Parallel installation WinXP and WinXP

[Guest]

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Hi,

I've already googled about that topic, but I didn't find any
discussion matching.

This is what I used to do when working with NT4 und W2k:
I installed the system parallel (twice), in two primary
partitions (C: and D, C: active.
C: is the actual working partition, D: is for repairing
purposes (backup, save/restore C: registry ...) only. Works
like a charme.
Now I'm going to by a new computer which will come along
with XP home. I've never been working with XP yet.
So Here's my question: Can I install XP twice as I am used to?
Or will the XP product activation prevent this (at least for
the second partition)?

TIA

 

[johnf]

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The simplest & quickest way is to install it on C:, then image it with a
Drive Image or similar to D:
After all, it's only a "backup" - boot.ini will sort it out for you so you
can boot to either on startup.

--

johnf

> Hi,
>
> I've already googled about that topic, but I didn't find any
> discussion matching.
>
> This is what I used to do when working with NT4 und W2k:
> I installed the system parallel (twice), in two primary
> partitions (C: and D, C: active.
> C: is the actual working partition, D: is for repairing
> purposes (backup, save/restore C: registry ...) only. Works
> like a charme.
> Now I'm going to by a new computer which will come along
> with XP home. I've never been working with XP yet.
> So Here's my question: Can I install XP twice as I am used to?
> Or will the XP product activation prevent this (at least for
> the second partition)?
>
> TIA

 

[george]

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inline


"johnf" <john_f@bigREMOVEpond.net.au> wrote in message
news:%23a55mNBjEHA.1404@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> The simplest & quickest way is to install it on C:, then image it with a
> Drive Image or similar to D:
> After all, it's only a "backup" - boot.ini will sort it out for you so you
> can boot to either on startup.
>
> --
>
> johnf
wrong advise, given the purpose he wants it for.
the image on D will not be usable, unless you put it back onto C, thereby
erasing what was there before.
Why, because all the references will go to C:, so it won't run on D: in
order to repair something on C:.
(Which is why he was using the parallel setup before. Real OS on C: and, i
guess, a small (bare bones) parallel OS install on D: to have access to C:
and filesystem from within a GUI to be able to do repairs if it goes
belly-up.
Haven't done this myself (with Home), but if you have genuine stuff you
should be able to do a parallel install of it on your D-drive.

hth
george




>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've already googled about that topic, but I didn't find any
> > discussion matching.
> >
> > This is what I used to do when working with NT4 und W2k:
> > I installed the system parallel (twice), in two primary
> > partitions (C: and D, C: active.
> > C: is the actual working partition, D: is for repairing
> > purposes (backup, save/restore C: registry ...) only. Works
> > like a charme.
> > Now I'm going to by a new computer which will come along
> > with XP home. I've never been working with XP yet.
> > So Here's my question: Can I install XP twice as I am used to?
> > Or will the XP product activation prevent this (at least for
> > the second partition)?
> >
> > TIA
>
>

 

[Guest]

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"Uwe Kotyczka" <uwe.kotyczka@web.de> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I've already googled about that topic, but I didn't find any
> discussion matching.
>
> This is what I used to do when working with NT4 und W2k:
> I installed the system parallel (twice), in two primary
> partitions (C: and D, C: active.
> C: is the actual working partition, D: is for repairing
> purposes (backup, save/restore C: registry ...) only. Works
> like a charme.
> Now I'm going to by a new computer which will come along
> with XP home. I've never been working with XP yet.
> So Here's my question: Can I install XP twice as I am used to?
> Or will the XP product activation prevent this (at least for
> the second partition)?
>
> TIA

One problem I can picture is that if you're getting the PC with a restore CD
or worse yet, a hidden partition, you may not be able to customize the way
it installs -- it may only do a full installation back to factory new, so
you wouldn't have a chance to install on a different partition or a second
drive.

 

[johnf]

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Nowhere does it say in the post that the two partitions are on the same
drive.
The way I read it, he's using two separate drives.

