-07-23T03:24:41","slug":"liking-vista-with-a-safety-net-xp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/notes.technologists.com\/notes\/2008\/07\/22\/liking-vista-with-a-safety-net-xp\/","title":{"rendered":"liking Vista with a safety net (XP)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:546,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/apcmag.com\\\/how_to_dual_boot_vista_and_xp_with_vista_installed_first__the_stepbystep_guide.htm&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20190101071854\\\/http:\\\/\\\/www.apcmag.com:80\\\/how_to_dual_boot_vista_and_xp_with_vista_installed_first__the_stepbystep_guide.htm\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-01 08:06:55&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-29 00:29:58&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-06 07:25:00&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-17 05:49:28&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-31 15:00:33&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-12 09:52:28&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-18 03:44:00&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-18 03:44:00&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:547,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/technologists.com\\\/notes\\\/2008\\\/05\\\/26\\\/a-business-as-usual-view-of-vista&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20220625210340\\\/https:\\\/\\\/technologists.com\\\/notes\\\/2008\\\/05\\\/26\\\/a-business-as-usual-view-of-vista\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-01 08:06:57&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-29 00:29:59&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-06 07:25:04&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-17 05:49:27&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-31 15:00:37&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-12 09:52:24&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-18 03:43:58&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-18 03:43:58&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>My primary desktop computer, a 4+ year-old VAIO, had been flaky for months. I&#8217;d replaced the power supply, re-glued the north bridge heat sink to the chip, re-installed XP, and so forth. So I happily replaced it with a Vostro 200. It was time to try Vista (Home Premium) seriously. But not without a safety net, the ability to multi-boot to XP if\/when necessary.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Before placing the order, I wanted to be sure that dual booting would be feasible. I found\u00a0instructions: <a href=\"http:\/\/apcmag.com\/how_to_dual_boot_vista_and_xp_with_vista_installed_first__the_stepbystep_guide.htm\">How to dual boot Vista and XP (with Vista installed first)<\/a> that made sense. When I got the machine, I followed those instructions, and they seemed to work. However, I kept fiddling around and breaking either Vista or XP or both, and ended up installing Vista again, as well as XP.<\/p>\n<p>Once beyond those basics, everything went smoothly. I&#8217;ve been pleasantly surprised to find that everything I want to do with the machine, so far, works at least as well with Vista as with XP. In\u00a0a few cases I&#8217;ve had to download Vista-specific device drivers, but that much bother was the minimum to be expected.<\/p>\n<p>Running Vista locally, instead of remotely with VNC, has alleviated my minor grumblings about my earlier Vista <a href=\"https:\/\/technologists.com\/notes\/2008\/05\/26\/a-business-as-usual-view-of-vista\/\">experience<\/a>. I have much of Aero turned off.\u00a0User Account Control is still a little clumsier than it should be, but so be it.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been using the machine seriously for about 10 days. Overall, I&#8217;m delighted with it, but that is probably more due to the hardware than Vista. 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