NTLDR & NTDETECT.COM files following XP /2000 Dual Boot

From: DRTP (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/22/04 

Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 13:46:44 -0800

Hi All,

If I install Windows 2000 on an existing Windows XP
machine on a completely separate primary drive with an
NTFS format do I still need to repair Windows XP by
copying the back up files NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM.

I understand these have to be copied into the machine by
initially booting up Windows 2000 following the install.

Can you please let me know the following:

- do I copy these files onto the drive containing Windows
XP or Windows 2000?
- if its the drive containing Windows XP is it actually
possible to reach this after Windows 2000 is actually
installed - does everything not get partitioned?
- which folder do I need to copy these files into - is it
\I386 for instance?
- any other advice around this would be very much
appreciated.

Thanks a lot in advance.

Regards,

DRTP

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