I currently have a dual booted server where I had a primary W2K Server and
an emergency W2K server config. I made a mistake and eventually made the
W2K instance on drive D my primary. The instance on drive C I have cut off
as best I could and I never use it. I have a tiny home educational lan
running Dev copy MS BackOffice on my drive D instance.

I want to now put an instance of XP Pro on my drive C.

Can I simply install XP Pro on drive C and have it retain the dual boot
characteristics of knowing drive D is also bootable? I understand generally
the "newer" OS is installed 2nd.

Do I need to "fix" the dual boot configuration after I install XP Pro?

I usually don't mind trial and error. Just not right now. Too much going
on. And I do not want to risk doing a complete rebuild of my drive D
instance of W2K. I do do full backups on a network drive. I just haven't
had to actually rely on them yet.

Any help greatly appreciated.

regards,

doug

See your post of Sunday, February 13, 2005 8:04 PM in this group.

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"doug" wrote:
|I currently have a dual booted server where I had a primary W2K Server and
| an emergency W2K server config. I made a mistake and eventually made the
| W2K instance on drive D my primary. The instance on drive C I have cut
off
| as best I could and I never use it. I have a tiny home educational lan
| running Dev copy MS BackOffice on my drive D instance.
|
| I want to now put an instance of XP Pro on my drive C.
|
| Can I simply install XP Pro on drive C and have it retain the dual boot
| characteristics of knowing drive D is also bootable? I understand
generally
| the "newer" OS is installed 2nd.
|
| Do I need to "fix" the dual boot configuration after I install XP Pro?
|
| I usually don't mind trial and error. Just not right now. Too much going
| on. And I do not want to risk doing a complete rebuild of my drive D
| instance of W2K. I do do full backups on a network drive. I just haven't
| had to actually rely on them yet.
|
| Any help greatly appreciated.
|
| regards,
|
| doug
|
|

I never saw Sundays post. I posted, but it doesn't show up. I'll look some
more, but on my side, this is, so far, the only entry of mine I see.

doug


"Dave Patrick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> See your post of Sunday, February 13, 2005 8:04 PM in this group.
>
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> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
> "doug" wrote:
> |I currently have a dual booted server where I had a primary W2K Server
and
> | an emergency W2K server config. I made a mistake and eventually made
the
> | W2K instance on drive D my primary. The instance on drive C I have cut
> off
> | as best I could and I never use it. I have a tiny home educational lan
> | running Dev copy MS BackOffice on my drive D instance.
> |
> | I want to now put an instance of XP Pro on my drive C.
> |
> | Can I simply install XP Pro on drive C and have it retain the dual boot
> | characteristics of knowing drive D is also bootable? I understand
> generally
> | the "newer" OS is installed 2nd.
> |
> | Do I need to "fix" the dual boot configuration after I install XP Pro?
> |
> | I usually don't mind trial and error. Just not right now. Too much
going
> | on. And I do not want to risk doing a complete rebuild of my drive D
> | instance of W2K. I do do full backups on a network drive. I just
haven't
> | had to actually rely on them yet.
> |
> | Any help greatly appreciated.
> |
> | regards,
> |
> | doug
> |
> |
>
>

You might try resetting the group.

http://groups.google.co.uk/groups?hl....phx.gbl#link1

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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"doug" wrote:
|I never saw Sundays post. I posted, but it doesn't show up. I'll look
some
| more, but on my side, this is, so far, the only entry of mine I see.
|
| doug