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I know that the generally accepted method for Dual Boot is to load
Win98 on C, then WinXP on D.
 
However, C is faster than D because it occupies the outer portion of
the drive platters.  Therefore I have already installed XP on C and it
is formatted with FAT32.
 
Having installed XP first on C drive goes counter to everything I have
read on dual-boot, so it may be too late for this, but at this point
is there a way to:
 
1)  install another instance of XP on D drive and dual boot to a
screen that allows me to boot to either XP on C, or XP on D ??  This
is my preferred setup, because I want to put my video apps on C (the
fast partition) and run XP there when doing Adobe Photoshop, Premiere,
etc  -  and then put my Business apps on D where speed is not
important (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc).
 
2)  if (1) is impossible, can I instead install Win98 on D drive and
dual boot to a screen that allows me to boot to either XP on C, or
Win98 on D ??

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Why install a second copy of XP?  Installing a second copy would require  
another license and I don't know if there would be any problems with the  
activation of it.
 
Why not just leave the current install on C:\, load your video apps on C:\,  
and then load your business apps on D:\.  Most install programs will let you  
choose the location at which they'll be installed.
 
As an aside, it appears that you've got a C and a D partition on one  
physical hard drive.  If so, you probably won't notice the difference in  
speed.  Also, with the XP on C, your speed will be better than if your XP was  
on D.
 
As for the Win98 question - you can dual boot to 98, it's just a bit more  
difficult if you don't install it first.  The reason for this is that 98  
can't see XP and make adjustments for it, while XP can see 98 and can make  
the needed adjustments.
 
Here's a link to the dual boot thingie:  
http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] us;Q217210
 
The part that you're looking for is about 1/2 the way down, buried in some  
gobbledygook.  Here's what it says:  
 
How to Install Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me in a Windows XP,  
Windows 2000, and MS-DOS, or a Windows NT and MS-DOS Multiple-Boot  
Configuration
 
"Ken Roberts" wrote:
 
> I know that the generally accepted method for Dual Boot is to load
> Win98 on C, then WinXP on D.
>  
> However, C is faster than D because it occupies the outer portion of
> the drive platters.  Therefore I have already installed XP on C and it
> is formatted with FAT32.
>  
> Having installed XP first on C drive goes counter to everything I have
> read on dual-boot, so it may be too late for this, but at this point
> is there a way to:
>  
> 1)  install another instance of XP on D drive and dual boot to a
> screen that allows me to boot to either XP on C, or XP on D ??  This
> is my preferred setup, because I want to put my video apps on C (the
> fast partition) and run XP there when doing Adobe Photoshop, Premiere,
> etc  -  and then put my Business apps on D where speed is not
> important (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc).
>  
> 2)  if (1) is impossible, can I instead install Win98 on D drive and
> dual boot to a screen that allows me to boot to either XP on C, or
> Win98 on D ??
>  
>  
>  
>  
>

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Oops!  Forgot the link to editing the boot.ini file (so you can change the  
boot menu from reading MS-DOS to Windows 98.
 
Here's the link:  
http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;289022
 
"usasma" wrote:
 
