Windows XP Home on two diff drives

[disptchr]

Purchased an external hard drive.
Is it possible to install XP Home and have it run separate from my main hard drive? (Already have XP Home on main drive)

Reason for this is I use my home computer for personal and business.
Would like to use the same computer but set up a separate operating system with a minimum of processes running. Not real computer savy but am trying to learn.

[nubbler]

Originally Posted by disptchr Purchased an external hard drive. Is it possible to install XP Home and have it run separate from my main hard drive? (Already have XP Home on main drive) Reason for this is I use my home computer for personal and business. Would like to use the same computer but set up a separate operating system with a minimum of processes running. Not real computer savy but am trying to learn.

Not quite clear, do you want the OS on both hard drives? I think that is what you're saying, not totally sure.

[sdkfz]

I beleive this is against the EULA, why not just have two accounts in XP one for you and one for work?

[disptchr]

If I have seperate accounts, can I choose what programs are running?

[nubbler]

Originally Posted by disptchr If I have seperate accounts, can I choose what programs are running?

yup .

[disptchr]

Made a guest account....
All applications that I closed in guest account were also closed when I switched back to my main account?

[TheMajor]

I would just install XP on both harddrives. Problems solved.

[nubbler]

Originally Posted by disptchr Made a guest account.... All applications that I closed in guest account were also closed when I switched back to my main account?

I'm not an Xp expert but there should be a setting that let's you set "for this account/user only" or something like it.