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.

bull;Start your computer by running your current operating system, and then insert the Windows XP Professional CD into your CD-ROM drive. bull;If Windows automatically detects the CD, the Windows XP Professional CD dialog box appears. To start your upgrade, click Install Windows. bull;If Windows doesn't automatically detect the CD, click Start, and then click Run. Then type the path to the setup file, replacing 'd' if necessary with the letter of your CD-ROM drive Example: d:\setup.

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.

I'm sure I'll take some heat for this answer, but in my opinion it's far more stable. My experience has shown that instability is most often caused by poorly written third party drivers and systems that have been poorly maintained.

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

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

Quick and easy, copy chain0 to the root directory of your bootable Windows drive, then add the following the bottom of your "boot.ini" file: C:\Chain0="Mac OS X86" this however renders the Quiet Boot option useless, so if the Darwin loader annoys you as much as it does me then add this to the bottom of your "boot.ini" instead: C:\Chain0="Mac OS X86" "Quiet Boot"="Yes" I do not mess about with boot loaders. I run XP and OSX. I boot from pc BIOS F11, which enables boot from any available disk.

Yes you can! In fact, yabootconfig will automatically detect and setup /etc/yaboot.conf with Linux, Mac OS X and even classic Mac OS (see the Gentoo Handbook for details on yabootconfig). The trick is in how you partition your hard drive. Before installing Gentoo, startup with the Mac OS X Install CD. Use the Disk Utility to partition the drive in your machine into two or three partitions.

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.

Windows XP x64 edition can use GPT disks for data only. Only Windows for Itanium-based systems can boot from GPT partitions.

No. The 32-bit version will see only the Protective MBR. The EE partition will not be mounted or otherwise exposed to application software.

select disk 1 (change this number to correspond to the drive listing number for the hard disk you're going to install OS X upon) Then shutdown/reboot your install DVD. If you get past the language selection, choose Disk Utility from the Utilities menu, then click the new partition listed (usually a name like s0d2), and erase it. Request the OS X Journaled format. Then when that's done, quit the Disk Utility and continue installing.

No, please click here for instructions on creating Windows XP boot diskettes or here for instructions on creating Windows 2000 boot diskettes. Just having possession of software does not give the right to use it. The right to use a product is granted through a license. Microsoft grants licenses through the Campus Agreement.