Pegasus (MVP) wrote:
> With my favourite boot manager (which is XOSL)
> I would do this:
> 1. Disconnect disk #1 (the one that has your current OSs).
> 2. Make the new disk the primary master.
> 3. Install WinXP Pro 64 bit.
> 4. Make the new disk something other than the
> primary master.
> 5. Make the old disk the primary master.
> 6. Add WinXP Pro 64 bit to the boot manager's menu.
> 7. Hide the other partitions.
>
> XOSL can do all of this but I don't know if System
> Commander does. If unsure then I recommend that
> you consult the System Commander FAQs. This
> newsgroup looks at WinXP issues, which yours is
> clearly not.
>
>
> "TomT" <TomT@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0CAF468D-67F3-4BBF-880D-E04B27624C51@microsoft.com...
>> Boot Manager: System Commander
>> All Partitions are NTFS
>> The disk is partitioned as
>>
>> XP Home
>> XP Pro
>> XP MCE
>> Win 98
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>>
>>> "TomT" <TomT@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:BCAF6F02-7C0F-4125-B674-6CB3D058447D@microsoft.com...
>>>> Is it possible to install XP Pro on to a secondary hard disk ??
>>>>
>>>> On my main hard disk I currently have :
>>>>
>>>> XP Home
>>>> XP Pro
>>>> XP MCE
>>>> Win 98
>>>>
>>>> These are selectable from a boot menu. One is active the others become
>>> hidden,
>>>> I have another hard disk that is configured as D & E
>>>>
>>>> I can repartition this disk, but would XP Pro 64-bit install and work
> OK
>>>> from a secondary disk ??
>>>>
>>>> I this is possible, I could copy an image of XP 65 to the second disk
> and
>>>> edit the boot ini.. Would that work ??
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>> Your post suggests that you use a third-party boot manager.
>>> Some will let you do what you want, others won't. It would
>>> be helpful if you provided full details about your environment,
>>> e.g.
>>> - Type of boot manager
>>> - Which partition each OS is installed on
>>> - Type of each partition (FAT32/NTFS)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>
Many Thanks for your help
