Two problems resulting from failed dual boot install

posted by  johnb (88)  15 months ago (www.vistax64.com)

I partitioned a new 200Gb SATA drive with two primary and two logical.
Installed XP (SP2) thoroughly to 1st primary including full Microsoft
security and IE 7 updates - total of 79. Then I installed new Vista Home
premium to 2nd primary partition intending a dual boot system. Installation
hung at first reboot and to even get back my XP OS I had to complete a full
repair using the XP installation disk. However, the repaired XP had reverted
to IE6 - easily fixed from PC Pro DVD. That left 77 updates to reinstall.
Every one failed. Why?