> Why install a second copy of XP?  Installing a second copy would require  
> another license and I don't know if there would be any problems with the  
> activation of it.
>  
> Why not just leave the current install on C:\, load your video apps on C:\,  
> and then load your business apps on D:\.  Most install programs will let you  
> choose the location at which they'll be installed.
>  
> As an aside, it appears that you've got a C and a D partition on one  
> physical hard drive.  If so, you probably won't notice the difference in  
> speed.  Also, with the XP on C, your speed will be better than if your XP was  
> on D.
>  
> As for the Win98 question - you can dual boot to 98, it's just a bit more  
> difficult if you don't install it first.  The reason for this is that 98  
> can't see XP and make adjustments for it, while XP can see 98 and can make  
> the needed adjustments.
>  
> Here's a link to the dual boot thingie:  
> http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] us;Q217210
>  
> The part that you're looking for is about 1/2 the way down, buried in some  
> gobbledygook.  Here's what it says:  
>  
> How to Install Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me in a Windows XP,  
> Windows 2000, and MS-DOS, or a Windows NT and MS-DOS Multiple-Boot  
> Configuration
>  
> "Ken Roberts" wrote:
>  
> > I know that the generally accepted method for Dual Boot is to load
> > Win98 on C, then WinXP on D.
> >  
> > However, C is faster than D because it occupies the outer portion of
> > the drive platters.  Therefore I have already installed XP on C and it
> > is formatted with FAT32.
> >  
> > Having installed XP first on C drive goes counter to everything I have
> > read on dual-boot, so it may be too late for this, but at this point
> > is there a way to:
> >  
> > 1)  install another instance of XP on D drive and dual boot to a
> > screen that allows me to boot to either XP on C, or XP on D ??  This
> > is my preferred setup, because I want to put my video apps on C (the
> > fast partition) and run XP there when doing Adobe Photoshop, Premiere,
> > etc  -  and then put my Business apps on D where speed is not
> > important (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc).
> >  
> > 2)  if (1) is impossible, can I instead install Win98 on D drive and
> > dual boot to a screen that allows me to boot to either XP on C, or
> > Win98 on D ??
> >  
> >  
> >  
> >  
> >

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I have never noticed one partition to be any faster than
another partition when multiple operating systems
are installed.  Visit www.pcpitstop.com and run the
test.
 
How do I install Windows 98/Me after I've installed XP?
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_repair_9x.htm
 
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Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups
 
Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:  
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"Ken Roberts" wrote:
 
| I know that the generally accepted method for Dual Boot is to load
| Win98 on C, then WinXP on D.
|  
| However, C is faster than D because it occupies the outer portion of
| the drive platters.  Therefore I have already installed XP on C and it
| is formatted with FAT32.
|  
| Having installed XP first on C drive goes counter to everything I have
| read on dual-boot, so it may be too late for this, but at this point
| is there a way to:
|  
| 1)  install another instance of XP on D drive and dual boot to a
| screen that allows me to boot to either XP on C, or XP on D ??  This
| is my preferred setup, because I want to put my video apps on C (the
| fast partition) and run XP there when doing Adobe Photoshop, Premiere,
| etc  -  and then put my Business apps on D where speed is not
| important (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc).
|  
| 2)  if (1) is impossible, can I instead install Win98 on D drive and
| dual boot to a screen that allows me to boot to either XP on C, or
| Win98 on D ??

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(My comments are inline)
 
On Sun, 24 Jul 2005 09:18:23 -0400, Ken Roberts <> wrote:
 
>I know that the generally accepted method for Dual Boot is to load
>Win98 on C, then WinXP on D.
 
Not exactly. If the both drives are FAT32 ones -- you can install Win98
on D, then WinXP on C. There will be only a few Win98 files (less that
1MB total) in the root of C: drive then.
 
>However, C is faster than D because it occupies the outer portion of
>the drive platters.  Therefore I have already installed XP on C and it
>is formatted with FAT32.
>
>Having installed XP first on C drive goes counter to everything I have
>read on dual-boot, so it may be too late for this, but at this point
>is there a way to:
>
>1)  install another instance of XP on D drive and dual boot to a
>screen that allows me to boot to either XP on C, or XP on D ??  This
>is my preferred setup, because I want to put my video apps on C (the
>fast partition) and run XP there when doing Adobe Photoshop, Premiere,
>etc  -  and then put my Business apps on D where speed is not
>important (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc).
 
If you don't need Win98 -- you can do that with no problems if WinXP is
not an OEM version. I can't understand still, why you do need two
versions of WinXP (you can put almost any application, including MS
Office, wherever you want if to select non-automatic installation; say,
you can create manually "Program Files" folder on D: drive, and point to
this folder as to the base folder while installation) -- but that is
your choice.  
 
>2)  if (1) is impossible, can I instead install Win98 on D drive and
>dual boot to a screen that allows me to boot to either XP on C, or
>Win98 on D ??
 
Win98 retail installation disk does see WinXP loader -- and adds Win98
as the second operating system to Boot.ini as the default system. You
can change the default system later.
 
