Windows 7

[Joif]

When installing XP it will give you an option to install on the existing partition or create a new one

Or if you old skool put in a boot disk and type "FDISK"

[Doctor Stavros]

LOL how could you miss that!

Still, that's 6 months, then you'll need to install another OS.

I tend t reinstall every 6 months or so anyway, so im not that bothered. Plus, i still have my Mac OsX project to fall back on

[ellisdee]

I tend t reinstall every 6 months or so anyway, so im not that bothered.

Same here

[silent_thunder89]

When installing XP it will give you an option to install on the existing partition or create a new one

Or if you old skool put in a boot disk and type "FDISK"

yeh i remember it doing that when i resintalled xp recently..

so when i install the BETA will it give me this same option?

[Joif]

Im not sure i havent installed mine yet, Maybe the doc will enlighten us

[Doctor Stavros]

yeh i remember it doing that when i resintalled xp recently..

so when i install the BETA will it give me this same option?

same options, slightly different layout though

[silent_thunder89]

cool so i can literally burn the iso to disc, boot from that then create a new partition on my drive and not worry about backing anything up to do with xp? might give this a shot when i get in, downloaded it lastnight.

[Doctor Stavros]

cool so i can literally burn the iso to disc, boot from that then create a new partition on my drive and not worry about backing anything up to do with xp? might give this a shot when i get in, downloaded it lastnight.

no

Ideally you willl have to backup all your data, then format your drive and split it into three partitions. then install windows 7 on one, and xp or whatever you use on the other, then you can place your docs onto the third partition, and access them from xp or 7, whichever one your using at the time

[silent_thunder89]

no

Ideally you willl have to backup all your data, then format your drive and split it into three partitions. then install windows 7 on one, and xp or whatever you use on the other, then you can place your docs onto the third partition, and access them from xp or 7, whichever one your using at the time

that would be the ideal, but for the time being can i safely do the above without worrying or would backing up files be a gd idea? will just run 7 on its own without access to my files in all probability

[Doctor Stavros]

that would be the ideal, but for the time being can i safely do the above without worrying or would backing up files be a gd idea? will just run 7 on its own without access to my files in all probability

well no that wont work, you cannot partition a drive once it has had an OS installed on it, using a windows installer, as it needs formatting first. You can buy fancy partition software that can do this but I forget what its called. If you dont do this, then you will HAVE to backup your data otherwise it will be lost