Re: 2 winxp on same system
From: Michael Stevens (mstevens_at_bogusmvps.org)
Date: 10/01/04
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Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2004 02:26:06 -0700
sal wrote:
> Hi I have win xp installed on my d drive and my boot.ini on my c
> drive, which are two seperate hard disks.
>
> 1st question. I am planning to eliminate hard disk c, therefore can I
> transfer system files to my second hard disk where winxp is installed?
>
> 2nd question I want to buy a new hard disk and intall a fresh copy of
> winxp, but for now I want to dual boot with my existing copy of winxp.
> The reason for this, is that it will take me a while to set up all my
> software and for my business I can't be down for long. My Idea was to
> dual boot until I complete the new install and then eliminate my
> original win xp, and reformat that hard disk. I googled, but mostly
> found info in dual boot with differt os's. Also the reason I don't
> image the existing winxp to my new hard drive, is that it is in need
> of a fresh install, but still works for now.
>
> Thanks in advance.
It is possible, but not practical. All the registry settings point to the D
drive. When you remove the C drive, the drive letter will most likely change
and you will have a mess.
There is no easy solution to what you want to do. You will need to keep the
system files on the C drive and transfer them to the new drive when you
replace it. It is possible to install a second XP on the replacement drive
and it should be added to the boot menu. After you configure the new XP
installation, you can remove the old one and edit boot.ini. See the link
below for step by step to remove the dual boot.
Click on the link below, or copy and paste the link into the address box
if using the web based newsgroup.
Remove a dual boot.
http://michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#Remove
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