XP Pro SP2/Vista Beta2 dual-boot

Hi:

I Use WinXP Pro SP2 with 2 x 500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 SATA 3Gb/s 7200RPM 16MB buffer HDDs in a non-RAID config.

I have a third identical drive which is new and unused that I’d like to add and use to dual-boot Vista Beta2.

I burned an image of the iso to a DVD-R with Nero v7

I do not want Vista to interfere in any way with my XP Pro SP2 O/S.

How do I go about doing this?

Is there a good step-by-step page you can refer me to?

Thanks,

 

You should simply boot with the Vista DVD and tell it where to install to. Just keep your Operating Systems on seperate partations or hard drives. He new OS should modify your Boot.ini and when you start your machine it will give you a choice which OS to boot. You can then tweak it via My Computer -> Properties -> Advanced Tab -> Startup & Recovery. Click Settings and there you can set the default OS and change the time options before it automaticly chooses the default.