I am very interested in replacing my entire home
entertainment system with a computer running Windows Media
Center 2004. But I also need the stability of XP Pro as
well as the ability to install IIS. Is it possible to
dual-boot XP Pro and Media Center on the same machine?

I am looking towards the new Sony R series. Thanks in
advance.

Since Windows XP Media Center Edition is a "superset" of
Windows XP Professional, it has all the features and stability
of XP Pro. Therefore, there would be no reason to dual-boot.

Windows XP Media Center FAQ
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/m...ation/faq.mspx

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"Edwin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

| I am very interested in replacing my entire home
| entertainment system with a computer running Windows Media
| Center 2004. But I also need the stability of XP Pro as
| well as the ability to install IIS. Is it possible to
| dual-boot XP Pro and Media Center on the same machine?
|
| I am looking towards the new Sony R series. Thanks in
| advance.

Greetings --

There would be absolutely no need to do this, and certainly not to
gain stability or install IIS.

WinXP Media Center Edition is a _superset_ (iow, it does
_everything_ WinXP Pro can do, plus contains additional multi-media
features) of WinXP Pro.

Windows XP Media Center Edition Home
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ehome/default.asp


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"Edwin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:620801c481d5$90de4740$(E-Mail Removed)...
>I am very interested in replacing my entire home
> entertainment system with a computer running Windows Media
> Center 2004. But I also need the stability of XP Pro as
> well as the ability to install IIS. Is it possible to
> dual-boot XP Pro and Media Center on the same machine?
>
> I am looking towards the new Sony R series. Thanks in
> advance.