Using two separate O.S.s on same computer

[g.b.alberti]

hello microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics!
i have a home made computer with 1.0 ghz cpu, two hdds,
one has the windows xp o.s. installed on it, the other is
ready to have installed the "freebsd" o.s.
i am not sure if the xp allows the presence of a
different o.s. although installed on different hdd.
can anyone bestow upon me some word of wisdom on this
subject, prior to create a mess the xp o.s?
thanks for the help.
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Sharon F]

hello microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics!
i have a home made computer with 1.0 ghz cpu, two hdds,
one has the windows xp o.s. installed on it, the other is
ready to have installed the "freebsd" o.s.
i am not sure if the xp allows the presence of a
different o.s. although installed on different hdd.
can anyone bestow upon me some word of wisdom on this
subject, prior to create a mess the xp o.s?
thanks for the help.
(e-mail address removed)

Boot Manager. The one supplied by XP won't work with the proposed setup. A
third party solution (plenty to choose from) such as Boot It NG should do
nicely: www.terabyteunlimited.com

 

[JustMee]

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JM