--

johnf

> inline
>
>
> "johnf" <john_f@bigREMOVEpond.net.au> wrote in message
> news:%23a55mNBjEHA.1404@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> The simplest & quickest way is to install it on C:, then image it with
>> a Drive Image or similar to D:
>> After all, it's only a "backup" - boot.ini will sort it out for you so
>> you can boot to either on startup.
>>
>> --
>>
>> johnf
> wrong advise, given the purpose he wants it for.
> the image on D will not be usable, unless you put it back onto C,
> thereby erasing what was there before.
> Why, because all the references will go to C:, so it won't run on D: in
> order to repair something on C:.
> (Which is why he was using the parallel setup before. Real OS on C:
> and, i guess, a small (bare bones) parallel OS install on D: to have
> access to C: and filesystem from within a GUI to be able to do repairs
> if it goes belly-up.
> Haven't done this myself (with Home), but if you have genuine stuff you
> should be able to do a parallel install of it on your D-drive.
>
> hth
> george
>
>
>
>
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I've already googled about that topic, but I didn't find any
>>> discussion matching.
>>>
>>> This is what I used to do when working with NT4 und W2k:
>>> I installed the system parallel (twice), in two primary
>>> partitions (C: and D, C: active.
>>> C: is the actual working partition, D: is for repairing
>>> purposes (backup, save/restore C: registry ...) only. Works
>>> like a charme.
>>> Now I'm going to by a new computer which will come along
>>> with XP home. I've never been working with XP yet.
>>> So Here's my question: Can I install XP twice as I am used to?
>>> Or will the XP product activation prevent this (at least for
>>> the second partition)?
>>>
>>> TIA

 

[george]

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john,

re-reading the q. I must admit you might even be correct.
it reads "two primary partitions" and although you could have as much as 4
prim. partitions on a disk only one would be active and have driveletter c:.
one could infer that we're dealing with two disks, but I suspect not,
because it was not uncommon in NT4 days to have it on one disk.
anyway, I may have jumped the gun with my remark: wrong advise. my
apologies.

george


"johnf" <john_f@bigREMOVEpond.net.au> wrote in message
news:eTErDCEjEHA.2340@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Nowhere does it say in the post that the two partitions are on the same
> drive.
> The way I read it, he's using two separate drives.
>
> --
>
> johnf
>
> > inline
> >
> >
> > "johnf" <john_f@bigREMOVEpond.net.au> wrote in message
> > news:%23a55mNBjEHA.1404@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >> The simplest & quickest way is to install it on C:, then image it with
> >> a Drive Image or similar to D:
> >> After all, it's only a "backup" - boot.ini will sort it out for you so
> >> you can boot to either on startup.
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> johnf
> > wrong advise, given the purpose he wants it for.
> > the image on D will not be usable, unless you put it back onto C,
> > thereby erasing what was there before.
> > Why, because all the references will go to C:, so it won't run on D: in
> > order to repair something on C:.
> > (Which is why he was using the parallel setup before. Real OS on C:
> > and, i guess, a small (bare bones) parallel OS install on D: to have
> > access to C: and filesystem from within a GUI to be able to do repairs
> > if it goes belly-up.
> > Haven't done this myself (with Home), but if you have genuine stuff you
> > should be able to do a parallel install of it on your D-drive.
> >
> > hth
> > george
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> I've already googled about that topic, but I didn't find any
> >>> discussion matching.
> >>>
> >>> This is what I used to do when working with NT4 und W2k:
> >>> I installed the system parallel (twice), in two primary
> >>> partitions (C: and D, C: active.
> >>> C: is the actual working partition, D: is for repairing
> >>> purposes (backup, save/restore C: registry ...) only. Works
> >>> like a charme.
> >>> Now I'm going to by a new computer which will come along
> >>> with XP home. I've never been working with XP yet.
> >>> So Here's my question: Can I install XP twice as I am used to?
> >>> Or will the XP product activation prevent this (at least for
> >>> the second partition)?
> >>>
> >>> TIA
>
>

 

[johnf]

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Let's wait to see what Uwe has to say.
What I'd personally do anyway, is dig up, say, a 20GB drive somewhere - even
2nd. hand, & put that in as my backup.

