Re: install an XP partition on a win2k system?
- From: "Rick \"Nutcase\" Rogers" <rick@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 14:46:01 -0400
Good suggestion.
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
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"Anna" <myname@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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<dspame@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I want migrate *slowly* from win2k pro to XP Home. I expect XP to take
awhile to set up, and wanted to continue using the existing win2k
partition, until the XP is working well. So...I want to install XP on a
separte partiton (same disk) and create a dual boot system. When XP is
finally running well, I want to remove the win2k partition, and have an
XP only machine.
Is this possible? Is it easy?
dspame:
While you can create a multi-boot configuration along the lines described
by R. McCarty and Rick Rogers, let me give you another option to
consider...
First of all I'm assuming you're working with a desktop PC. If you're not,
read no further.
Assuming your desktop computer has a vacant 5 1/4" bay that's available,
install a removable HD in that bay. By equipping your computer with a
removable HD you can install a copy of XP on that drive and easily boot to
either of your operating systems. The enormous advantage of this hardware
configuration is that you can easily boot to either HD and the OS on the
removable HD is effectively isolated from the OS on the internal HD when
the removable HD is disconnected. But if for any reason you want both
drives connected during bootup, you can easily achieve that configuration
as well by simply connecting the removable HD. Keep in mind that these
connects/disconnects of the removable HD are accomplished through a simple
turn of the key (see below). It's an ideal system for computing with
different operating systems.
The removable HD is contained in a so-called "mobile rack". These mobile
rack devices are two-piece affairs - the rack itself which is affixed to
the case bay and the inner tray or caddy in which the HD resides. The
removable tray simply slides in & out of the rack. These mobile racks come
in all-aluminum models or a combination of
aluminum-plastic ranging in price from about $15 to $50. Mobile racks
come in various versions, depending upon whether the hard drive to be
housed is an IDE/ATA, SATA, or SCSI device. A Google search for "removable
hard drive mobile racks" will result in a wealth of information on these
products and their vendors.
The installation of these devices is simplicity itself - no more difficult
than installing a CD-ROM. After the rack is affixed to the case, you just
plop the hard drive into the removable tray (caddy), make two simple
connections (power & data cable), and slide the tray into the mobile rack.
Again, please note that the removable hard drive mobile racks we are
discussing are designed to be installed in desktop computers and not
laptop or notebook computers. The size, weight, and design considerations
of laptops/notebooks do not allow for this hardware configuration.
These mobile racks are nearly always equipped with a ON-OFF keylock, so a
simple turn of the key, in effect, activates the HD. For added security
you can push or pull the removable tray in or out using the tray's handle
and thus electrically/physically connect or disconnect the HD from the
system. No more difficult than opening or closing a small desk drawer.
Assuming, as in your case, you would be working with one internal HD and
one removable HD (and I'm further assuming the drives are PATA ones), you
would connect your internally-installed HD as Secondary Master and the
removable HD as Primary Master so that
Another significant advantage of using removable HDs is that now you can
have an *unlimited* (unlimited!) number of HDs at your disposal by simply
using additional removable trays to house the drives. And this hardware
configuration lends itself to creating & maintaining an effective backup
system through the use of having additional removable trays that can
contain additional HDs for backup purposes, if so desired.
We've worked with these removable hard drive affairs for more than five
years now and we find this hardware arrangement a most desirable
configuration for many desktop PC users. Actually, we prefer to equip
desktop computers which we build or service with *two* removable hard
drives for the added flexibility you gain from that arrangement. We've
encountered no negative performance issues using these devices in
comparison with internally-installed HDs and find the basic flexibility
and peace of mind you achieve with this configuration an enormous
advantage over internally-installed hard drives.
Anna
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