Dual boot Windows 2000 and XP

[Kjehaako]

Is it possible to first install 2000, and then install XP
on the same partition, so I can choose between them on
startup?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Each Windows operating system must be installed in its
own individual partition and not the same partition.

Multibooting with Windows XP: Introduction
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/multiboot.mspx

HOW TO: Create a Multiple-Boot System in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;306559&Product=winxp

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Windows XP - Shell/User

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| Is it possible to first install 2000, and then install XP
| on the same partition, so I can choose between them on
| startup?

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Is it possible to first install 2000, and then install XP
on the same partition, so I can choose between them on
startup?

It's possible, but not particularly wise. Under normal
circumstances, placing two operating systems in the same partition is
a recipe for disaster. A careful, knowledgeable specialist can do
this safely, but the ordinary PC user had better be backing up his
data daily, as a catastrophic failure is a matter of "when," rather
than "if."

Install each OS onto its own partition.

Multibooting with Windows 2000 and Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/administration/management/mltiboot.asp

Multibooting with Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/gettingstarted/multiboot.asp


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Bruce Chambers

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