About dual boot systems

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danny99

Hi folks.

I've already read a lot of articles about dual booting XP and Vista so
I'm sure it is easily done.

What I'm not sure about is just how safe a setup this is with regard
to data integity.

Vista and XP carry out indexing of files and compression of unused
files. Is this not a threat because they both deal with NTFS the same
way?

Are there any other OS processes which could result in either of XP or
Vista's system files being modified ?

Danny.
 
Your only problem data wise is that every time you boot into XP it will kill
your Vista restore points and shadow copies. You can hide the drive with a
third party product or if you have Ultimate you can use bitlocker.
 
Thanks John.

Good information re: restore points and shadow copies.

I will be installing Ultimate so I'll look into "bitlocker".

Thanks again.
 
Danny,
Fyi...
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Hardware requirements for BitLocker Drive Encryption
Because BitLocker stores its own encryption and decryption key in a hardware device that is separate from your hard disk, you must
have one of the following:
A computer with Trusted Platform Module (TPM), which is a special microchip in some newer computers that supports advanced security
features. If your computer was manufactured with TPM version 1.2 or higher, BitLocker will store its key in the TPM.
A removable USB memory device, such as a USB flash drive. If your computer doesn't have TPM version 1.2 or higher, BitLocker will
store its key on the flash drive.
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