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Dual Boot tips XP 64 and XP Pro?
What is the recommendation of running dual boot on these two Operating
Systems? I read somewhere that the 64-bit NTLDR does not work with regular XP. I'm guessing I need to install XP Pro first and then XP x64 to a different partition? Eric |
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Eric Witte wrote:
What is the recommendation of running dual boot on these two Operating Systems? I read somewhere that the 64-bit NTLDR does not work with regular XP. I'm guessing I need to install XP Pro first and then XP x64 to a different partition? Eric That's the recommended method. XPx64 cannot be booted/loaded with the 32 bit ntldr, but XP Home/Pro (32 bit) can be booted/loaded with the XPx64 ntldr. Install XP Home/Pro to one partition, then load XPx64 to a separate partition. If you load XPx64 to the same partition as Home/Pro, you will foul-up all your program information. |
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faawkem wrote:
On 7 Sep 2004 08:30:39 -0700, (Eric Witte) wrote: What is the recommendation of running dual boot on these two Operating Systems? I read somewhere that the 64-bit NTLDR does not work with regular XP. I'm guessing I need to install XP Pro first and then XP x64 to a different partition? Eric I dual boot with one drive on the motherboard controller and one drive on the promise controller card. I switch from scsi to ide in bios to boot from one or the other. No micro$oft approval necessary. According to participants in the MS 64-bit forum, there are several people who have 32-bit and 64-bit installed in the same drive, different partitions. The MS monitors have stated several times that the 32-bit has to be installed first because the 32-bit ntldr is not capable of starting up 64-bit, but the 64-bit ntldr can start up 32-bit. When 64-bit is installed, it replaces the 32-bit ntldr with the 64-bit. |
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On Thu, 09 Sep 2004 07:27:17 -0400, The Chief wrote:
faawkem wrote: On 7 Sep 2004 08:30:39 -0700, (Eric Witte) wrote: What is the recommendation of running dual boot on these two Operating Systems? I read somewhere that the 64-bit NTLDR does not work with regular XP. I'm guessing I need to install XP Pro first and then XP x64 to a different partition? Eric I dual boot with one drive on the motherboard controller and one drive on the promise controller card. I switch from scsi to ide in bios to boot from one or the other. No micro$oft approval necessary. According to participants in the MS 64-bit forum, there are several people who have 32-bit and 64-bit installed in the same drive, different partitions. The MS monitors have stated several times that the 32-bit has to be installed first because the 32-bit ntldr is not capable of starting up 64-bit, but the 64-bit ntldr can start up 32-bit. When 64-bit is installed, it replaces the 32-bit ntldr with the 64-bit. I stand corrected. MS approval necessary. |
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