New Boot Drive install question.

[Andrew E.]

From microsoft views,you shouldn't have two copies of xp
installed on the same machine.
Any other version of windows is ok,ecspecially on two
diffrent drives,but two xps,no.
If you have to,disconnecting the old,(physically) then
install xp solo is best,but reformatting the old drive
and using it for storage is the best bet.
>-----Original Message-----
>Here's my situation. I have a working XP Pro installation
already on my
>current C drive. I've just purchased installed, formatted
and made active a
>new Serial ATA drive. I have not yet given it a drive
letter.
>
>I want to do a clean install of XP Pro on the new SATA
drive. For the time
>being I also want to keep my old C drive intact in it's
current state. I
>can't rename my current C drive because Disk Management
won't let me do it.
>
>If I name my new SATA drive to a lower drive letter will
I be able to get XP
>Pro to do a clean install on it and boot from it? Is my
best bet just to
>disconnect the current C drive?
>
>I'd love it if there were a slick way to do this from
software without
>pulling cables off the drives. Can anyone give me a good
approach to this
>install?
>
>Thanks!
>
>Charles Tomaras
>Seattle, WA
>
>
>.
>

[Charles Tomaras]

"Andrew E." > wrote in message
...
> From microsoft views,you shouldn't have two copies of xp
> installed on the same machine.
> Any other version of windows is ok,ecspecially on two
> diffrent drives,but two xps,no.
> If you have to,disconnecting the old,(physically) then
> install xp solo is best,but reformatting the old drive
> and using it for storage is the best bet.

I do plan on reformatting it but I wanted to hang on for a while and drag
some stuff over and make sure I have everything for a few days. If I
disconect the drive and do an install on the new drive what will happen if I
reconnect it and it is still labled C drive when I boot up off the NEW C
drive?

Thanks!


> >-----Original Message-----
> >Here's my situation. I have a working XP Pro installation
> already on my
> >current C drive. I've just purchased installed, formatted
> and made active a
> >new Serial ATA drive. I have not yet given it a drive
> letter.
> >
> >I want to do a clean install of XP Pro on the new SATA
> drive. For the time
> >being I also want to keep my old C drive intact in it's
> current state. I
> >can't rename my current C drive because Disk Management
> won't let me do it.
> >
> >If I name my new SATA drive to a lower drive letter will
> I be able to get XP
> >Pro to do a clean install on it and boot from it? Is my
> best bet just to
> >disconnect the current C drive?
> >
> >I'd love it if there were a slick way to do this from
> software without
> >pulling cables off the drives. Can anyone give me a good
> approach to this
> >install?
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >Charles Tomaras
> >Seattle, WA
> >
> >
> >.
> >