Install Word on Both OSes in a Dual-Boot Configuration
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The Problem:
My PC dual-boots Windows XP and Windows 2000 Professional. I want to use the same copy of Word from each OS, rather than installing it twice.
The Solution:
You can do this, but there are a few restrictions. First, each OS should be installed on a separate partition. If the OSes share a partition, you may find that Windows exhibits what Microsoft terms "irregular" behavior. Second, the partitions must normally use the same formateither NTFS (which is best) or FAT32. If one partition is NTFS and the other is FAT32, you'll probably need to install Office separately on each partition.
WHAT'S A PARTITION?
A partition is a logical division of a physical drive. You typically decide the partition structure of a drive when installing an operating system, but if you're running Windows XP or Windows 2000, you can also create new partitions (or delete existing partitions) by using the Disk Management tool. (To run Disk Management, choose Start » Run, type diskmgmt.msc, and press Enter.)
Disk Management can't resize existing partitions without deleting them first. To resize an existing partition, use either a third-party tool, such as Symantec's PartitionMagic (http://www.symantec.com) or V Communications' Partition Commander (http://www.v-com.com), or an alternative solution such as the Knoppix distribution of Linux, which comes on a bootable CD.