Have win.xp home-SP2.pent 4,1.6.40g HD, 512 ram.a2nd-HD, 100GIG.Idid clean install of xp then useing norton ghost cloned it over to 2nd HD.Also have partition comander to give doul boot,iwould like to save c:drive as a back up.useing my d: 100 g.for every day use. the problem i have is when i down load soft ware @things to D;hd.it also goe's on to c:I would like to keep them seperate if that is possable.I am new to this and am trying to learn how this is done.I thought the two drives would be on there own.Iwill appreciate any help you can give me on this., IS there a diffren't way to boot to the drive's?OR IS THIS NORMAL? A noobe

xbill

I got the dual boot like this by setting up a dual boot by cloning like this, I'd:-

1. Boot the machine with just the cloned drive connected. This would allow it to set itself up properly as C: drive (which means when you next boot it with original drive in the machine, the original will take E: or F: etc - next available letter, depending on number of optical drives etc). BUT when you boot from the original, IT will still show as C: - with the cloned drive taking next available letter in that installation (ie, both will have their own drive as C: when you boot from them - and so will be separate).

2. Just edit boot.ini (assuming XP HOME) on the first drive to look like this:-

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP HOME Disk 1" /fastdetect /noexecute=optin
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Micro soft Windows XP HOME Disk 2" /fastdetect /noexecute=optin

This will give a choice of booting from either - with 30 seconds before it loads disk1 by default (reduce 30 if you want).i got info from here http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.c...1241284&page=1 I whan't to THANK you for all the replysThis is a good forum. BILL

xbill

Just to let you no i was able to put xp home on both drives and use dule boot to select disk 1 or 2 .every thing is working the way i whanted it.Thanks for all the replys. this is a good forum. XBILL

StuMegu

Its good to see that you've got it setup how you want it How do you go on about sharing files and saving changes to your other installation (like emails etc)?

xbill

copy&paste or drag&drop .Ialso back up new files on a cd so i can put them onif i want, But i just use the big drive for every day use.