There's a new sims3 video on fr.msn.com showing the in and outs of the sims3 (Link On Picture)
31 January 2009
30 January 2009
New ViP Blog : Collecting in The Sims 3
Fri Jan 30 16:00:00 GMT 2009
Collecting in The Sims 3Hello Sims Fans!
My name is Eric Holmberg-Weidler and I am one of the designers on The Sims 3. With the new game we’ve added a plethora of items to grow, catch, and create that translate into skills for your Sims. Two examples of this are in the gardening skill and fishing skill. There are over twenty varieties of fish to catch, scattered across various beaches and lakes around town. Some of the rarest fish can only be found in special locations around the neighborhood, or only at specific times. An example is the experimental robot fish, which can only be caught behind the science facility. Once caught, fish can be used for many purposes. Two of my favorites are purely for collecting: you can mount any fish you catch on the wall, or if you prefer to keep your fish alive, you can put them in fish bowls and display them around your house.
The gardening skill also has many different fruits and vegetables to discover and grow. This includes old favorites like the money tree, and many new types of plants including a special sort that will allow you to grow almost anything from eggs (not your normal type of eggplant!) to steak, as well as much more. Some of these rarer plants can only be obtained after completing special opportunities, exploring out of the way parts of town, or even by fishing them up.
I have to say my favorite types of collection in The Sims 3 aren’t tied to skills at all. These include the ability to collect all sorts of insects, butterflies, and beetles, as well as space rocks, minerals, and even gems. We’ve tucked these all around the neighborhood for you to find and collect as you play. Once you’ve found something cool, you usually have several options with what you want to do with it. It can be quite lucrative to find gems and sell them, or if you like the way they look, you can put them on display. Raw gems can be sent out to get cut into one of many different shapes of polished gemstone. Space rocks can be displayed in their raw form, although they won’t all conveniently fit in your house, as some are bigger than your Sim! Insects can be named and kept around the house as pets in terrariums, and minerals can even be smelted into bars. Want a treasure room stacked with gold bars? Go ahead!
When these collectables are put on display in your house, they can make a big difference in how happy your Sims are when nearby.
Recently, while playing the game, I created myself as a Sim and set out to explore the neighborhood and do a little collecting.
My Sim self had been looking forward to going on a fishing trip all week. He’d recently moved to Sunset Valley, and had heard there was a lake in the woods near his house where he could do some killer fishing. He woke up early Saturday morning, took a quick shower, and was off at 5am, hoping to get to the lake by six. The fish are always the most enthusiastic in the morning.
My Sim ran across the street and was quickly in the woods, walking down a somber forest path. Lost in his own thoughts and enjoying the great outdoors, it wasn’t long before a sparkle in the periphery of his vision caught his eye. A few quick steps brought him closer and crouching down he found a strange rock. As he picked up it and examined it, it sparkled at odd angles, bending the light in bizarre ways. While my Sim was by no means a rock collector, he had seen his share of geology, and this was like nothing he’d witnessed before. Pocketing it for later, he continued on his way, still eager to get to his fishing destination.
Climbing over a small boulder in the path and topping a hill, the lake spread out before my Sim, shimmering in the sun. Expecting calm waters, he was surprised to see the surface covered in ripples. Everywhere he looked, fish were breaking the surface, some completely leaving the water, fighting for food or a touch of morning air. Without a moment to lose, my Sim pulled out his trusty fishing rod, baited it, and cast into the middle of one of the liveliest areas.
Some hours later he’d caught a half dozen fish of several common varieties. A few were perfect enough specimens to be considered for mounting on the wall. My Sim was on his last cast of the day, when he made the catch of a lifetime! He reeled in what felt like an unusually small fish. Grabbing it out of the water, he stared into the malevolent, blood-red eyes of an almost pitch-black fish. Tiny fangs protruded from either side of its mouth. A chill ran through my Sim, whether from fear, or from the prospect of adding this prize to his collection of fish he did not know.
