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Del · 20-01-2009, 00:11

I've just bought an HP netbook, which is great, except it comes with Linux and it's difficult to get any of the 3G mobile broadband modems to work on it.
So, as I have 120GB on the HDD to play with, I was thinking of adding WinXP to it. I've installed an O/S onto a formatted disk before but never when there's one already on it.

What's the best way to do it? I have a copy of WinXP SP2 on CD (although the HP has no CD drive, I have one I can plug in to USB) and I also have the HDD I took out of my old Dell laptop that also has WinXP SP2 on it.

Is this quite easy to do, using one of these sources? Do I have to worry about partitions and stuff? How do I give one O/S priority over another when I boot up? Or can I set it so I select one?

Thanks...

20-01-2009, 00:11	#1
Del Inactive Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 21	Adding a second O/S? I've just bought an HP netbook, which is great, except it comes with Linux and it's difficult to get any of the 3G mobile broadband modems to work on it. So, as I have 120GB on the HDD to play with, I was thinking of adding WinXP to it. I've installed an O/S onto a formatted disk before but never when there's one already on it. What's the best way to do it? I have a copy of WinXP SP2 on CD (although the HP has no CD drive, I have one I can plug in to USB) and I also have the HDD I took out of my old Dell laptop that also has WinXP SP2 on it. Is this quite easy to do, using one of these sources? Do I have to worry about partitions and stuff? How do I give one O/S priority over another when I boot up? Or can I set it so I select one? Thanks...