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Dual Boot XP and Vista
Name: Jesse (by mooneyjess1999) Date: August 4, 2008 at 21:16:02 Pacific OS: Win XP Pro/ Vista Ultimat CPU/Ram: 3.4GHz/ 4GB Product: Dell 4600
Comment:
I had Windows Vista on my computer, than I found another hard drive and I installed XP on it (both Hard Drives are SATA II).
Anyways I do not want XP too see the Vista Hard Drive and the other way around. When I switch Operating Systems I go into my BIOs and disable one and enable another one.
Is this hard on my BIOs keep going in and changing these settings all the time? Would I be better to use a piece of Software, or is there a way I can set this dual boot setup without software. I know how to set it up when both hard drives can see each other, but I do not want them to see each other.
Thank You,
Jesse
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Name: aegis Date: August 4, 2008 at 21:28:08 Pacific
Reply:
It's not hard on the bios at all. I have used that method for years with w95, win98 and XP. It has some advantages over software switching that I like.
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Name: Jesse (by mooneyjess1999)
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