Yes. However, it requires you to reinstall Linspire after installing any other operating systems you'd like to boot with which will require installation disks for both operating systems. The recommended steps to perform this are: Create a Linspire Installation Disk from the Linspire Installation ISO file that came pre-loaded on your Seagate Barracuda 7200 drive located at (root)\mycomputer\mydocuments\ISOs\Linspire-OEM-4.0.581-3.ISO.

Yes, but you will have to have two partitions (or hard drives) so that you can install XP separately from your other system (which can be DOS/Windows 3.1, Windows 9x/Me, Windows NT 4.0, or Windows 2000). Windows XP will automatically set up a boot menu so you can choose which OS you want when the machine starts up or reboots. The boot menu is configurable by hand-editing the hidden file boot.ini, which you will find in the root of the C: drive.

You can configure your computer to start Windows 2000, Windows NT, and either Windows 95 or Windows 98. However, you cannot configure a computer to multiple boot Windows 95 and Windows 98. Both Windows 95 and Windows 98 use the same boot file. Therefore, multiple booting Windows 95 and Windows 98 at the same time is not supported. Your installations are less prone to problems if you install Windows 95 or Windows 98 before you install Windows NT and Windows 2000.

For testing the drive the best resource is Seagate's SeaTools Desktop version. A bootable CD ISO copy of the SeaTools Desktop diagnostic is located on the hard drive at (root)\mycomputer\mydocuments\ISOs\SEATOOLD_EN.ISO.

Go to Explorer, insert a floppy disk, right-click on the A Drive, click Format, check Make System disk and click OK.

Windows XP Professional will be available in 24 official localized versions in addition to English. In any version of Windows XP Professional, you can display, input, edit, and print documents in hundreds of languages. Users or administrators can set regional preferences, fonts, keyboard layouts, sorting orders, date formats, and so on.

The most common reason for this problem is the absence of a bootable master boot record or active partition on the target disk. When using the Copy a specific drive method to copy one drive to another, Casper Tech Edition does not replace the master boot record or change the active partition status on the target disk. In order to ensure the target disk contains a valid master boot record and the appropriate partition is marked active, it is necessary to use the Copy an entire hard disk method.

Microsoft article: How to Use System Files to Create a Boot Disk to Guard Against Being Unable to Start Windows XP

Actually, yes, and quite often too. Since Microsoft released XP to manufacturing, the company has updated several system components, and users will be able to download these updates through Windows Update when XP becomes widely available. Microsoft will extensively update Windows Messenger, for example, to include compatibility with Exchange Server 2000. The company will update Windows Movie Maker (WMM) from version 1.1, which ships in the box with XP, to version 1.2. WMM 1.

You can also find additional information from this Microsoft Help Forum thread: Dual Boot Windows - Links Galore

Right click on My Computer and choose Manage. In the window that appears, click on Disk Management. Then right click any partition you want to reassign and choose Change Drive Letter and Path. You cannot change the drive letter of the boot or system partitions (typically C:).

Then you can resize the hard drive, shrinking the XP partition and then create a new partition from the available free space. Then you will be able to install Linux on the new partition. for the tools available to resize the partition, you could check if there is still a trial of Partition Magic. How about. When people get something solved, they post back to there original post to say so. Just to let other people know that are having the same problem that this may be the way to solve it.

You might want to remove the Microsoft JVM, which Microsoft no longer supports, in favor of the more recent Sun Microsystems JVM. To remove the Microsoft JVM, perform the following steps: The HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\AdvancedOptions\JAVA_VM registry subkey (to remove the Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) options When Internet Explorer 7 is installed on Windows XP, ctfmon.exe runs in the background without purpose, and when the Run entry for ctfmon.

Windows XP Professional and 64-bit Edition include IIS 5.1 (Home Edition does not). You can install it by placing your Windows XP CD-ROM in the drive and choosing "Install Additional Components" in the dialog that appears. You'll see IIS in the list. No. Normally, you should try the Windows 2000 driver first. Remember that Windows XP is simply the next version of Windows 2000.

If you are sharing a drive, on the Sharing tab, click If you understand the risk but still want to share the root of the drive, click here. If the Share this folder on the network check box is unavailable, this computer is not on a network. If you would like to set up a home or small office network, click the Network Setup Wizard link and follow the instructions to turn on file sharing. Once file sharing is enabled, begin this procedure again.

More information can be found on the Windows Hardware compatibilty List (On the Microsoft website under 'Storage/CD-RW')).

Remember, the IO is basically a standard pentium class PC with a standard BIOS and a 16MB flash memory card. Please read some of the messages in the "Technical" area on the I-Appliance Discussion Forum BBS, you will find many posts there talking about different OS's and how other installations went.

In Microsoft Windows ME, click Start -> Control Panel. In the Control Panel window, click on System. Next, choose the Performance tab. Check the Disable System Restore checkbox. Click OK and then Close. When prompted, restart the operating system. In Microsoft Windows XP, click Start -> Control Panel. In the Control Panel window, click on System. Next, choose the System Restore tab. Check the Disable System Restore checkbox. When prompted, click Yes. Then, click OK.

Either there is no default mail client or the current mail client cannot fulfill the messaging request...

These new versions will be priced the same as Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, and Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard and Enterprise Editions. It is noteworthy that media player software, instant messaging software, and media server software are generally made available for free via Internet downloads. Specific pricing for these products is available from retailers.

No. Only users of counterfeit Windows XP software are eligible for the genuine Microsoft Windows offer.

Note that doing any of the below will erase all data in your hard disk! You can boot from a Windows 9x boot disk, reformat the XP partition and install a previous version of Windows. If XP is installed using NTFS file system, you'll first have to use FDISK to delete the partition, type FDISK at the prompt. Once you are at the menu, select "Delete Non-dos Partition.

Use the Unlocker utility. This file will unlock all file handles on the file/folder and even offer to delete it for you before the program locks it again!

Microsoft is aiming to combine the features of Windows Me for the consumer, and reliability of Windows 2000 for businesses and power users into one new operating system. This operating system in its' different flavors will have new features for gaming, multimedia applications, audio, etc. in addition to features for networking, development, etc. for businesses and power users.

Windows XP comes in Professional and Home versions. Servers will also come out, but they are still in beta testing.

Windows XP Home is $99 for an upgrade copy and $199 for the full version. Windows XP Pro is $199 for the upgrade version and $299 for a full copy.