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dukemtl · 03-18-2008, 09:21 AM

Use Partition Magic or similar program to create new partition without loosing any data on on your existing hard drive.

As mentioned by Eneles, you are better off with two hard drives. Much easier to manage and much safer for your data.

This is how i set up my dual-booting system:

- XP on C: (disk 0, 80 Gb)
- Vista on D: and Data on E: ( disk 1, 160 Gb with 2 partitions: D = 60 Gb / primary and E = 100 Gb / logical)

All my data in E (music, pictures, spreadsheets etc...). All my work-related applications in C and all my games in D :-))

03-18-2008, 09:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
dukemtl Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 30 OS: w2k, xp sp2, vista	Re: Windows XP and Vista dual-boot Use Partition Magic or similar program to create new partition without loosing any data on on your existing hard drive. As mentioned by Eneles, you are better off with two hard drives. Much easier to manage and much safer for your data. This is how i set up my dual-booting system: - XP on C: (disk 0, 80 Gb) - Vista on D: and Data on E: ( disk 1, 160 Gb with 2 partitions: D = 60 Gb / primary and E = 100 Gb / logical) All my data in E (music, pictures, spreadsheets etc...). All my work-related applications in C and all my games in D :-))