Any advice on Win2k & WinXP RC2 dual boot setup?

[earthdick]

OK, so I can't leave well enough alone. I downloaded WinXP RC2 and I am planning on installing it. I am running Win2k and would like to install WinXP on a seperate hard drive. I would like to continue using Win2k as my primary OS. I was reading several articles and I learned that the 2 OS's need to be on seperate hard drives or seperate partitions, and that you also need to choose the "clean install" option from the WinXP setup screen. I basically want to try out XP, but not have it trash Win2k. Any advice would be appreciated.

[Pinky]

In order for windows 2000's bootloader to recognise XP, you'll have to fresh install both... starting with XP, then installing windows 2000 on a separate partition/harddrive.

I know of no other way.

[earthdick]

Pinky,
Thanks for the advice. I read up on multibooting (http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/administration/management/mltiboot.asp) from a link provided by FastEddie at dslreports.com. It seems like a hassle if I install XP to a different drive or partition. I would also have to install my apps twice, once for each OS in it's own partition/drive. I think I'll stick to Win2k for now.