Re: 2 HDD and Login problem?

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noob wrote:
I got 2 HDD sharing a cpu, both installed with win xp home edition and used by different user. I used to have mobile rack to switch between the HDD. I need to know:

1) (2HDD, 2 users) Is there there a way to do a switch between the 2 HDD w/o using a mobile rack. (HDD1 for User1, HDD2 for User2)

or

2) (1 HDD, 2 users) A way to create a partition whereby only one user can access one partition allocated to him. Loging in as User1 can only access D: drive and loging in as User2 can only access E: drive. (eg. C: boot, D: for User1 only, E: for User2 only)

Currently, what I understand is that if I 2 users and a D: drive both user can access. The only restriction is User1 cant access the document in C: for User2.

Thanks in advance!!


Hi Noob,

I am not sure exactly why you would want to do this but if you want to do what your asking . . . Yes it is possible.

All you do is install the first copy of Windows. This will be installed to DSK0.

Do not remove this drive or change its jumpers. Then do a second install of Windows. When you do the second install, make sure to tell it to install on the DSK1.

What will happen is the second install of Windows will install a boot loader. The boot loader information will be in the boot.ini file. Edit the boot.ini file so each version of Windows has a unique name. So long as you password protect each install of Windows. They will be totally separate and independent of each other.

The first version will be on the DRV:C and the other will be on DRV:D. You don't really need to worry about the DRV identifiers since Windows will take care of that.

Ciao . . . C.Joseph

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to respond to an unreasonable request."

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