Vista and XP Dual Boot?
I've just ordered a new high spec Toshiba laptop which will come with Windows Vista pre-installed. There are however no original Windows CDs or recovery discs supplied; the operating system files are on a separate partition on the hard drive.
First of all, what are the implications of providing the operating system like this? Do many other manufacturers do it this way?
I've heard some horror stories about Vista and as I've been quite satisfied with XP I'm tempted to install XP alongside Vista. According to Rick Maybury in today's Telegraph, I can't just install XP. I would have to uninstall Vista, then install XP, it being the chronologically earlier system, then re-install Vista. Although I would be inclined to stop when XP was installed and not re-install Vista. Is this possible when the Vista files are already sitting on the hard drive? And why aren't the Vista files deleted when the hard drive is re-formatted?
Sorry if these are elementary questions but grateful for any advice/comments.