can I install a second version ?
This is a discussion about can I install a second version ? in the Everything New Technology category; If I partition my primary drive, can I install a second version of my original DELL software (includes XP Home) on the new partition ? This is NOT a standalone version of Windows it is the DELL install disk which includes other SW.
If I partition my primary drive, can I install a second version of my original DELL software (includes XP Home) on the new partition ?
This is NOT a standalone version of Windows it is the DELL install disk which includes other SW.
My original system partition is a few years old, with many installs/deletions of software and HW. I am sure this has bogged things down.
I would like to use my DELL recovery disk to build up a 2nd installation.
When I am sure it is updated with all patches and my SW is reinstalled, I could delete the original version.
The point of this is to keep me up and running while I do the fresh version.
It would also provide a fall-back if the new install screws up somehow.
I know how these things go, and it could be a week or so before the fresh version is ready to go.
DELL Dimension 8200
XP Home
This is NOT a standalone version of Windows it is the DELL install disk which includes other SW.
My original system partition is a few years old, with many installs/deletions of software and HW. I am sure this has bogged things down.
I would like to use my DELL recovery disk to build up a 2nd installation.
When I am sure it is updated with all patches and my SW is reinstalled, I could delete the original version.
The point of this is to keep me up and running while I do the fresh version.
It would also provide a fall-back if the new install screws up somehow.
I know how these things go, and it could be a week or so before the fresh version is ready to go.
DELL Dimension 8200
XP Home
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No, it will not work, you will need a retail version of XP to install XP on a different partition. A restore disk will just delete the existing installation and install XP again.
