jawnsixteen Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Like I said, all the guides make you reinstall Vista if you want to install OSX. In my situation (and i'm sure in others) Vista came installed on my laptop and i can't just reinstall it because i don't have the "installation disks" i just have the "recovery disks". Does anyone even know what I'm talking about? lol Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/66940-what-happens-if-i-already-have-windows-vista-installed/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former PC Fanboy Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Recovery discs contain the Operating System (Vista) as well as all the software that originally came with your computer. You will be able to use them to wipe out your computer and set it back to the factory settings (basically how it was when you took it out of the box) with those CDs. So if you screw up OS X and make a big mess on your hard drive, your Recovery discs will set it back to how it was when you got it with Vista installed. It is a good idea to also look for a Recovery Disc Creator or something and make a backup copy of all your drivers just in case. I know Gateway and eMachines sometimes ship with an OS CD that contains Vista but has no drivers so you will have to spend hours online hunting them down. If you do have true recovery discs, however, then you should be okay as is. It is always possible to call the manufacturer and order a restore kit for your computer, usually costing between $20-$40. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/66940-what-happens-if-i-already-have-windows-vista-installed/#findComment-474847 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawnsixteen Posted October 26, 2007 Author Share Posted October 26, 2007 Thank you for the response and sorry for responding so late, but i'm afraid i haven't made my point well enough, Most guides start out something like this: "1. Get a prepatched OSX 10.4.9 install image. Search for ‘uphuck’ on usenet or bittorrent for more information about this: don’t ask me where you can find it! 2. Burn the image to an empty DVD recordable (+R or –R, no rewritable dvd!) Use your favorite burn program for this (I recommend Nero Burning Rom or Alcohol 120%) 3. Create at least 6GB of unallocated space: - Press the windows logo in the bottom left corner of you screen (assuming that you’re using Windows Vista) - Right click ‘computer’ and select ‘manage’ - Select ‘Disk Management’ in the ‘Computer Management’ screen. - Select a partition with at least 6GB of free space - Right click it and hit ’shrink volume”, type in the amount of space to shrink (at least 6GB) and hit ‘Shrink’. - Close all open windows. 4. Hit WINDOWS BUTTON + R and type ‘diskpart’ (without quotes) 5. Type in (press enter after you typed in a line): list disk select disk [the number of your disk] create partition primary id=af list partition select partition [the number of your new osx partition] active (if this doesn’t work, try ’set active’ without quotes) 6. Insert the OSX install disk and reboot your computer, follow the installation steps on your screen. Read everything carefully and select the right packages! 7. After finishing the installation, OSX should boot up. Play with it for a few moments and then proceed to the next step. 8. Insert your Vista install disk and press reboot. Boot up Vista’s install disk. 9. After booting the install disk, click repair system and press next. Open the command window and type ‘diskpart’. Then type: list disk select disk [the number of your disk] list partition select partition [the number of your windows partition] active (if this doesn’t work, try ’set active’ without quotes) 10. Reboot into Windows Vista." Do you see what im saying? I already had vista installed when i bought the computer. Is there anyway to set up a dual boot situation without having to reinstall vista at some point? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/66940-what-happens-if-i-already-have-windows-vista-installed/#findComment-481786 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawnsixteen Posted October 26, 2007 Author Share Posted October 26, 2007 bump please, i've seen this question elsewhere but there was never an answer Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/66940-what-happens-if-i-already-have-windows-vista-installed/#findComment-482442 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljguiler Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 not overly sure mate, i personally c no reason why u cudnt use partition magic to create an osx compatible partition then stick the os on there, but not overly sure if that'l work. But from my past experience, whatever happens things can easily go pear shaped so ul need recovery discs whatever if just for the possibility of mishaps Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/66940-what-happens-if-i-already-have-windows-vista-installed/#findComment-482452 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rootnik Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 The guide you posted does not reinstall vista. You only use the Vista install disk to reset your vista partition as 'active' using diskpart. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/66940-what-happens-if-i-already-have-windows-vista-installed/#findComment-482460 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conroe Mac Posted October 27, 2007 Share Posted October 27, 2007 You can install in any order as long as you have some way of choosing the partition to boot from. To be safe, I would find a way to boot the computer and change the active partition. This could be a program on a USB drive, CD, or DVD. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/66940-what-happens-if-i-already-have-windows-vista-installed/#findComment-482914 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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