Using DD11 to keep XP in an old state.

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I have set up a PC with two hard drives. One with Win 7 and one with XP. The aim is to isolate the XP system from updates etc so that it remains in a state where the old programmes and games carry on working! At present when I boot into either OS I still see the other disk and wondered whether I should disable the second disk via Device Manager to make sure that programmes and drivers don't get updated inadvertantly. I assume I will need to do this from within each OS. Is this likely to cause any issues when I boot up or will the configuration changes only affect the system after booting?

As I am new to dual-boot systems I am a bit nervous about just doing it, in case I get myself in a mess!

Thanks in advance for any advice.

jeu 24/02/2011 - 20:49
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You would be better off selecting to hide the non-booted OS partition for each OSS menu entry. Another option would be to just remove the drive letter of the non-booted OS partition in Disk Management. Both methods stop the partition from being accessible in Explorer and by standard Windows programs.

In most cases, a non-booted operating system is not bothered. Installing updates or drivers on the booted Windows will not affect the non-booted Windows.

ven 25/02/2011 - 03:10