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Windows XP64

  • 24-05-2005 12:49pm
    #1
    jor el
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,713 ✭✭✭✭


    Just a quick question. I've been reading up about Windows XP64 and am considering it (since I have a nice Athlon 64 and all). Just one thing though, can you dual boot this with 32-bit XP? I have a spare 120G harddisk and was going to use that if (and it's a big IF) I decide to get XP64, but I don't want to loose anything from 32-bit XP.


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  • #2
    MrPinK
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,502 ✭✭✭MrPinK


    Shouldn't be a problem. I used to dual boot with 32-bit XP and the beta version of XP64.


  • #3
    SouperComputer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,949 ✭✭✭SouperComputer


    should be no problem. Of course you will need to install either on another HD or partition, but you know this already :)


  • #4
    jor el
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,713 ✭✭✭✭jor el


    Just been reading some more in the knowledge base on MS. Should be no problem with dual boot unless you have both on one partition. I would have thought it obviously a bad idea to share Program Files and Documents and Settings folders for two separate OSs. It seems enough people didn't realise that to warrant a knowledge base article about it though.


  • #5
    Cryos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 816 ✭✭✭Cryos


    wall you were warned when you install it on the same partition by the windows installer


  • #6
    Infini
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,573 ✭✭✭Infini


    Yep you can dual boot. You can even upgrade you 32bit windows to 64bit and reinstall the 32bit edition seperately if you wanted to.


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