Re: Multi-boot Windows XP without special software

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From: Lane Lewis
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 12:30

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"Timothy Daniels" <TDaniels@NoSpamDot.com> wrote in message
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>     Here's how to boot between two Windows XP
> systems without using any special software:
>

You don't have to do any of that. Windows has it's own loader, just divide
your drive into two partitions and load one version then the other. Startup
will give you a choice between the two.

This works also between 2000 and Xp As I have 2000 on one drive and Xp on
another.

Lane

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