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    How can I install Windows XP onto a second hard drive, when I have windows Vista Ultimate already install in my Lap top's "C" drive.

    Thanks
    Graham

    • Moved by Chris Kilbourn Thursday, June 5, 2008 4:10 PM off-topic for this forum
    Wednesday, June 4, 2008 9:41 PM

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  • growll said:

     

    How can I install Windows XP onto a second hard drive, when I have windows Vista Ultimate already install in my Lap top's "C" drive.

    Thanks
    Graham



    You posted this in the wrong area, this area is for the website feedback.  If you don't get any replies, you want to post it in an appropriate area here: http://forums.technet.microsoft.com/en-US/forums/ , if there is one.

    Do you want to add another drive to your laptop?  I've never messed with laptops, I don't know if that's possible.  If it is, you just boot off the XP CD and when it gets to the appropriate area asking where you want to install it, tell it on the new HD.  The new drive letter could be D, E, F, etc, depending on any optical drives you have installed, but it of course certainly won't be C, so stay away from that.

    To boot off the CD you can either set your BIOS to boot from the optical drive, or on most PC's F8 or F5 will bring you to a boot menu and you can select the optical drive as the first boot device there.
    God Bless
    Thursday, June 5, 2008 3:58 PM
  • Hi Graham,

    Try posting your question in this forum: http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=2010&SiteID=17

    Chris

    FIN
    Thursday, June 5, 2008 4:10 PM

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  • growll said:

     

    How can I install Windows XP onto a second hard drive, when I have windows Vista Ultimate already install in my Lap top's "C" drive.

    Thanks
    Graham



    You posted this in the wrong area, this area is for the website feedback.  If you don't get any replies, you want to post it in an appropriate area here: http://forums.technet.microsoft.com/en-US/forums/ , if there is one.

    Do you want to add another drive to your laptop?  I've never messed with laptops, I don't know if that's possible.  If it is, you just boot off the XP CD and when it gets to the appropriate area asking where you want to install it, tell it on the new HD.  The new drive letter could be D, E, F, etc, depending on any optical drives you have installed, but it of course certainly won't be C, so stay away from that.

    To boot off the CD you can either set your BIOS to boot from the optical drive, or on most PC's F8 or F5 will bring you to a boot menu and you can select the optical drive as the first boot device there.
    God Bless
    Thursday, June 5, 2008 3:58 PM
  • Hi Graham,

    Try posting your question in this forum: http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=2010&SiteID=17

    Chris

    FIN
    Thursday, June 5, 2008 4:10 PM