--
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  MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)  
http://www.aha.ru/~mwz
Sorry, no technical support by e-mail.
Please reply to the newsgroups only.
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Here is what I have on my main machine.
 
Partition 1 = Windows XP on 20 gig
Partition 2 = Windows 2000 on 10 gig
Partition 3 = DOS on 75 meg
 
I installed in this order: Windows XP, Windows 2000, DOS
 
Everything works fine because:
 
1. All three partitions are "primary" partitions
 
2. Before installing Windows XP, I used Partition Magic to hide 2 and 3 and  
to make partition 1 active. Partition 1 thinks it is drive C:
 
3. Installed Windows XP
 
4. Booted up with PM. Made partition 2 active. Hide partitions 1 and 3.  
Partition 2 now thinks that "it" is drive C:
 
5. Install Windows 2000
 
6. Boot up with PM. Make partition 3 active. Hide partition 1 and 2.  
Partition 3 thinks "it" is drive C:
 
7. Install DOS
 
8. Install boot loader program in DOS partition
 
9. Use boot loader program to hide the 2 primary partition that are not  
being booted into from the operating system that you ARE booting into.
 
Therefore, each operating system you boot into thinks IT is on drive C: and  
does not even see the other operating system partitions. Yes, the hidden  
partitions are visible in disk management, and can be deleted from there -  
so be careful!
 
 
 
--  
Regards,
 
Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
 
Quote from: George Ankner
"If you knew as much as you thought you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"
 
<Ken Roberts> wrote in message  
news:bo47e1d6jft48i85c9dttq3f9a92tccoks@4ax.com...
>I know that the generally accepted method for Dual Boot is to load
> Win98 on C, then WinXP on D.
>
> However, C is faster than D because it occupies the outer portion of
> the drive platters.  Therefore I have already installed XP on C and it
> is formatted with FAT32.
>
> Having installed XP first on C drive goes counter to everything I have
> read on dual-boot, so it may be too late for this, but at this point
> is there a way to:
>
> 1)  install another instance of XP on D drive and dual boot to a
> screen that allows me to boot to either XP on C, or XP on D ??  This
> is my preferred setup, because I want to put my video apps on C (the
> fast partition) and run XP there when doing Adobe Photoshop, Premiere,
> etc  -  and then put my Business apps on D where speed is not
> important (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc).
>
> 2)  if (1) is impossible, can I instead install Win98 on D drive and
> dual boot to a screen that allows me to boot to either XP on C, or
> Win98 on D ??
>
>
>
>

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For installing Windows 98 to another drive, AFTER Windows XP is installed your C:\ drive,
which is formatted FAT32, look here:
 
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_repair_9x.htm
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<Ken Roberts> wrote in message news:bo47e1d6jft48i85c9dttq3f9a92tccoks@4ax.com...
> I know that the generally accepted method for Dual Boot is to load
> Win98 on C, then WinXP on D.
>
> However, C is faster than D because it occupies the outer portion of
> the drive platters.  Therefore I have already installed XP on C and it
> is formatted with FAT32.
>
> Having installed XP first on C drive goes counter to everything I have
> read on dual-boot, so it may be too late for this, but at this point
> is there a way to:
>
> 1)  install another instance of XP on D drive and dual boot to a
> screen that allows me to boot to either XP on C, or XP on D ??  This
> is my preferred setup, because I want to put my video apps on C (the
> fast partition) and run XP there when doing Adobe Photoshop, Premiere,
> etc  -  and then put my Business apps on D where speed is not
> important (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc).
>
> 2)  if (1) is impossible, can I instead install Win98 on D drive and
> dual boot to a screen that allows me to boot to either XP on C, or
> Win98 on D ??
>
>
>
>