Satisfied with my story, I quickly saved my game and shut down the computer.
There is a ton more to find and collect in The Sims 3 that I would love to tell you about, but since I am running out of space I will have to leave you to discover them for yourself. Happy hunting and thanks for reading!
- Eric Holmberg-Weidler
29 January 2009
ViseSims Slow or Buggy?
We Have Gotten emails from various of people that visit this site regarding site takes ages to load,and its very buggy.Just to let you guys know We are fully aware of this issue which is caused by Site Java scripts and .tk domain. we are going to fix this issue in our Website update 2.
Website Update 2 Features:
* There will be a updated iPhone version of this site shortly due to issues users are having with it.
*There will be a New domain ( No more .tk)
* There will be Visesims Download were you can download content Meshes and share content for the sims3 ONLY. (Will be open March)
*Bug Fixes
* New Template (Less annoying and more friendly)
And lots more to come
Thanks Visesims Admin Team
28 January 2009
New Blog - Collecting in The Sims 3
Collecting in The Sims 3
Hello Sims Fans!
My name is Eric Holmberg-Weidler and I am one of the designers on The Sims 3. With the new game we’ve added a plethora of items to grow, catch, and create that translate into skills for your Sims. Two examples of this are in the gardening skill and fishing skill. There are over twenty varieties of fish to catch, scattered across various beaches and lakes around town. Some of the rarest fish can only be found in special locations around the neighborhood, or only at specific times. An example is the experimental robot fish, which can only be caught behind the science facility. Once caught, fish can be used for many purposes. Two of my favorites are purely for collecting: you can mount any fish you catch on the wall, or if you prefer to keep your fish alive, you can put them in fish bowls and display them around your house.
The gardening skill also has many different fruits and vegetables to discover and grow. This includes old favorites like the money tree, and many new types of plants including a special sort that will allow you to grow almost anything from eggs (not your normal type of eggplant!) to steak, as well as much more. Some of these rarer plants can only be obtained after completing special opportunities, exploring out of the way parts of town, or even by fishing them up.
I have to say my favorite types of collection in The Sims 3 aren’t tied to skills at all. These include the ability to collect all sorts of insects, butterflies, and beetles, as well as space rocks, minerals, and even gems. We’ve tucked these all around the neighborhood for you to find and collect as you play. Once you’ve found something cool, you usually have several options with what you want to do with it. It can be quite lucrative to find gems and sell them, or if you like the way they look, you can put them on display. Raw gems can be sent out to get cut into one of many different shapes of polished gemstone. Space rocks can be displayed in their raw form, although they won’t all conveniently fit in your house, as some are bigger than your Sim! Insects can be named and kept around the house as pets in terrariums, and minerals can even be smelted into bars. Want a treasure room stacked with gold bars? Go ahead!
When these collectables are put on display in your house, they can make a big difference in how happy your Sims are when nearby.
Recently, while playing the game, I created myself as a Sim and set out to explore the neighborhood and do a little collecting.
My Sim self had been looking forward to going on a fishing trip all week. He’d recently moved to Sunset Valley, and had heard there was a lake in the woods near his house where he could do some killer fishing. He woke up early Saturday morning, took a quick shower, and was off at 5am, hoping to get to the lake by six. The fish are always the most enthusiastic in the morning.
My Sim ran across the street and was quickly in the woods, walking down a somber forest path. Lost in his own thoughts and enjoying the great outdoors, it wasn’t long before a sparkle in the periphery of his vision caught his eye. A few quick steps brought him closer and crouching down he found a strange rock. As he picked up it and examined it, it sparkled at odd angles, bending the light in bizarre ways. While my Sim was by no means a rock collector, he had seen his share of geology, and this was like nothing he’d witnessed before. Pocketing it for later, he continued on his way, still eager to get to his fishing destination.
