Dual Boot setup???

[Sean]

Oh guru's of XP:
How would I go about setting up a dual boot setup?
I want to leave my current XP Home setup on my C: drive
and setup another XP Home on my F: drive. The F: drive
would be just what you have to have to run XP with
networking for my game (UO). Trying to keep proccesses to
a minimum so the game runs fast.

 

[purplehaz]

Boot to the xp cd, follow on screen instructions, choose to install xp on
partition/drive F:

 

[Sean]

Booted from OEM CD, but it only showed the c:drive.. So
what do I need to do next?

 

[purplehaz]

Is this an actually oem xp cd or a restore cd from the oem?
If you can't get the cd to boot then try the xp floppy boot disks.
You should be able to boot to the xp floppy boot disk and then run the xp
setup.
http://tinyurl.com/ccy4

 

[Sean]

It is dell oem xp cd, PC doues boot from the CD but only
shows the C: drive to install to.
I do have a retail XP home and a Retail XP Pro cd to use
if you think the oem XP setup is the problem.

Thanks for the help!

 

[purplehaz]

If you want to stay with the oem then just try the floppy boot disks. If you
want the second install to be a retail one and you have legal product keys
for the retail version, go ahead and try.