Hi all. My first time here but I've spent some time reviewing past posts. From reading those posts I am fairly certain that Im going to buy a new additional 80Gb hard drive and plan to install XP on it.
I should say that I've currently got a 40Gb HD with 98SE and associated programs. I think I've got it right that I can add the new HD as a primary master, install XP as a clean install and then dual boot and have a choice of either OS. Is this right?
I intend to leave the 40Gb HD with all my old stuff on so I don't lose it, can play older games under 98 etc ,keep my Office and other programs on it. I understand that anything I also want to run under XP I will have to reinstall.
If I am right on all this then can you help me on one more thing?
Do I format the new drive (XP) as NTFS or FAT32? I think from the previous posts that NTFS can read from FAT32 but not vice versa, what are the pros and cons of either way?
I should say that I've currently got a 40Gb HD with 98SE and associated programs. I think I've got it right that I can add the new HD as a primary master, install XP as a clean install and then dual boot and have a choice of either OS. Is this right?
I intend to leave the 40Gb HD with all my old stuff on so I don't lose it, can play older games under 98 etc ,keep my Office and other programs on it. I understand that anything I also want to run under XP I will have to reinstall.
If I am right on all this then can you help me on one more thing?
Do I format the new drive (XP) as NTFS or FAT32? I think from the previous posts that NTFS can read from FAT32 but not vice versa, what are the pros and cons of either way?