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02-22-2009, 09:09 PM
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Panther
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 182
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The best, easiest way to do this is by getting a second hard drive. A cheap old spare will do, as long as it has enough room for the Windows installation (I'd say no less than a 10-20 gig drive depending on whether you're installing XP or Vista). Then in the BIOS you can change which drive is booted first, and no matter what happens to one OS, the other is safe and sound.
However, if you don't have a spare drive and can't afford buying a new one, there are ways to boot both off the same drive, though I've never tried them and I'm not sure they can be accomplished without nuking your current installation.
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