On my Desktop I have one 240GB HD (C:\) with XP Home installed and various other programs. I also have 2 other IDE HD of 80GB (D:\) and 40GB (E:\) which I use to store my backups and other Utilities. I plan to buy Windows 8.1 and install it on this Desktop but I wonder which will be the best option. I would also like if possible to be able to dual boot between the OSs
One is to make an image of the XP Home and then re install it on the 80GB hard disk, then install the 8.1 on the SATA HD. Here I dont know when I install XP on the D:\ hard disk if the new image will make the changes to all programs from the C:\ to D:\
The other option is to use GPARTED LiveCD and shrink the SATA hard disk to allow me to make 2 partitions. Here I dont know if it is a good idea to have two OS on the same HD but on different partitions.
What is your opinion on the above and perhaps there are other better ways?
One is to make an image of the XP Home and then re install it on the 80GB hard disk, then install the 8.1 on the SATA HD. Here I dont know when I install XP on the D:\ hard disk if the new image will make the changes to all programs from the C:\ to D:\
The other option is to use GPARTED LiveCD and shrink the SATA hard disk to allow me to make 2 partitions. Here I dont know if it is a good idea to have two OS on the same HD but on different partitions.
What is your opinion on the above and perhaps there are other better ways?