Mark Rogers wrote:
I am at current using windows xp media centre.
I have contemplated the switch to ubunto for some time now but reluctant to
as I use all my accounts and work items on my current OS.
I now have a second hard drive to install in to my PC, and my question is
can I run win XP on my C\: and alternatively run ubunto on the second
drive.
yes. You can even have them on the same drive if you partition it.
how do I get the option to pick one of the two to use.
will I get a short menu to pick from after post and before the C\: takes
over.
this depends on your BIOS to some extent. I have seen PCs with a "Boot
menu" option after POST where you can just select the relevant HDD. In
other cases popping into the BIOS and flipping the boot order can
achieve the same, though a bit clunky.
If these aren't available or don't appeal then a boot loader installed
on the primary hard disk will give you the option to select which OS to
boot after POST.
If you put "windows boot loader" into Google you'll see several options
including GRUB, LILO, the windows boot loader itself etc.
Phil
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