dual-boot XP and Vista Beta on new machine

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OK... I consider myself something of a power user, and I'm also a
pretty savvy computer builder.

THAT said... I'm treading into untested waters here.

My current XP machine is stable and my copy of XP is a RETAIL COPY .

I am going to build a new machine, and install a 120gb drive,
partitioned in half. I want to clone my current main drive to the "C"
partition of that drive (Acronis True Image will be used for all of
the operations), leaving the second partition empty.

I will do a repair install to set things straight. IF that works (and
it should), I then want to clone that partition to the second
partition.

Once all that is successful, I want to install Vista Beta as an
upgrade on the "C" partition, and setup a dual boot so that I can
choose to boot either the Vista upgrade, or the working XP setup on
the second partition.

Am I making myself clear, or is it all muddled.?

If it's clear... is it workable?

UG
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