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The plan is funadamentally flawed. 98 MUST be on c:.
"usasma" <usasma@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message  
news:E042DD12-AFCC-47D2-B86B-BB54BF7875FC@microsoft.com...
> Oops!  Forgot the link to editing the boot.ini file (so you can change the
> boot menu from reading MS-DOS to Windows 98.
>
> Here's the link:
> http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;289022
>
> "usasma" wrote:
>
>> Why install a second copy of XP?  Installing a second copy would require
>> another license and I don't know if there would be any problems with the
>> activation of it.
>>
>> Why not just leave the current install on C:\, load your video apps on  
>> C:\,
>> and then load your business apps on D:\.  Most install programs will let  
>> you
>> choose the location at which they'll be installed.
>>
>> As an aside, it appears that you've got a C and a D partition on one
>> physical hard drive.  If so, you probably won't notice the difference in
>> speed.  Also, with the XP on C, your speed will be better than if your XP  
>> was
>> on D.
>>
>> As for the Win98 question - you can dual boot to 98, it's just a bit more
>> difficult if you don't install it first.  The reason for this is that 98
>> can't see XP and make adjustments for it, while XP can see 98 and can  
>> make
>> the needed adjustments.
>>
>> Here's a link to the dual boot thingie:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] us;Q217210
>>
>> The part that you're looking for is about 1/2 the way down, buried in  
>> some
>> gobbledygook.  Here's what it says:
>>
>> How to Install Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Me in a Windows XP,
>> Windows 2000, and MS-DOS, or a Windows NT and MS-DOS Multiple-Boot
>> Configuration
>>
>> "Ken Roberts" wrote:
>>
>> > I know that the generally accepted method for Dual Boot is to load
>> > Win98 on C, then WinXP on D.
>> >
>> > However, C is faster than D because it occupies the outer portion of
>> > the drive platters.  Therefore I have already installed XP on C and it
>> > is formatted with FAT32.
>> >
>> > Having installed XP first on C drive goes counter to everything I have
>> > read on dual-boot, so it may be too late for this, but at this point
>> > is there a way to:
>> >
>> > 1)  install another instance of XP on D drive and dual boot to a
>> > screen that allows me to boot to either XP on C, or XP on D ??  This
>> > is my preferred setup, because I want to put my video apps on C (the
>> > fast partition) and run XP there when doing Adobe Photoshop, Premiere,
>> > etc  -  and then put my Business apps on D where speed is not
>> > important (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc).
>> >
>> > 2)  if (1) is impossible, can I instead install Win98 on D drive and
>> > dual boot to a screen that allows me to boot to either XP on C, or
>> > Win98 on D ??
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >

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98 MUST be on C:. It is not a flexible option with that OS like with the NT  
family.
 
 
"Mikhail Zhilin" <mwz@x.REMOVEx.aha.ru> wrote in message  
news:1197e1d91v2gmqd6mgorl5ecbmgdcackbq@4ax.com...
> (My comments are inline)
>
> On Sun, 24 Jul 2005 09:18:23 -0400, Ken Roberts <> wrote:
>
>>I know that the generally accepted method for Dual Boot is to load
>>Win98 on C, then WinXP on D.
>
> Not exactly. If the both drives are FAT32 ones -- you can install Win98
> on D, then WinXP on C. There will be only a few Win98 files (less that
> 1MB total) in the root of C: drive then.
>
>>However, C is faster than D because it occupies the outer portion of
>>the drive platters.  Therefore I have already installed XP on C and it
>>is formatted with FAT32.
>>
>>Having installed XP first on C drive goes counter to everything I have
>>read on dual-boot, so it may be too late for this, but at this point
>>is there a way to:
>>
>>1)  install another instance of XP on D drive and dual boot to a
>>screen that allows me to boot to either XP on C, or XP on D ??  This
>>is my preferred setup, because I want to put my video apps on C (the
>>fast partition) and run XP there when doing Adobe Photoshop, Premiere,
>>etc  -  and then put my Business apps on D where speed is not
>>important (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc).
>
> If you don't need Win98 -- you can do that with no problems if WinXP is
> not an OEM version. I can't understand still, why you do need two
> versions of WinXP (you can put almost any application, including MS
> Office, wherever you want if to select non-automatic installation; say,
> you can create manually "Program Files" folder on D: drive, and point to
> this folder as to the base folder while installation) -- but that is
> your choice.
>
>>2)  if (1) is impossible, can I instead install Win98 on D drive and
>>dual boot to a screen that allows me to boot to either XP on C, or
>>Win98 on D ??
>
> Win98 retail installation disk does see WinXP loader -- and adds Win98
> as the second operating system to Boot.ini as the default system. You
> can change the default system later.
>
> --
> Mikhail Zhilin
>  MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
> http://www.aha.ru/~mwz
> Sorry, no technical support by e-mail.
> Please reply to the newsgroups only.
> ======

