multiple install in same partition ?

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Greg Lewin

Hi all,

can XP be installed more than once into the same
partition, and still allow access to files from the
earlier installs?

thanks,

Greg
 
Hi Greg

It's not recommended - and shouldn't be attempted. You should see an error
message to that effect when trying to install a second copy of XP onto the
same partition.

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Greg said:
Hi all,

can XP be installed more than once into the same partition, and still
allow access to files from the earlier installs?

thanks,

Greg
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I should add, I would never do this - I use partitions
- but need to help someone who says they have done it.

I have never heard of this being done in any previous
versions of Windows - it may be a new 'feature' in XP.

Greg
 
Will said:
Hi Greg

It's not recommended - and shouldn't be attempted. You should see an error
message to that effect when trying to install a second copy of XP onto the
same partition.
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yes, as I thought (please see my own followup).

Can earlier files be accessed? The person says that
'access is denied'. I guess Administrator privilege may
be needed for this.

I'm going to try a Knoppix disk to see if that can get in.

Greg
 
Greg Lewin said:
I should add, I would never do this - I use partitions - but need to help
someone who says they have done it.

I have never heard of this being done in any previous versions of
Windows - it may be a new 'feature' in XP.

Greg
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Hi Greg

It's not a 'feature' of XP and a warning message will be issued before
continuing. If someone has done it, then all existing files/programs may
not be accessible because of the newer Registry being used.

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Greg Lewin said:
yes, as I thought (please see my own followup).

Can earlier files be accessed? The person says that 'access is denied'. I
guess Administrator privilege may be needed for this.

I'm going to try a Knoppix disk to see if that can get in.

Greg
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Hi Greg

for the 'access is denied' error message, try here:

"How to take ownership of a file or folder in Windows XP"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421

Although, I can't guarantee that access to the files will be possible.

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Will Denny
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Will said:
Hi Greg

It's not a 'feature' of XP and a warning message will be issued before
continuing. If someone has done it, then all existing files/programs may
not be accessible because of the newer Registry being used.
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yup, that's pretty much what I thought - and many files
will have been overwritten in the new install anyway.

many thanks for your feedback -

Greg
 
Greg Lewin said:
yup, that's pretty much what I thought - and many files will have been
overwritten in the new install anyway.

many thanks for your feedback -

Greg
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Hi Greg

Yes - the programs would have lost their association(s) with the Registry
and the majority would be unusable - having to be reinstalled. And as you
say, files would have been overwritten and therefore to all intent and
purposes would have been lost.

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