making partition easy install

I downloaded the Vista and burned on a DVD. I bought July 2006 Computer Shopper and VERY EASILY created a new partition, I then tried to reboot and got a blank black screen saying something about a table not recognised or soemthing and it just stayd on this. I rebooted having inswerted the DVD and lo and behold Vista installed.
I now have a choice of which OS to boot from and so can do work that I want to keep on my XP boot and test and play with Vista. Once the upgrade becomes available, I can upgrade teh XP boot and simple use the Vista area for files etc...
Hope this helps similarly novice people to enjoy this gorgeous OS -- Cheers
Any help or advice would be appreciated

hi which edition of computer shopper did u buy, uk or usa? i have partition magic 8.0 and a 200gb hard drive currently partitioned 5gb/185gb. i want to make another partition for vista and was wondering for large does the partiton need to be? (i don't want it to bee too big and end up wasting space) any ideas?
many thanks Hish
"Poopsie" wrote:

I downloaded the Vista and burned on a DVD. I bought July 2006 Computer Shopper and VERY EASILY created a new partition, I then tried to reboot and got a blank black screen saying something about a table not recognised or soemthing and it just stayd on this. I rebooted having inswerted the DVD and lo and behold Vista installed.
I now have a choice of which OS to boot from and so can do work that I want to keep on my XP boot and test and play with Vista. Once the upgrade becomes available, I can upgrade teh XP boot and simple use the Vista area for files etc...
Hope this helps similarly novice people to enjoy this gorgeous OS -- Cheers
Any help or advice would be appreciated

It was the UK edition.
I kept my XP partition as 30Gb and isntalled the Vista on the new 60Gb the partition manager created. This way I keep my Xp safe with its assocaited programmes, I can still access the fiesl and folders from Vista. I just though that it would mean i can upgrade the XP partition when it is released in 2007 and then the 60Gb partition would be free for new files and folders etc.
I think that you need 15-20GB to play with or there will be no room for programmes.
B "Hish.Com" wrote:

hi which edition of computer shopper did u buy, uk or usa? i have partition magic 8.0 and a 200gb hard drive currently partitioned 5gb/185gb. i want to make another partition for vista and was wondering for large does the partiton need to be? (i don't want it to bee too big and end up wasting space) any ideas?
many thanks Hish
"Poopsie" wrote:
I downloaded the Vista and burned on a DVD. I bought July 2006 Computer Shopper and VERY EASILY created a new partition, I then tried to reboot and got a blank black screen saying something about a table not recognised or soemthing and it just stayd on this. I rebooted having inswerted the DVD and lo and behold Vista installed.
I now have a choice of which OS to boot from and so can do work that I want to keep on my XP boot and test and play with Vista. Once the upgrade becomes available, I can upgrade teh XP boot and simple use the Vista area for files etc...
Hope this helps similarly novice people to enjoy this gorgeous OS -- Cheers
Any help or advice would be appreciated

hi thanks for the info, i think i might go for a 80, 100 split or something simillar. i wonder how much disk space will be lost for the parttion? i'll install my programs in the vista section but still save my files in the xp part.
thanks for the info hish
"Poopsie" wrote:

It was the UK edition.
I kept my XP partition as 30Gb and isntalled the Vista on the new 60Gb the partition manager created. This way I keep my Xp safe with its assocaited programmes, I can still access the fiesl and folders from Vista. I just though that it would mean i can upgrade the XP partition when it is released in 2007 and then the 60Gb partition would be free for new files and folders etc.
I think that you need 15-20GB to play with or there will be no room for programmes.
B "Hish.Com" wrote:
hi which edition of computer shopper did u buy, uk or usa? i have partition magic 8.0 and a 200gb hard drive currently partitioned 5gb/185gb. i want to make another partition for vista and was wondering for large does the partiton need to be? (i don't want it to bee too big and end up wasting space) any ideas?
many thanks Hish
"Poopsie" wrote:
I downloaded the Vista and burned on a DVD. I bought July 2006 Computer Shopper and VERY EASILY created a new partition, I then tried to reboot and got a blank black screen saying something about a table not recognised or soemthing and it just stayd on this. I rebooted having inswerted the DVD and lo and behold Vista installed.
I now have a choice of which OS to boot from and so can do work that I want to keep on my XP boot and test and play with Vista. Once the upgrade becomes available, I can upgrade teh XP boot and simple use the Vista area for files etc...
Hope this helps similarly novice people to enjoy this gorgeous OS -- Cheers
Any help or advice would be appreciated

I didnt loose any space, it simply split the drrive as I asked it to!!
Good luck, Vista is very pretty to look at and the glass features are very pleasing. -- Cheers
Any help or advice would be appreciated
"Hish.Com" wrote:

hi thanks for the info, i think i might go for a 80, 100 split or something simillar. i wonder how much disk space will be lost for the parttion? i'll install my programs in the vista section but still save my files in the xp part.
thanks for the info hish
"Poopsie" wrote:
It was the UK edition.
I kept my XP partition as 30Gb and isntalled the Vista on the new 60Gb the partition manager created. This way I keep my Xp safe with its assocaited programmes, I can still access the fiesl and folders from Vista. I just though that it would mean i can upgrade the XP partition when it is released in 2007 and then the 60Gb partition would be free for new files and folders etc.
I think that you need 15-20GB to play with or there will be no room for programmes.
B "Hish.Com" wrote:
hi which edition of computer shopper did u buy, uk or usa? i have partition magic 8.0 and a 200gb hard drive currently partitioned 5gb/185gb. i want to make another partition for vista and was wondering for large does the partiton need to be? (i don't want it to bee too big and end up wasting space) any ideas?
many thanks Hish
"Poopsie" wrote:
I downloaded the Vista and burned on a DVD. I bought July 2006 Computer Shopper and VERY EASILY created a new partition, I then tried to reboot and got a blank black screen saying something about a table not recognised or soemthing and it just stayd on this. I rebooted having inswerted the DVD and lo and behold Vista installed.
I now have a choice of which OS to boot from and so can do work that I want to keep on my XP boot and test and play with Vista. Once the upgrade becomes available, I can upgrade teh XP boot and simple use the Vista area for files etc...
Hope this helps similarly novice people to enjoy this gorgeous OS -- Cheers
Any help or advice would be appreciated