HarryMangurian 0 Posted October 12, 2005 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 Share this post Link to post
peterh 1 Posted October 21, 2005 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. Share this post Link to post
