triple boot installation clarification needed

Hi - I have 98SE and XP Pro SP 2 on my PC. I want to install the Vista Beta on Drive/Partition N as shown in this screenshot:
http://home.cfl.rr.com/jbmsbink/VistaInstall.jpg
Question: When I click the Vista Install button, will I be given the choice of which Drive/Partition to install Vista on?
I don't want to overwrite my XP Pro installation.
Thanks
Joe

If you launch setup from within Windows XP, there will be a Custom option during the setup wizard, click this and select the partition you created for Vista and setup will do the rest. Vista create a new boot manager, your legacy versions of Windows (98 and XP) will be accessible from under the Earlier Versions of Windows boot menu. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Joe727" wrote in message

Hi - I have 98SE and XP Pro SP 2 on my PC. I want to install the Vista Beta on Drive/Partition N as shown in this screenshot:
http://home.cfl.rr.com/jbmsbink/VistaInstall.jpg
Question: When I click the Vista Install button, will I be given the choice of which Drive/Partition to install Vista on?
I don't want to overwrite my XP Pro installation.
Thanks
Joe

Ok - Another question: How do I access the Earlier Versions of the Windows Boot Menu after Vista is installed?
Thanks
Joe
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message

If you launch setup from within Windows XP, there will be a Custom option during the setup wizard, click this and select the partition you created for Vista and setup will do the rest. Vista create a new boot manager, your legacy versions of Windows (98 and XP) will be accessible from under the Earlier Versions of Windows boot menu. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Joe727" wrote in message Hi - I have 98SE and XP Pro SP 2 on my PC. I want to install the Vista Beta on Drive/Partition N as shown in this screenshot:
http://home.cfl.rr.com/jbmsbink/VistaInstall.jpg
Question: When I click the Vista Install button, will I be given the choice of which Drive/Partition to install Vista on?
I don't want to overwrite my XP Pro installation.
Thanks
Joe

Use the up arrow on your key board to select it and press Enter. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Joe727" wrote in message

Ok - Another question: How do I access the Earlier Versions of the Windows Boot Menu after Vista is installed?
Thanks
Joe
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message If you launch setup from within Windows XP, there will be a Custom option during the setup wizard, click this and select the partition you created for Vista and setup will do the rest. Vista create a new boot manager, your legacy versions of Windows (98 and XP) will be accessible from under the Earlier Versions of Windows boot menu. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Joe727" wrote in message Hi - I have 98SE and XP Pro SP 2 on my PC. I want to install the Vista Beta on Drive/Partition N as shown in this screenshot:
http://home.cfl.rr.com/jbmsbink/VistaInstall.jpg
Question: When I click the Vista Install button, will I be given the choice of which Drive/Partition to install Vista on?
I don't want to overwrite my XP Pro installation.
Thanks
Joe

IC - thanks
Joe
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message

Use the up arrow on your key board to select it and press Enter. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Joe727" wrote in message Ok - Another question: How do I access the Earlier Versions of the Windows Boot Menu after Vista is installed?
Thanks
Joe
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message If you launch setup from within Windows XP, there will be a Custom option during the setup wizard, click this and select the partition you created for Vista and setup will do the rest. Vista create a new boot manager, your legacy versions of Windows (98 and XP) will be accessible from under the Earlier Versions of Windows boot menu. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Joe727" wrote in message Hi - I have 98SE and XP Pro SP 2 on my PC. I want to install the Vista Beta on Drive/Partition N as shown in this screenshot:
http://home.cfl.rr.com/jbmsbink/VistaInstall.jpg
Question: When I click the Vista Install button, will I be given the choice of which Drive/Partition to install Vista on?
I don't want to overwrite my XP Pro installation.
Thanks
Joe

I thought this was an appropriate place to post this info:
I had considerable trouble getting Vista to install to a partition I created w/ Acronis Disk Director Suite (by FAR preferred to PartitionMagic, IMHO).
I had the same issue on both my desktop (Nvidia nForce4 chipset) and my notebook (ATI Xpress 200 chipset). Installation would keep failing, telling me that Vista experienced an error and was unable to prepare the hard drive. Same thing would happen if I tried to format the drive from the Vista installation program.
Turns out that Vista doesn't like to be installed to a logical partition. As soon as I changed the partition to a primary partition, things went smooth as silk.
Hope this helps.
R.
"Joe727" wrote:

IC - thanks
Joe
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Use the up arrow on your key board to select it and press Enter. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Joe727" wrote in message Ok - Another question: How do I access the Earlier Versions of the Windows Boot Menu after Vista is installed?
Thanks
Joe
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message If you launch setup from within Windows XP, there will be a Custom option during the setup wizard, click this and select the partition you created for Vista and setup will do the rest. Vista create a new boot manager, your legacy versions of Windows (98 and XP) will be accessible from under the Earlier Versions of Windows boot menu. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Joe727" wrote in message Hi - I have 98SE and XP Pro SP 2 on my PC. I want to install the Vista Beta on Drive/Partition N as shown in this screenshot:
http://home.cfl.rr.com/jbmsbink/VistaInstall.jpg
Question: When I click the Vista Install button, will I be given the choice of which Drive/Partition to install Vista on?
I don't want to overwrite my XP Pro installation.
Thanks
Joe