Urgent Answer Needed

benjiboy90 · Oct 16, 2006

Hello There... is there anyone that can answer the following questions:

1) My laptop currently has windows xp pro on it. I want to install Windows Vista RC1 on it. Someone told me when you install it, and keep XP on the PC, Windows Vista shares all the files and programs from XP. is this true? and if it is, can I make it so Vista doesnt share the files and its completely seperate?

2) If I dont want XP on my current machine, and decide just to have vista on it? does that mean I can use the XP Product Key for another computer as its not being used on the laptop? Or can I use my XP Key on two machines at the same time?

3) Is it a good idea to take XP off the laptop and just have Vista running off it?

Thanks Everyone

catchse · Oct 16, 2006

You may find this helpful: http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/File-Print-Sharing-Windows-Vista.html

snicksnack · Oct 16, 2006

1. You can create a dual boot system, in this way you can decide during startup if vista or xp should run. It can be installed in a way that it does not share the programs currently installed under xp.

2. If you remove the xp product from your laptop, you can install the products on another computer and use the licence key there.

3. Vista is still beta, so I would not take a current "stable" system off and replace it with something which has even more bugs.