xp over vista install crash

[Tigger29]

Here you go.. win7 three pack.. $99 (they are upgrades but can be used as a full install.. just remember it's only legal if you actually own a legal copy of XP/VISTA regardless as to how you install it).

http://www.buy.com/prod/windows-7-family-pack-premium-upgrade/q/loc/105/211406681.html

[Dragon]

In bios set dvd as primary boot, it will then give you the option to format C: under advanced install or something like that. 

I know it doesn't do a proper format, but at least it doesn't keep all the old junk saved in a file.

I used the 64 bit on both my systems and have had no problems with AH or any other programs.

[Dichotomy]

Dragon the ram bit was interesting to say the least 

And yes I need to go ahead and start slowly getting into 7 since I do low grade tech support at the office and we will eventually migrate there.

[MrRiplEy[H]]

Huh? never heard that one before. Whats the reasoning behind this?

I think this is an urban legend which spawned from the bug in the original Vista installs, pre SP Vista installation crashed on some systems when using 4Gb ram. It had something to do with hardware compatibility with Vista. XP install does not have such a problem afaik.

[NormH3]

I think this is an urban legend which spawned from the bug in the original Vista installs, pre SP Vista installation crashed on some systems when using 4Gb ram. It had something to do with hardware compatibility with Vista. XP install does not have such a problem afaik.

Ok. I have been working with XP for years and still have a few workstations at work that use it because of application compatibility issues with VISTA. I had never come across this in any of the system builds I had completed.