--

johnf

> john,
>
> re-reading the q. I must admit you might even be correct.
> it reads "two primary partitions" and although you could have as much
> as 4 prim. partitions on a disk only one would be active and have
> driveletter c:. one could infer that we're dealing with two disks, but
> I suspect not, because it was not uncommon in NT4 days to have it on
> one disk.
> anyway, I may have jumped the gun with my remark: wrong advise. my
> apologies.
>
> george
>
>
> "johnf" <john_f@bigREMOVEpond.net.au> wrote in message
> news:eTErDCEjEHA.2340@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> Nowhere does it say in the post that the two partitions are on the same
>> drive.
>> The way I read it, he's using two separate drives.
>>
>> --
>>
>> johnf
>>
>>> inline
>>>
>>>
>>> "johnf" <john_f@bigREMOVEpond.net.au> wrote in message
>>> news:%23a55mNBjEHA.1404@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>> The simplest & quickest way is to install it on C:, then image it
>>>> with a Drive Image or similar to D:
>>>> After all, it's only a "backup" - boot.ini will sort it out for you
>>>> so you can boot to either on startup.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> johnf
>>> wrong advise, given the purpose he wants it for.
>>> the image on D will not be usable, unless you put it back onto C,
>>> thereby erasing what was there before.
>>> Why, because all the references will go to C:, so it won't run on D:
>>> in order to repair something on C:.
>>> (Which is why he was using the parallel setup before. Real OS on C:
>>> and, i guess, a small (bare bones) parallel OS install on D: to have
>>> access to C: and filesystem from within a GUI to be able to do repairs
>>> if it goes belly-up.
>>> Haven't done this myself (with Home), but if you have genuine stuff
>>> you should be able to do a parallel install of it on your D-drive.
>>>
>>> hth
>>> george
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> I've already googled about that topic, but I didn't find any
>>>>> discussion matching.
>>>>>
>>>>> This is what I used to do when working with NT4 und W2k:
>>>>> I installed the system parallel (twice), in two primary
>>>>> partitions (C: and D, C: active.
>>>>> C: is the actual working partition, D: is for repairing
>>>>> purposes (backup, save/restore C: registry ...) only. Works
>>>>> like a charme.
>>>>> Now I'm going to by a new computer which will come along
>>>>> with XP home. I've never been working with XP yet.
>>>>> So Here's my question: Can I install XP twice as I am used to?
>>>>> Or will the XP product activation prevent this (at least for
>>>>> the second partition)?
>>>>>
>>>>> TIA

 

[Guest]

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> Nowhere does it say in the post that the two partitions are on the same
> drive.
> The way I read it, he's using two separate drives.

Sorry, forgot to mention that.
It's _one_ harddisk, containing (at least) those _two_
primary partitions.

Will it be important for product activation, wheather or not
the partitions are on the same HDD?

 

[george]

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"Uwe Kotyczka" <uwe.kotyczka@web.de> wrote in message
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> > Nowhere does it say in the post that the two partitions are on the same
> > drive.
> > The way I read it, he's using two separate drives.
>
> Sorry, forgot to mention that.
> It's _one_ harddisk, containing (at least) those _two_
> primary partitions.
>
> Will it be important for product activation, wheather or not
> the partitions are on the same HDD?

That's what I initially also understood to be the case.

AFAIK partitioning on the HDD is not an issue with activation.
The HDD serial number *is*, but since you are using the same HDD, there
should not be an issue there.

I'm not sure about licensing.
My take would be that there is not issue, since you will only be using one
or the other install at any one time. (I might be wrong, but then 'the
people in the know' will correct me )

 

[Guest]

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On 27 Aug 2004 01:46:56 -0700, uwe.kotyczka@web.de (Uwe Kotyczka)

>I've already googled about that topic, but I didn't find any
>discussion matching.

See http://cquirke.mvps.org/multplan.htm on that. I'd suggest two
primary partitions, one for each XP installation, with each hidden
from the other. Everything you need to access from both (e.g. your
data) would go within logical volume(s) in an extended partition.



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