Climbing over a small boulder in the path and topping a hill, the lake spread out before my Sim, shimmering in the sun. Expecting calm waters, he was surprised to see the surface covered in ripples. Everywhere he looked, fish were breaking the surface, some completely leaving the water, fighting for food or a touch of morning air. Without a moment to lose, my Sim pulled out his trusty fishing rod, baited it, and cast into the middle of one of the liveliest areas.
Some hours later he’d caught a half dozen fish of several common varieties. A few were perfect enough specimens to be considered for mounting on the wall. My Sim was on his last cast of the day, when he made the catch of a lifetime! He reeled in what felt like an unusually small fish. Grabbing it out of the water, he stared into the malevolent, blood-red eyes of an almost pitch-black fish. Tiny fangs protruded from either side of its mouth. A chill ran through my Sim, whether from fear, or from the prospect of adding this prize to his collection of fish he did not know.
Satisfied with my story, I quickly saved my game and shut down the computer.
There is a ton more to find and collect in The Sims 3 that I would love to tell you about, but since I am running out of space I will have to leave you to discover them for yourself. Happy hunting and thanks for reading!
- Eric Holmberg-Weidler
Sims3 Install Limits - what is that all about?
There has been a lot of argument and debate about installation limits, in particular from players who do not like the superficial idea of renting rather than buying a game. There are certainly some misconceptions about this, so I hope the following will serve to clarify this issue.
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I can't stress this too highly, at this time EA have NOT decided whether or not Sims 3 will have limited installations and they have also not decided if so, how many installations each license will have. Regardless it is my opinion that it is likely to be at least 5, since Spore shipped with just 3 which was quickly ammended to 5 in the first patch due to the fierce backlash of the Spore community.
Proof #2 there not going to have a delay
Well i found across this information about the meeting that's going to happened feb 3
February 3, 2009
2:00 pm Pacific Time (5:00 pm Eastern Time)
Dial-in number: (877) 874-1565, access code 220497
In conjunction with this release, Electronic Arts will host a conference call to review its results for the third fiscal quarter, discuss its outlook for the future, and may disclose other material developments affecting its business and/or financial performance. Listeners may access the conference call live via a dial-in number or webcast
Webcast: http://investor.ea.com Electronic Arts' earnings release will be available after the close of market on February 3, 2009 on Electronic Arts' web site at http://investor.ea.com. A dial-in replay of the conference call will be available until February 10, 2009 at (719) 457-0820, access code 220497. A webcast replay of the conference call will be available for one year at http://investor.ea.com.
27 January 2009
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As we all know i added this site at SimSational.com for More Views and for people to vote. I ask you to vote, Due to this site isn't even popular yet all you people who own fan sites will want to vote for my site because who ever votes and has a Sims fan site ill be happily for you to advertise your Fan site on my Site Advertise part of the website. People who are Interested Send in a 20x20 Image and ill Happily add it to the site.
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Visesims for iPod Touch and iPhone
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26 January 2009
Creators Camp
All these facts that came from the creators camp are from these sites:
- Thesiddog
- Simcredible Designs
- The Sims Resource
- tdyannd
- Edenstyle
CAS
- There are no curly hairs, but are some very long hairs.
- There is no underwear section anymore.
- Male Sims can wear makeup.
- There's a "Create-a-Twin" tool for every age.
- Changing hair/clothing/face is easy. You can just click on them and the CAS takes you directly to the right menu for editing whatever you selected.
- There is an eyelash length slider bar.
- Socks and Shoes are also fully customizable. They are chosen separately per outfit, as well.
Build Mode
- There is a button that lets you choose to buy houses furnished or unfurnished.
- Sledge hammer tool has been enhanced, you can now drag an area to delete multiple objects.
- When placing objects against a diagonal wall the object will snap into place perfectly.
- There’s a roof height slider.
- The biggest lot size is 64x64 (same as a 5x5).
- There is an option for Auto-Roofs. So, while you build, the roof automatically appears.
- There’s a button that paints / carpets the entire room (instead of holding Shift).
