Hi guys,
I have not used windows for years. But recently a project I am working on requires some tools that are only available under windows xp. So, I need to put in a second harddrive (I want it to be a slave on the first IDE bus) in my system and try to install windows xp on it. I hate this. But I do have to. I hope some dual boot guru on this list can help me out. Most online dual boot howtos only discuss one drive scenario and they only discuss how to install Linux after windows is installed on the primary partition. I guess that means the two disk setup will be easy and hence require not discussion? But before I do anything, I want to be absolutely sure that windows xp will not do *anything* to my linux HD. I want xp to be completely installed on the second drive and I can choose boot options from the BIOS. Is it possible? When I run windows xp boot CD, how do I know which disk/partition it thinks is "C:"? Will windows xp insist to install on "C:" or rewrite "C:"'s MBR? Will it give me warning before doing this? Thanks a lot in advance cheers Michael ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read Michael Yuan's technology articles http://www.enterprisej2me.com/articles.php Dr. Dobbs Journal, JavaWorld, IBM developerWorks and more ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Siglinux mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.utacm.org/mailman/listinfo/siglinux
