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Second HD with second OS

Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by Markk9, 2007/12/16.

  1. 2007/12/16
    Markk9

    Markk9 Inactive Thread Starter

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    I have a WinXP system with one hard drive (320GB). I have a second hard drive (320GB) that I would like to set up with there partitions. The first partition would be 40GB with Win95, second partition would be 40GB with Win98, and third partion would be the remaining 280GB for back-up storage.

    How would I set this up to give me a choice of which OS to boot to?

    Thanks, Mark
     
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    surferdude2

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    You'll need a 3rd party boot manager of which there are several available. Some freeware, some shareware, and some you must buy. Google for them and choose whatever you think suits you best.

    If you will drop one of the Win9x systems (I'd suggest losing Win95) you can dual boot the MS way without any 3rd party help. Ordinarily that requires that you install the older system first so that the XP install can detect the older system and set up the dual boot automatically. There are ways around that but they aren't as easy unless you have above average skills.
     

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