[ubuntu-uk] dual boot with 2 HDDs

[Rob Beard]

On 26/07/10 14:40, Norman Silverstone wrote:
> Some time ago I had a desktop machine which had been set up with 2 HDDs
> one running Ubuntu and the other Windows XP Pro. Unfortunately this
> machine is no longer in the land of the living and I am considering
> setting up another machine with a similar configuration. The intention
> would be Ubuntu 10.04 on one drive and XP Pro on the other. (I still
> have the old HDD with XP Pro installed and would like to use that.) I
> remember that I needed to make an addition to the Ubuntu boot menu and I
> can find the details of that addition. However, I expect that the
> current version of Grub is not the same as the old one and would much
> appreciate it if someone would be kind enough to tell me whether or not
> what I propose is feasible.
>
> Norman
>
>

If the hardware is similar you may be able to reuse the XP installation, 
although you may run into problems with activation unless you're lucky 
enough to have a retail boxed copy of Windows (which Microsoft will 
allow you to move from one machine to another).

Rob