This post I thought deserved it's own thread.
is dual booting's a good idea? I was wondering what OS to use, I've just ordered parts for a new computer inc 4gb of RAM - so if I wanted to use all of that it'd be a 64bit OS. Now I realise Vista is the way to go for 64bit......but just for familiarity I wanted XP and because I'll have 750gb hard disk space i thought dual boot makes sense as it'll take up little of that space and I can get rid of one of them if I don't need it or hate it!
32bit XP - get the machine running and see if I can get a mild overclock. Then add Vista x64 to it. Is it as easy as some web sites say? eg.
How to dual-boot Vista with XP - step-by-step guide with screenshots | APC Magazine
or
How to Dual Boot XP and Vista with XP Installed First » Raymond.CC Blog
or are there better guides out there? also when i do this will i need to load programs twice - ie for each OS seperately?
thanks


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but just something I work by.
I like knowing that I can pop my Win 98 CD in a system and know it'll work (especially given its not isntalled on any system currently, so the EULA isn't violated). Same with my copy of Windows 2000 and XP Pro (the latter is which I'm using now). The copy of XP Pro I got back in 2002 was used on my laptop (which is now dead, but if it wasn't, I still have its original XP Home OEM disk). Now, can you imagine paying a monthly subscription on a piece of software I've used for nearly *eight* years? At even as low as $10 a month, I'd have spent nearly a thousand dollars on it. And there were plenty of times in those eight years I couldn't have paid the 'monthly fee'. 