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"Richard Urban [MVP]" wrote:
> Here is what I have on my main machine.
>  
> Partition 1 = Windows XP on 20 gig
> Partition 2 = Windows 2000 on 10 gig
> Partition 3 = DOS on 75 meg
>  
> I installed in this order: Windows XP, Windows 2000, DOS
>  
> Everything works fine because:
>  
> 1. All three partitions are "primary" partitions
>  
> 2. Before installing Windows XP, I used Partition Magic to hide 2 and 3 and  
> to make partition 1 active. Partition 1 thinks it is drive C:
>  
> 3. Installed Windows XP
>  
> 4. Booted up with PM. Made partition 2 active. Hide partitions 1 and 3.  
> Partition 2 now thinks that "it" is drive C:
 
 
            What do you mean by "Booted up with PM?"
 
            Why couldn't you just direct the Win2000 installation CD
            to install Win2000 to partition 2?  Why did you have to
            hide partition 1 and 3?
 
            How does a partition "think" if there is no OS on it?
 
*TimDaniels*

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=?Utf-8?B?dXNhc21h?= <usasma@discussions.microsoft.com> writes:
>Why install a second copy of XP?
 
Well, for one thing, a person might have two substantially different
setups needed to run two different programs.
 
For example, I have two different companies urinating on each other.
One refuses to be compatible with Sun Java VM and must have MS Java
VM or fails.  The other company is exactly the opposite.  So I have
two copies of XP, one in each partition, each with their own silly
configuration satisfied.  And I just reboot into the needed partition
to be able to get work done.
 
>Installing a second copy would require another license and I don't
>know if there would be any problems with the activation of it.
 
Nope, wrong.  Install your XP CD in one partition, activate as usual.
Stick the same CD right back in, install XP in the other partition,
activate as usual, activation goes right through without any complaint.
 
(This is because ALL the critical items that are checked to confirm
that they are the same and this is legal and that you haven't tried
to install one copy on multiple different machines are EXACTLY THE SAME,
because it is on the SAME machine)
 
Actually I came up with this because very very early in the release
of XP there was a Microsoft written document that said "you might
find it useful to have more than one installation of XP, if for
example you need to have multiple different configurations."  I have
tried to find that document a couple of times since that time and
have not found the right combination of keywords to use.  But it
gave all the details about how to have multiple installations.
 
If someone can dig up that document again I'd love to see it.

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"Don Taylor" wrote:
>  <usasma@discussions.microsoft.com> writes:
>>Installing a second copy would require another license and I don't
>>know if there would be any problems with the activation of it.
>  
> Nope, wrong.  Install your XP CD in one partition, activate as usual.
> Stick the same CD right back in, install XP in the other partition,
> activate as usual, activation goes right through without any complaint.
>  
> (This is because ALL the critical items that are checked to confirm
> that they are the same and this is legal and that you haven't tried
> to install one copy on multiple different machines are EXACTLY THE SAME,
> because it is on the SAME machine)
 
 
        I am of the opinion that two installations of WinXP in the
    same machine under one license is legal, but I don't think
    it has ever been tested in court.  As far as Microsoft is
    concerned, though, it is a violation of their EULA and therefore
    by their own self-serving definition "illegal".
 
