Hello, I'm getting Vista Home Premium in a couple days and this question deals with Operating Systems and Hard Drives in general.
Currently I have Windows XP Pro on my C:, a 80 GB HDD. I want to put Windows Vista on my newer HDD a 320 GB that I have set to drive W:.
My question is, Is it possible to install Windows Vista on my 320GB HDD, have my 320GB HDD be the drive Windows boots from, and also be able to access my current 80GB HDD with XP on it without any problems and be able to use, open programs, and access information on the 80 GB drive under Windows Vista?
I want to have my newer 320 GB HDD be the one the system boots the OS from, that's Vista, and I'm thinking about formatting my old 80GB HDD after i get Vista installed anyways.
Also, should I unplug the 80GB HDD before I install Vista so I make sure it goes onto my 320 GB drive?
I've googled around for answers, and so far it seems like I have to set my Western Digital 320 GB HDD to be the target of my BIOS to boot up Windows.
Currently I have Windows XP Pro on my C:, a 80 GB HDD. I want to put Windows Vista on my newer HDD a 320 GB that I have set to drive W:.
My question is, Is it possible to install Windows Vista on my 320GB HDD, have my 320GB HDD be the drive Windows boots from, and also be able to access my current 80GB HDD with XP on it without any problems and be able to use, open programs, and access information on the 80 GB drive under Windows Vista?
I want to have my newer 320 GB HDD be the one the system boots the OS from, that's Vista, and I'm thinking about formatting my old 80GB HDD after i get Vista installed anyways.
Also, should I unplug the 80GB HDD before I install Vista so I make sure it goes onto my 320 GB drive?
I've googled around for answers, and so far it seems like I have to set my Western Digital 320 GB HDD to be the target of my BIOS to boot up Windows.