Will mediadirect work after dual boot?

Question

Hi all, i plan to install vista rc1 to dual boot with xp. But im wondering if dell mediadirect which is on the first partition will be affected. Could i fix it easily later on? thanks

roger1981 · Answer

Not Sure that MediaDirect will work or not !!!!   If you need to dual boot Xp with Vista n media direct to work you need to install Vista in a Different Partion .

davejohn · Answer

Since just about anything that modifies the boot sector makes MediaDirect unusable, probably not.  Running the MediaDirect repair utility would then probably make Vista unbootable.   Try it out and let us know.   Dave

sciencefiguy · Answer

I installed Vista Business and then repaired MediaDirect using the utility. Now my computer will not boot not Vista (or any operating system installed on the hard drive - I think there is a problem with the master boot record - but I am not sure). My advice to you is to backup before you attempt to repair MediaDirect, and only repair MediaDirect if you have time to reinstall Vista (and any other operating systems) if something terribly wrong happens.

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