I understand!
But for those that want to use both systems, I'm simply giving them another
option to the Dual Boot concept on a single harddrive (which can cause all
sorts of issues).

"Chad Harris" <vistaneedsmuchowork.net> wrote in message
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> Hi JCO--
>
> Not a bad idea at all in this and other situations, but I haven't felt any
> impact of this phenomenon because I simply shortcut to XP from the Vista
> desktop on a dual boot and that saves me time copying anything and also
> considerable space on my Vista drive.
>
> CH
>
>
> "JCO" <someone@somewhere.com> wrote in message
> news:OR$U54TpHHA.3512@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> Personally, I would insert a Harddrive Cradle on the front of the
>> computer so that you can simply turn one HD off and the other on. That
>> way you simply change the OS by switching harddrives. Its so simple and
>> safe. Cradles work great because you can easily keep 2 or 3 Harddrives
>> plugged into the computer at all times. Then you have a switch that
>> turns power to the HD on or off.
>>
>> Simple click of the switch does it all.
>>
>> "Computer Guru" <ComputerGuru@NeoSmart.net> wrote in message
>> news:1180796979.592160.129270@p47g2000hsd.googlegroups.com...[color=darkred]
>>> One of the most common questions I've seen asked here is if it's
>>> possible to hide the Windows Vista partition from Windows XP
>>> installations because of the bug where Windows XP will delete the
>>> system restore points for all Vista installs on that machine if it
>>> sees the drive [1]. One solution is to use Bitlocker drive encryption
>>> which rarely works and another is to use 3rd party paid products like
>>> PQBoot or Acronis OS Selector - none of which are very compatible nor
>>> free; and tend to create more problems than they solve.
>>>
>>> Here is another solution which uses the 100% free EasyBCD and the
>>> NeoGrub component - unlike other options, these were built for,
>>> around, and on Windows Vista, so compatibility is a non-issue.
>>>
>>> You can use NeoGrub to boot into multiple Windows XP installations and
>>> hide all Vista installs in the progress as well; circumventing the
>>> system restore bug entirely.
>>>
>>> These are the detailed step-by-step instructions:
>>> [url]http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/hide-vista-partition-from-xp/[/url]
>>>
>>> EasyBCD can be downloaded for free from [url]http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1[/url]
>>> NeoGrub Documentation (WIP):
>>> [url]http://neosmart.net/wiki/display/EBCD/NeoGrub[/url]
>>>
>>> Hope this helps!
>>>
>>> [1]: [url]http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926185[/url]
>>>
>>> -Computer Guru
>>> [url]http://neosmart.net/[/url]
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