dual boot with WinXP Pro as both OS's

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My intention is to config my laptop for work with 2 completely different
domains/companies. If someone could point me to one or more good docs/links
that would be great.

Some general questions:

- First, I'm assuming that I can have two installs of WinXP on the same
machine: am I right?
- Do I need 2 different volumes?
- Can I use the same CD for both installs?
- Do I install Office2003 twice? If yes, can I use the same CD?
- Can I share files/folders (e.g., a singe My Documents) between the two OS's?

Thanks very, very much!
 
TBW said:
My intention is to config my laptop for work with 2 completely different
domains/companies. If someone could point me to one or more good
docs/links
that would be great.

Some general questions:

- First, I'm assuming that I can have two installs of WinXP on the same
machine: am I right?
- Do I need 2 different volumes?
- Can I use the same CD for both installs?
- Do I install Office2003 twice? If yes, can I use the same CD?
- Can I share files/folders (e.g., a singe My Documents) between the two
OS's?
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My suggestion - if you are intending on just using domain-shared resources -
there is no practical reason (unless they have configured it so only domain
PCs have access to their resources - which is unlikely) for you to join
either domain. All you need is proper user credentials and even simple
batch scripts could map any domain resource you could possibly want to use
at one site or the other.

- You could dual boot two Windows XP Professionals on one machine - yes.
- You do not need two different partitions - although it may help and/or may
be required by the companies for which you are doing this for - if it is
even necessary at all.
- You can use the same CD - but in accordance with the EULA - I believe you
will need two licenses (two product keys maybe.)
- You will need to install Office 2003 on each install - yes. You can use
the same CD - the licensing may even allow for this for Office.
- Yes. Essentially you could have a place where 'everyone' has access to it
on the drive - or perhaps a partition set aside like this.

I still think you are better off not joining either domain, however.
 
Unfortunately, for a few reasons that I cannot control, I have to haul 2
laptops around the country or come up with a suitable dual-boot sort of set
up.

Do you know of a good link/doc that gives me the step by step?

Thanks for your help!
 
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