Dual boot

[DaveB]

I got a second hand hard drive and would like to run my
music composition tools on an uncluttered platform. Can I
run xp from two hard drives with a prompt at power up
asking which drive I want to boot to? If that's too lame
a question, what's the best reading to do on the subject?
If you can help, thanks and if you can't, hello DB

 

[Frank GoBell]

I got a second hand hard drive and would like to run my
music composition tools on an uncluttered platform. Can I
run xp from two hard drives with a prompt at power up
asking which drive I want to boot to? If that's too lame
a question, what's the best reading to do on the subject?
If you can help, thanks and if you can't, hello DB

Yes, you can do it. Install the second drive, boot with the XP disc, and
then choose a new install. Specify the second disk, and off you go - XP
will create a boot manager with both versions listed.

 

[Guest]

Succinct, helpful, accurate and it worked. Thanks frank,
you're a star