triple boot question

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I have windows xp x64bit on the c: drive (sata) i have the x86 version of
vista beta2 on a 40gig ide drive
i would now like to try the 64bit version of vista on the ide drive. can i
have both vista's on 1 drive .my question is will the vista cd create a new
pertition on the ide drive (i have 20 gig left on it) and if so can i
install it like i did before while running the x64 bit version of windows so
as not to trash the boot order(first install i lost the x64 bit windows by
clean booting the cd) or would it be better to format the ide drive and and
the vista 64bit
any advice would be helpful
by the way i had no issues downloading either .iso after 2am
 
Yes, Very important; Install the XP Pro x64 first, then install Vista x64.
You may be pushing the limit using a 40 Gig because you will need 3 (three)
Partitions. BitLocker requires a Partition to function. Although, using Beta
it's not absolute necessary for using BitLocker, but a very educational
experience for obtaining ultimate SECURITY!
 
Vista will not create a new partition until you delete the present one.
That means losing Vista x86. You are very tight on space so this is a good
time to go shopping for a larger drive. In any case you can use third party
software to make the second partition on the ide drive. 11GB is required
for the installation so I would use at least 15GB for that partition. If
you use the full 20GB that are available Vista x86 may not continue to
function. Vista uses hard drive space like no OS before, so I again suggest
that you buy an inexpensive 80GB drive.
 
Being that tomorrow is fathers day, I had the wife and son read that
before going to the mall. Thanks! now i can only hope that they got the
message!
 
I hope that either your family is computer savvy or that you enjoy your new
ipod.
:)
 
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