How to dual boot Vista and XP (with Vista installed first) -- the step-by-step guide | APC Magazine

One problem I have with Vista is that certain XP-happy programs (eg Camtasia Studio) either don't work (in the case of version 3) or have limited functionality (in the case of CS v4, since disabling of hardware acceleration, for smooth capturing of on-screen video, is not possible.)
Note: According to Microsoft, it is possible to disable hardware acceleration under Vista by editing the registry. But the advice on how to do this is seriously flawed. For intance, even the reference to Microsoft in the edited registry entry is mis-spelled:

Disable Hardware Acceleration Option
Registry key Value type
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsof\Avalon.Graphics\DisableHWAcceleration
DWORD
The disable hardware acceleration option enables you to turn off hardware acceleration for debugging and test purposes. When you see rendering artifacts in a application, try turning off hardware acceleration. If the artifact disappears, the problem might be with your video driver.
( http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa970912.aspx)

A solution could be to set up dual-boot, with XP available for when I want to use hardware acceleration (or indeed any other program which has problems with Vista).
Suggestion on how to do this can be read at:
How to dual boot Vista and XP (with Vista installed first) -- the step-by-step guide APC Magazine

You'll also need to download EasyBCD from http://neosmart.net/downloads/software/EasyBCD/EasyBCD%201.6.exe

I'd be interested to hear from anyone who has tried this.

Going To Have To Pay For Vista SP1!? ~ Gurk’s Word

From http://www.lockergnome.com/nexus/gurk2005/2007/08/17/going-to-have-to-pay-for-vista-sp1/

Going To Have To Pay For Vista SP1!? ~ Gurk’s Word: "Going To Have To Pay For Vista SP1!? by gurk2005 on August 17, 2007 at 8:37 pm · Comments Categorized by General / Related Information

While reading emails today I noticed someone named Char emailed me to inform me of a Vista rumor. This might be true. With the many people who bought Windows Vista when it was first released back in January earlier this year (2007), people started to notice problems with Vista. Wanting to figure out what they can do either reading up on it or listening to conversations they might have heard about SP1 being released and taking care of those problems. Hearing that Vista SP1 is their only hope. Me with a number of people want to stay with Vista to see what is to come of it or at least stay around long enough to see what happens with Vista after SP1 is released. Char informed me that eventually when SP1 is released it might cost us. Yes, I did say that we will have to pay for it. Keep in mind this is just a rumor. If it does come true how many of us will actually pay for it, and how many of us will move to something free like Linux? How many of us will remember what was like when Vista first came out with the bugs it had and feel convenient enough to give or money to Microsoft once again and trust that our money is going to buy us SP1 without any problems and will also fix all of our problems we are experiencing with Vista. Keep in mind this is still just a rumor. Thank you Char for the news. "

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