- You can set light colours and brightness levels (both indoor and out).
- There is now a square terrain paint brush. Imagine using it to paint a sidewalk.
- You can change the floor / walls of a pool.
- The Maximum width of a set of stairs is 8 tiles.
- There are single tile doors, double tile doors, single tile doors that center on double tiles, and even three tile doors.
- There are ceilings under ANY floor tile placed. At this time, you cannot recolor the ceiling.
- The Maximum number of floors is 5.
- There are no 1/2 walls yet.
- You cannot move objects up and down on walls.
- Sims 2's one tile equals Sims 3 four tiles. 45 and 90 degree rotation come with the game. Holding the ALT key is free rotation.
- You cannot import patterns into the game yet.
- You can move the mailbox anywhere you'd like on your lot. Whatever door is closest to the mailbox is considered the front door.
- Fences rise with terrains.
Buy mode
- There are only 4 tv-channels: Sports, Kids, Action, and Romance.
- There is no diving board for the swimming pools yet.
- When my sim opened her fridge, you could see the cold air coming out.
- The fire alarm is lower, and I was able to hang a wall lamp above it.
- On the easel, there are three sizes of paintings.
- If you tinker on some objects, you can get upgrades like, fireproof, self cleaning and unbreakable.
- You can buy a Rubber Ducky for your bathtub.
- On a computer, you can: find coupons, browse the web, play chess, play computer games, tinker, and get a job. Computer Whiz Sims can also hack and over clock.
Careers
- Jobs pay hourly, not daily.
- While on the job, you have options as to what kind of performance you want to give: Business as Usual, Work Hard, Take it Easy, Meet Co-workers, Hang Out with Co-workers, Suck Up to Boss, or Practice a Skill.
- You can become business partners with community businesses. Once you own the company you can rename it, fire the staff and make use of its facilities for free, so free food or books or movies.
- There are Part-Time and Full-Time jobs. The Part-Time jobs will not interfere with High School hours.
- When a sim is at the top of its career, the others Sims are aware and react to it. When your Sims is a rock'n'roll-star Sims will ask for an autograph; a high-ranked soldier is greeted in the street.
- If you interact with your boss, you can ask to increase your salary or to get promoted.
- Part time jobs for teens, adults and elders: Bookstore clerk, grocery store clerk, Spa receptionist, Spa specialist, Burial specialist.
Sims
- You can set lifespan to range from 25–1,000 days or turn aging off completely.
- Free Will is on a slider bar. You can choose None, Low, or High.
- Sims don't need ladders to get in or out of the pool but can still drown if you cancel the action from their queue.
- When you are socializing, there is a small pop up that tells you what the other sim is thinking about your 'socializing'. You are irresistible, moving too fast, hilarious, boring, etc.
- Sims can not get hit by cars.
- Every article of clothing is always available to you in the game, and are always recolor able. So no need to 'buy' clothing.
- Depending on traits, Sims will sing in the shower.
- Every single item you interact with gives your sim a good or bad mood boost depending on their traits/personality.
- In the mornings, when she got in the tub and got out, she was still wearing her PJ's. I had to manually change her into what I wanted.
- You can change a Sim's outfit by clicking on them, anywhere at anytime.
- Sims automatically have a cell phone. You can change the ringtone on your cell phone.
- Bad Mood Sims are less likely to listen to your commands.
- You can have a private wedding or give a wedding party alone or in a community lot (in this case you should rent the lot and pay a fee).
- No more wedding arch: Just click on the wife or on the husband and choose "get married". They'll talk a bit, then exchange the rings and kiss.
- You can donate money to different foundations based on your personality trait. This will give you good mood lets.
- Sims can take classes to learn skills much faster than reading or doing.
- You can finally visit your neighbours, just click on the door and choose "Ring bell". You can enter their houses too.
- Traits can be changed later in the game with one of the buyable lifetime rewards.
- If you have many people in your family, then you'll start with more than 20.000 simoleons.
