Would appreciate a quick steer. Dual boot.
I have never configured a dual boot on one drive. However, I think my method of swapping discs in the BIOS may have caused my problems with CHKDSKing and resultant failures. So, I'm going to set the 'new' computer up with a dual boot.
I'm getting the legal copy of XP and a freshly formatted HD. And does that offer an FDISK type procedure prior to format. I seem to remember it does, but not sure.
I want to partition it, and appropo the other thread, that's easy in W7. However, that's the OS that will have to be changed when the Beta runs out.
Would it be better to install XP first - as it will be a constant?
Also, will I be able to RE-install W7 when the time comes and leave XP fully working?