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MultiBooting Windows XP |
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Windows XP, you can install two or more operating
systems on your computer, and then choose the
one that you want to use each time you restart.
This is known as multibooting, or dual booting.
This is a great option if you need to support
legacy programs that won't run on Windows XP,
or if you're not sure you want to switch to XP
yet, but want to try out the operating system
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| Where
to Start |
Multibooting with Windows 2000 and Windows
XP
This article in the Windows 2000 Technical
Resources area explains how you can configure
a computer to boot with one of several
operating systems. Multibooting with Windows XP: Introduction
This article provides an overview of
multibooting, beginning with a summary
of disk requirements followed by guidelines
for multibooting with Windows XP. It
also addresses multibooting issues for
running Windows XP with earlier operating
systems including Windows
2000, Windows
NT 4.0, Windows
9x, and MS-DOSİ. Each section includes
a checklist summary for easy reference.
Source: Microsoft.com
Multibooting Made Easy
How to allocate disk space, chose a
file system, and install more than one
operating system on a computer running
Windows XP. Source: Microsoft.com
How to Automate
Advanced Restart Options for Dual-Boot
Configurations
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 317995
- This article describes how to automate
advanced restart options for dual-boot
configurations. If your computer is
configured to dual-boot to either Windows
XP or Windows 2000, the process to boot
to the other operating system can be
slow. |
How to Multiple
Boot Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows
95, Windows 98, and MS-DOS
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 217210 - This
article describes how to configure an Intel-based
computer to multiple boot MS-DOS, Microsoft
Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft
Windows NT, Windows 2000, or Windows XP.
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| Known Bugs and Issues |
Cannot View NTFS
Logical Drive After Using Fdisk
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 310397 - If
you start Windows NT or Windows XP in a dual-boot
environment with Windows 95 or Windows 98, use
the Fdisk tool to delete a logical drive using
the File Allocation Table (FAT) file system, and
then restart Windows, you may no longer see...
Dual-Boot Installation
May Not Prompt for Default Location for Windows
XP Installation
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article: 305873 - When
you configure a system to dual-boot, Setup may
not prompt you about which partition to install
Windows XP to by default.
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