These guides will tell you how to do a parallel install of Windows and the advantages and disadvantages of doing this.

This guide is to tell you about Microsoft Windows Vista, XP, 2000, ME, 98, NT,  and 95 installs into a different directory, without formating the hard drive. Parallel install Windows Vista, XP, 2000, ME, 98, NT, 95 - advantages, disadvantages and how to do it.

Advantages :  You Don't loose any data just your preferences, and will allow you to backup.

Disadvantages :  Only works in about 80 % of occasions and any Hardware problems are not detected.

How to do it :  You start the windows installation and instead of installing into the default directory of Windows (or WinNT) you select a different directory or drive C:\Windows001 (or C:\WINNT2). Vista can only be parallel installed onto another partition that has no operating system.

Extra Notes :  Windows Vista, NT, 2000 and XP users have a distinct possibility of loosing all their personal data if they set the login name the same as the previous install. Windows Vista cannot be parallel installed onto the same partition as any other operating system.