- Sims cannot be invited to a townies party, but they can be invited to a community party with the right opportunity cards.
- Sims will still do what's in their action queue, even if you are looking at another sim all the way across town.
Pregnancy, baby,toddler,child
- Pregnant Sims get few days of paid rest from work and fathers will get few days after the baby is born.
- You can have the baby at home or at the hospital. The father can take the mother to the hospital, but she can go there alone too. They go there walking, by car or bicycle. No ambulance.
- Sims that were happy during pregnancy have babies with better traits.
- You can announce pregnancy to others, feel tummy and talk to tummy.
- Infants are wrapped in blankets instead of only wearing diapers.
- You cannot change the infant's blanket, but it is pink for girls and blue for boys.
- You can see the infants moodlets and motives bars.
- There is School Detention for children who fall asleep in class or cheat on schoolwork.
- Children can wander the neighbourhood alone, but toddlers must be carried.
- You now have a babysitter.
- I had a Sim holding the infant, and talking on the phone, and then after the conversation, sat on the couch with the baby.
- Pregnancy is still three days, regardless of life span.
- Prego's can visit the hospital for 'Medical Advice'.
- The Maid played with my baby while she was at my house cleaning.
- School time: 9am-2pm for teens and 9am-3pm for children.
- The changing table is gone. You have to click on the toddler to change diaper or clothes.
- If you have the highchair, you can feed toddlers with the same food you prepare for the other family members, but you have to use the food processor before.
- Toddler interactions: Change diaper, change outfit, feed on floor, pick up, snuggle, teach to talk, potty train, tickle, teach to walk, toss in air.
The Neighbourhood
- You can follow your sim in the taxi or car by right clicking their thumbnail.
- Cars disappear when you reach your destination, and they reappear when you leave.
- Pop-Ups in the right corner let you know when a shop is having a sale or a big event is happening somewhere in town.
- You must go to the grocery store to buy food.
- You can choose to move to a new lot, and you can either sell your furniture or take it with you.
- There's a community spa where you can get a facial, manicure, pedicure, or massage.
- You can modify both community and residential lots. Some community lots, like parks and swimming pools, can be totally customized. For work places, you can only add few things outside.
- Households can be merged, evicted and spitted.
Food/Gardening
- Some of the harvestable include the apple tree, lime tree, grape vine, watermelon vine, bell pepper plant, wild garlic, lettuce plant, onion plant and tomato plant.
- You can sell your own grown vegetables at the local supermarket.
- Food can go bad in the fridge, and must be cleaned out.
- There are 35 to 40 different food recipies.
- The Picnic Basket is very basic. Your Sims can carry it around, sit on it, and eat.
- If you hover your mouse over a plate of food, it will tell you how good of quality it is and what it is.
- Fruit quality can be perfect, nice, poor, foul, putrid or horrifying.
- You can make tons of beverages. For example, you can make White Chocolate Soy Frathuccino with Banana Swirl.
- Shop for groceries: a window will show up with all the ingredients you can buy. You can also buy ingredients per recipe.
Deaths
- Tombstones now show the cause of death.
- The ghosts are still collared according to death.
- There is no such thing as a 'funeral' option, you can stage a funeral, but that is it.
- At the graveyard you can find the Tragic Clown's tombstone.
- Ghosts are playable, can marry living Sims, and even make ghost babies.
- When someone dies, all his belongings are added to family inventory, so you won't lose them.
Misc
- Some Sims 3 developers are premade Sims.
- There are now Dawn, Day, Dusk, and Night Skies. The Sun and Moon move as well.
- The night sky comes with shooting stars, but I did not notice day time clouds.
- You can take pictures with your Cell Phone to hang on your wall or sit on your tables.
- You can hire Magicians for parties.
- There is a Party Planner that allows you to set the time for your party, the location, and the dress code.
- There are now 4 speeds of game play.
- Houses have difficulty levels based on the age and number and amount of Sims living there.
- You cannot lock doors.
