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Brand-new HDD and XPPro OS disk. Problem in installing as 2nd disk (no room)
in frustration took out my old HDD, replaced with new one, installed XPPro
from scratch - a new experience (learning curve).
XPPro is registered, validated, updated, all the bugs sorted. No other
progs installed except AVG. Old HDD with XPHome has all my data, all my
apps. Both OS's installed/registered on this same pc.
I want to install both HDD's. Just realised that BOTH OS's are recognising
their disk as C: (silly me). I've solved the "room" problem by ditching the
3.5 floppy drive.
What would happen with 2 bootable formatted HDD's installed - would system
crash, or would BIOS or XP automatically create a "dual-boot" system (and
correct the registry settings to correct C: to whatever it becomes) ?
Or, would it be best to reformat the new drive, install it blank, then
update XPPro over XPHome?
If I bit the bullet and installed XPPro over XPHome, would the installation
reformat delete the entire physical disk, or just the C: (it's partitioned
C; and D.
Info - XPHome, have OEM restore disk but not full system disk. XPPro is a
full system disk.
Ultimate objective - to have ONE OS, 2 HDD's, but as a learning curve would
like to experience "dual boot" set-up/operation.
Apols for long post but it's data-full, little waffle.
Sincerely, Len
in frustration took out my old HDD, replaced with new one, installed XPPro
from scratch - a new experience (learning curve).
XPPro is registered, validated, updated, all the bugs sorted. No other
progs installed except AVG. Old HDD with XPHome has all my data, all my
apps. Both OS's installed/registered on this same pc.
I want to install both HDD's. Just realised that BOTH OS's are recognising
their disk as C: (silly me). I've solved the "room" problem by ditching the
3.5 floppy drive.
What would happen with 2 bootable formatted HDD's installed - would system
crash, or would BIOS or XP automatically create a "dual-boot" system (and
correct the registry settings to correct C: to whatever it becomes) ?
Or, would it be best to reformat the new drive, install it blank, then
update XPPro over XPHome?
If I bit the bullet and installed XPPro over XPHome, would the installation
reformat delete the entire physical disk, or just the C: (it's partitioned
C; and D.
Info - XPHome, have OEM restore disk but not full system disk. XPPro is a
full system disk.
Ultimate objective - to have ONE OS, 2 HDD's, but as a learning curve would
like to experience "dual boot" set-up/operation.
Apols for long post but it's data-full, little waffle.
Sincerely, Len