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Carey and R.C.,
Many thanks to both of you. The information you have
provided will help me tremendously. The generalization of
terms, or ambiguity that R.C. referred to, is one of the
primary reasons I came here for clarification. If I say
puppy you may envision a St. Bernard while I'm thinking
Beagle.
Again - thanks to both.
Regards,
Jim Dahlstrom
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi, Carey - and Jim.
>
>Excellent explanation, but with a slight clarification of
some terminology
>that can be confusing...
>
>> 3. You'll need to install Windows ME first, then install
>> Windows XP on the other drive.
>
>The term "drive" is used SO ambiguously! :>(
>
>A single HDD can be divided into up to 4 partitions, of
which ONE can be an
>extended partition, with the others being "primary
partitions". Within the
>extended partition, we can create one or more "logical
drives". Each
>primary partition and each logical drive can be assigned
a "drive" letter
>and formatted independently of all other "drives". To
cut down on the
>confusion, I like to refer to each primary partition and
logical drive as a
>"volume".
>
>Each Windows installation should be on a separate
volume. Neither WinME nor
>WinXP cares whether it is on the master or slave HD, or
in a primary
>partition or a logical drive, just so long as they are
not both in the same
>volume.
>
>But no matter how many HDs or volumes you have or how
many installations of
>Windows, both WinME and WinXP must put its few "system
files" in the "system
>partition", which is almost always Drive C:. For MS-DOS
and Win9x/ME, the
>system files are io.sys and msdos.sys; for WinXP (and
other NT-based
>Windows), the system files are NTLDR, NTDETECT.COM and
boot.ini. The
>computer will start with Drive C:, read the system files
to see whether to
>boot WinME or WinXP, then branch to whichever
drive/partition/folder is
>pointed to by C:\boot.ini.
>
>In response to your later comment, Jim, the term "boot"
is also used
>ambiguously. As many writers have pointed out, we boot
from the system
>partition and keep our operating system files in the boot
volume. There are
>legacy reasons for the counterintuitive terminology; no
sense fighting it,
>just deal with it. Both WinME and WinXP use \Windows as
the default name
>for their "boot folders", which they put into whatever
you designate as the
>"boot volume", which may or may not be the same as the
system partition. A
>common arrangement is to have WinME in C:\Windows and
WinXP in D:\Windows -
>or one of them in X:\Windows.
>
>And always, as Carey says, install the newest Windows
last. WinXP knows
>just how to handle WinME, but WinME never heard of WinXP
and has no idea how
>to create a dual boot.
>
>RC
>--
>R. C. White, CPA
>San Marcos, TX
>rc@corridor.net
>Microsoft Windows MVP
>
>"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <mrxp2004@nospamyahoo.com> wrote in
message
>news:uz8VTJgiEHA.2624@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> 1. You'll need to set your drive jumper settings to
Master for
>> one drive and Slave for the other drive.
>>
>> 2. No, you can only install Windows XP once. A second
>> installation requires a second license, regardless
if it
>> is installed on the same computer.
>>
>> 3. You'll need to install Windows ME first, then install
>> Windows XP on the other drive.
>>
>> 4. Installing Windows XP after installing Windows ME
will
>> automatically create a dual-boot loader. After XP
is installed,
>> a menu selection will appear when booting your
computer,
>> providing an option to boot to Windows XP or
Windows ME.
>>
>> --
>> Carey Frisch
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows XP - Shell/User
>>
>> "JimD" wrote:
>>
>> Thanks in advance to all that reply.
>> |
>> | Using a Dell 4100, Maxtor 20GB HDD (original), Maxtor
60GB
>> | HDD (new)
>> |
>> | I want to install a larger hard drive with Windows XP
Home
>> | Edition and also use the original one with either
Windows
>> | XP HE or Windows Me loaded. Yes, I do want to have
the
>> | choice of seperate OS and drives at bootup. I have
the
>> | following questions:
>> |
>> | 1. Can I install both of them on the same ATA cable
with
>> | each configured as a Master? (I know how to set the
drive
>> | jumpers - not sure if they can be on the same cable.)
>> |
>> | 2. Windows XP Home Edition, I believe, allows the OS
to
>> | be installed on a laptop as well as the primary
computer.
>> | Can I load that same OS on both HDDs instead of a
laptop?
>> |
>> | 3. I recently read an article that addressed
multiple OS
>> | on a single partitioned HDD. It stated to install the
>> | older Windows version first. Is this necessary if
using
>> | two HDDs instead of one HDD partioned?
>> |
>> | 4. I have recently seen an article that
mentioned "...
>> | the dual boot menu." What is this and where can I
find
>> | info on it's use?
>> |
>> | Thanks,
>> | Jim D.
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