Because windows 7 has stablity updates the same as windows vista dose, windows xp uses unsupported service packs.
as service pack 3 is now out.
You can improve your booting time of windows xp just by using startup manager.
Dual booting means two operating system installed on PC. for example you install windows xp and windows vista at the same time. or windows xp and Linux on same PC. Dual booting is only a term you can install more than one operating system on one PC. for example you can install 10 windows xp copies on your 10 drives.
windows Xp is better but Vista is slightly faster
Boot.ini,boot.exe,ntldr
The following booting files are required to start Windows XP: NTLDR, Boot.ini, and Ntdetect.com. The following files are optional when starting Windows XP: Ntbootdd.sys and Bootsect.dos. The following files are required to start Windows 7/Vista: Bootmgr (Windows Boot Manager) and BCD (Boot Configuration Data).
I think yes because its more faster than Windows Vista.
the three files in booting files in windows xp boot.ini ntldr and ntdetect.com
Well look how much fancy graphics it has and if you upgraded to windows 7 from xp then your computer was probably built for xp not windows 7. But my computer is faster with windows 7...
Yes. There is a process called Dual Booting, but it requires two hard drives. Just search for "how to dual boot windows vista and windows XP?".
People have had varied experiences with Windows Vista. Some have found it to be more efficient than XP; others have found it to be slower than XP.
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This is a common occurrence, particularly if you did not upgrade the computer beforehand. Windows XP requires more RAM and a faster processor than Windows 98.