Dul Boot XP with XP on 2 HDDs

[MT01XP]

I have a new HDD with a fresh install of XP on it and my old HDD with an old install of XP on it. How can I select which one it boots from?

It seems to boot from the original HDD (C:\) with the older install of windows by default.

 

[MT01XP]

I've tried setting the new HDD as the first priority in the HDD boot order in the bios but still it boots from the old one.

 

[the-void]

It will always boot from the drive set as master.

You will need to edit boot.ini

[boot loader]
timeout=20
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Media Center Edition" /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Gaming" /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /FASTDETECT


This is my boot.ini, and it allows me to boot between two XP installations on the same disk. You will need to change the disk setting and partition to suite your particular configuration.