- Every townie has a home, NPC's do not.
- The maid put the left out food in the fridge for safe keeping.
- No Gardeners!
Please Note i have Spell Checked these information
–
Julzz
P.S i know this is 1 week old information but this will be useful for people who check our blog occasionally
Proof There's no Delay
So Lets look at EB games Australia and it says Feb 20 :
But on Amazon Says the sims3 will come out feb 16 ( Which is official for Australia Release Dates)
So if there is a delay wouldn't Amazon and EB games put TBC instead of Feb 20 and Fed 16??
But Stay Tuned for More News and Rumours about this Delay Issue
Vise Sims| Sims News and Rumours and Support
- Julzz
New Sims3 Pictures 2
Children can now play in the playground in the park
And Children Fishing:
and better fashion in the sims3:
Thanks Snooty Sims for the Pictures on there Website
- Julzz
New Sims3 Pictures
Well not so new but its new to me due to i been on holidays
EA Poland posted 4 screenshots coming from the Creator's Camp.
Sims3 Delay FULL STORY
Eurogamer: Electronic Arts has said it is "evaluating the launch window" for The Sims 3 after European retailers were told to expect a delay last week.
The publisher had previously announced that the game would be released on 20th February.
However, last week several retailers in Eastern Europe relisted the game as "first half 2009". UK retailers - including online giants Amazon and Play - still carry the 20th February target, but EA issued the following statement:
"We are evaluating the launch window. The game looks great and in the near future we'll have more information."
So we wouldn't bank on being able to play it on 20th February.
Last week, EA chief executive John Riccitiello told the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences that his next priority was, "Helping make The Sims 3 a huge success."
Given the huge success of The Sims 2 and its expansions, it's no surprise EA wants to get the third game's launch right. Check out our gamepage for The Sims 3 to see how developer Maxis has got on up to now.
Source : http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/ea-evaluating-sims-3-release-date
Blog.Wired Also has a Blog about this delay also:
Initially pegged as a February 20 release, the third entry in Electronic Arts' hyper-popular people simulator The Sims may be facing a delay, reports Edge Online.
Release delay speculation began swirling after EA changed the official listing for the game's launch date to a nebulous "TBA" on the firm's website. When a number of gaming retailers followed suit, EA issued a statement to quell any possible consumer panic in which the firm stated that it is now "evaluating the launch window."
As Edge points out, though it remains unclear why the Sims 3 would be delayed, the success of the game is no doubt crucial to EA's health as a publisher in these trying economic times. With mega hyped titles such as Spore, Dead Space and Boom Blox all failing to meet expectations during the holidays, EA badly needs Sims 3 to live up to its series pedigree.
Image courtesy EA
Source: http://blog.wired.com/games/2009/01/sims-3-release.html
Incgamers Has Blog about the delay also Stating :
EA has revealed that the Sims 3 will be delayed and not make its previously announced release date.
In a statement issued by EA today they announced that the Sims 3 will be delayed and a new release date has not been yet set. The game was previously scheduled for a February 20th release.
The announcement comes after the official website for the game changed the release date to TBA. When asked about the delay EA stated they are "evaluating the launch window" and to reassure fans of the series added "The game looks great and in the near future we'll have more information".
Source: http://www.incgamers.com/Games/1815/News/Sims-3-Delayed/14807
More Delay Stories from gamesites:
Thanks for Reading
How to Dual Boot Windows Vista and Xp with windows vista installed first
if your vista sims3 system rew dont meat this:
* Windows Vista (Service Pack 1)
* 2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
* 1.5 GB RAM
* At least 6.5 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content
* 128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
Most likely you need to install xp because it uses less req As shown:
OR WINDOWS XP
* Windows XP (Service Pack 2)
* 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
* 1 GB RAM
* At least 6.5 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content
* 128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
So if you want to have vista and xp you can dual boot it so here is how to dual boot xp with vista installed first :
you want to install Vista onto an XP computer, try the reverse tutorial: Dual Boot XP and Vista (XP already installed)
I'm not going to post any stats on XP, if you're running Vista, you certainly can run XP 
*You will need your XP and Vista installation discs!
