# dual boot vista? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [June 5, 2006, 6:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dual-boot-vista/12912 "2006-06-05T06:03:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 6:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dual-boot-vista/12912/1 "2006-06-05T06:03:27Z")
was thinking about downloading the beta version of vista to screw around with but still want to keep XP on my machine as the main OS. anyone here done this? ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 6:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dual-boot-vista/12912/2 "2006-06-05T06:08:05Z")
i thoght i read an article about not being able to dual boot with vista if you enable the encryptrion/security “bitlocker”. just dont enable that and you should be ok ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 7:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dual-boot-vista/12912/3 "2006-06-05T07:40:38Z")
thanks jon… oh, and does anyone know how I can get the beta2 version? I looked on microsofts webiste but it said that you cant d/l it yet? I’m sure I can get it thru P2P but would like an official copy (aka, not pirated) ---
**Author:** ![germanspec330i](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@germanspec330i](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/germanspec330i)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 8:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dual-boot-vista/12912/4 "2006-06-05T08:06:13Z")
I think Microsoft is going to do a public beta release eventually. Whether this is beta2 or later I’m not sure. You can easily dual boot with your current version of Windows. I did this with Beta 1. The installer for Vista actually gives you the option to dual boot. ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 8:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dual-boot-vista/12912/5 "2006-06-05T08:23:49Z")
beta2 is all over NGs ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 8:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dual-boot-vista/12912/6 "2006-06-05T08:40:03Z")
> [@SC\_Steve](#): > > was thinking about downloading the beta version of vista to screw around with but still want to keep XP on my machine as the main OS. > > anyone here done this? Haha about 3-4 years (just for kicks) I was triple booting XP, Linux, and a way early Alpha release of Longhorn (maybe 3063?) that was basically XP with a fruity theme and an instability patch. 😛 The booting part worked fine. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 8:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dual-boot-vista/12912/7 "2006-06-05T08:42:06Z")
kevin… my stupidity doesnt allow me to use irc :tdown: does it require a cd key or anything like that (for those that have used it)? thanks gents ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 10:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dual-boot-vista/12912/8 "2006-06-05T10:36:22Z")
ok, got it on the way 😛 … but yeah, does it use a cd key or anything? ---
**Author:** ![JoesTypeS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joestypes/32/7190_2.png) [@JoesTypeS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JoesTypeS)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dual-boot-vista/12912/9 "2006-06-05T10:37:14Z")
God when I tried it the fucking thing crashed on me constantly ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 10:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dual-boot-vista/12912/10 "2006-06-05T10:48:52Z")
really? was it an earlier release? ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 11:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dual-boot-vista/12912/11 "2006-06-05T11:25:51Z")
newsgroups steve not irc, but im sure its on irc also. 🙂 and wherever ur getting it, it prolly is cracked or the key is included