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  1. December 21st, 2002, 05:54 AM #1
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    Unhappy dual booting... how?

    since XP doesn't support a lot of my hard/software, yet i wanna use XP, i think there are some ways that i can boot between XP and ME. can anyone tell me what i need and which order should i install the os?
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  2. December 21st, 2002, 06:04 AM #2
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    You need a minimum of two partitions
    An ME disk
    An XP disk

    On the the c: or first partition install ME
    on the d: or 2nd parititoin install xp

    XP will pick up the me install and manage the dual boot for you (unless your name is shamus... )

    Put the data that is common to both on a 3rd partititon....

    But remember you wil have to install all your software twice, once for ME and again for XP, so make sure that your partitions are big enough to handle the restore files, the swap files and the proggies.

    Partittioning this way also means that if you toast an os, it is relatively easy to reinstall.
    Never, ever approach a computer saying or even thinking "I will just do this quickly."
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  3. December 21st, 2002, 05:29 PM #3
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    yep i understand the partition part. just 2 more things i need to clarify
    - how does xp manage the dual boot? does it give me a menu to choose which to boot or..?
    - if i put xp on c:, me on d:, does that mean i'll install xp software on c:, me software on d:?
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  4. December 21st, 2002, 05:37 PM #4
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    XP by default offers you 30 secs in which to choose an os and then loads the default os (normally xp). You can set these defaults.

    As for putting ME on D:... never done it that way round, but yes you would have to watch which proggie installed where!
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    k i got it. big thx for helping!
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