Step 1 - Partition the Drive:
Vista comes with a nice partitioning tool, so i'll be using it instead of partition magic this time around.
-right-click computer under the start menu and choose "manage" 
-right-click the drive you want to partition, and select "Shrink Partition"
-The amount you shrink the partition is the amount of space used for the XP partition, so i would suggest making it at least 3-4GB in size, as a full XP installation will take 1.5GB on it's own.
-now right-click the unallocated memory and select new basic partition. 
-Choose NTFS file system, this will save formatting before installation.
-name the drive anything you like, i chose "XP"
-click next on the rest of the screens and finish.
once the formatting is finished you will have something like this: 
*this new partition is where your XP installation will go, so take note of it's location, in case there are multiple partitions on the drive (there will now be atleast 2).
Step 2 - Install XP: 
wait while XP installs (I won't go into detail, there are many tutorials on this, and it is reasonably straight forward) 
Now that XP has installed, it attempts to boot for the first time... all goes fine, video settings, networking, then the lovely welcome screen as usual.
You restart, expecting a boot loader screen... followed the tutorial this far, and now you seem to only have XP... well not quite, I wouldn't leave you hanging without giving you a proper dual boot. 
here lies the only real issue with installing XP after Vista, but it's a quick fix if you have your Vista CDs/DVD handy.
The problem is that Vista and XP use different boot loader utilities in the MBR (Master Boot Record) of your hard drive. XP does not recognize Vista, but Vista will recognize XP, so we need to remove the boot loader that XP just put in with the old Vista boot loader. So restart once more, but this time with your Vista disc in the drive.
Step 3 - Fix Boot Loader:
Vista will load the GUI files, and then display the loading splash screen.
-Click "Next" on the first screen
-Once the "Install Now" menu (do not click Install Now) choose "Repair Your Computer": 
-You will be prompted to choose the OS to repair. Don't worry if Vista is the only OS that shows up, even after a search. 
click "Next"
-I realize there is a "Fix Startup" option, but it's been my experience that it doesn't work, and this method will.
-choose to open a "Command Prompt": 
type in the command prompt the following 2 lines (separatly):
Bootrec.exe /fixMBR
Bootrec.exe /fixBoot 
-close the prompt and restart
-now that Vista controls your boot loader, the process is mostly finished, now we need to inform Vista that XP is installed, as to enable the boot loader selection screen.
*There are programs such as VistaBootPRO that will do this for you, but it requires .NET framework, etc, so I did it the manual way.
Step 4 - Edit boot.ini:
In Vista, the boot.ini is not editable directly, as the file itself is hard to locate, so we will be modifying it through "Boot Configuration Data Store Editor" bcdedit.exe:
(Just as an explanation, the loader type for XP is an NT Loader, hence the use of ntldr)
-first open a command prompt with administrative privilages (right-click and choose "run as administrator")
*Note the following 2 answers from bcdedit for each item are acceptable:
"The Operation Completed Successfully"
"The Specified Entry Already Exists"
Be sure to type each line carefully (replace C in the first line with the drive containing your Vista installation):
bcdedit –set {ntldr} device partition=C:
bcdedit –set {ntldr} path \ntldr
bcdedit –displayorder {ntldr} –addlast
bcdedit -set {ntldr} description "Microsoft Windows XP"
The completed bcdedit file should resemble this: 
-This will correctly add XP to your boot sequence, and even name it properly instead of "Earlier Version of Windows"
-the displayorder line also allows the entry to be visible under the advanced settings of your computer properties. 
Vista is the default boot, if you wish to change this to XP it can be done by setting {current} to addlast, or under the computer -> properties -> advanced settings.
If all done properly, XP and Vista will dual boot properly!
Cheers
- Julzz
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