*TimDaniels*

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"Timothy Daniels" <TDaniels@NoSpamDot.com> wrote in message  
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> "Richard Urban [MVP]" wrote:
>> Here is what I have on my main machine.
>>
>> Partition 1 = Windows XP on 20 gig
>> Partition 2 = Windows 2000 on 10 gig
>> Partition 3 = DOS on 75 meg
>>
>> I installed in this order: Windows XP, Windows 2000, DOS
>>
>> Everything works fine because:
>>
>> 1. All three partitions are "primary" partitions
>>
>> 2. Before installing Windows XP, I used Partition Magic to hide 2 and 3  
>> and to make partition 1 active. Partition 1 thinks it is drive C:
>>
>> 3. Installed Windows XP
>>
>> 4. Booted up with PM. Made partition 2 active. Hide partitions 1 and 3.  
>> Partition 2 now thinks that "it" is drive C:
>            What do you mean by "Booted up with PM?"
>            Why couldn't you just direct the Win2000 installation CD
>            to install Win2000 to partition 2?  Why did you have to
>            hide partition 1 and 3?
>            How does a partition "think" if there is no OS on it?
 
I have WinME and WinXP on one hard drive, with data and video files on a  
second hard drive.
Using Partition Magic, both OS are on "C" drive (HD 1) and each "C" is  
hidden from each other.
During installation of OS you "boot with Partition Magic floppies" and make  
a partition "active" to install the OS.
Afterwards you use a Boot Manager (Boot Magic comes with Partition Magic) to  
start whichever OS you want to use.
So far I have partitions on HD 1 :
"C"      -    WinME
"C'      -     WinXP
"E"      -     Data
Partitions on HD 2  :
"D"      -     Data and Back Up
"F"      -     Video files  (NTFS)
The "C" partitions are hidden from each other in Explorer, helping to avoid  
accidental file contamination between OS,  however Partition Magic can see  
all the partitions (If you really have to mess with one OS while in  
another.)

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"Timothy Daniels" <TDaniels@NoSpamDot.com> writes:
>"Don Taylor" wrote:
>>  <usasma@discussions.microsoft.com> writes:
>>>Installing a second copy would require another license and I don't
>>>know if there would be any problems with the activation of it.
>>  
>> Nope, wrong.  Install your XP CD in one partition, activate as usual.
>> Stick the same CD right back in, install XP in the other partition,
>> activate as usual, activation goes right through without any complaint.
>>  
>> (This is because ALL the critical items that are checked to confirm
>> that they are the same and this is legal and that you haven't tried
>> to install one copy on multiple different machines are EXACTLY THE SAME,
>> because it is on the SAME machine)
 
>        I am of the opinion that two installations of WinXP in the
>    same machine under one license is legal, but I don't think
>    it has ever been tested in court.  As far as Microsoft is
>    concerned, though, it is a violation of their EULA and therefore
>    by their own self-serving definition "illegal".
 
People have screamed their opposing positions on this question
at each other over and over and over and over, in this group
and in others, for a long time.  Google can confirm this if you
can think of appropriate keywords to use to search and find the
arguments.  It is my opinion that you aren't going to make
anybody happy with this subject.

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AFAIK it is against the EULA and it is reccommended by MS. Try pinning them down on it.
 
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"Don Taylor" <dont@agora.rdrop.com> wrote in message news:69adneI2evt1BnnfRVn-jg@scnresearch.com...
> "Timothy Daniels" <TDaniels@NoSpamDot.com> writes:
>>"Don Taylor" wrote:
>>>  <usasma@discussions.microsoft.com> writes:
>>>>Installing a second copy would require another license and I don't
>>>>know if there would be any problems with the activation of it.
>>>  
>>> Nope, wrong.  Install your XP CD in one partition, activate as usual.
>>> Stick the same CD right back in, install XP in the other partition,
>>> activate as usual, activation goes right through without any complaint.
>>>  
>>> (This is because ALL the critical items that are checked to confirm
>>> that they are the same and this is legal and that you haven't tried
>>> to install one copy on multiple different machines are EXACTLY THE SAME,
>>> because it is on the SAME machine)
>  
>>        I am of the opinion that two installations of WinXP in the
>>    same machine under one license is legal, but I don't think
>>    it has ever been tested in court.  As far as Microsoft is
>>    concerned, though, it is a violation of their EULA and therefore
>>    by their own self-serving definition "illegal".
>  
> People have screamed their opposing positions on this question
> at each other over and over and over and over, in this group
> and in others, for a long time.  Google can confirm this if you
> can think of appropriate keywords to use to search and find the
> arguments.  It is my opinion that you aren't going to make
> anybody happy with this subject.