Re: Vista 32 and 64 bit dual boot

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"ElHombre86" <guest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:0d566f136b03f6363b4428c205e0c23f@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Thanks for the reply. By doing this, will I be given the choice of
either OS at boot?

Yes, when you install Windows Vista on the new partition, it will see the other copy and setup a boot loader that let's you select which to boot at start up.

Also, will I loose any data by shrinking my hard drive?

Nope.

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Paul Smith,
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Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience.
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