Newbie wishes to learn what EasyBCD can do & what steps are needed to achieve a dual boot capability for my upgraded system:
Original System: Dell Precision Workstation 380 with two HDDs (XP Pro 32-bit on primary drive & XP Pro x64 on secondary drive) and the capability to select either OS at bootup.
Upgraded System: primary drive replaced by new 1 TB drive (with Win 10 Pro 32-bit OS) & original secondary drive retained (with XP Pro x64 OS). Note: Win 10 Pro was installed with secondary drive unplugged.
Status: Presently no dual boot capability exists; Win 10 appears as the only entry in the Windows bootloader
Note: Each drive has two partitions - one is the system partition; the other is for data only.
Question:
If the process to achieve the dual boot capability requires re-installation of either OS (Win 10 Pro or XP Pro x64), can a bootable iso file be generated from an image of the existing system partition (to avoid having to deal with the various updates required after an installation using an original disk)?
Original System: Dell Precision Workstation 380 with two HDDs (XP Pro 32-bit on primary drive & XP Pro x64 on secondary drive) and the capability to select either OS at bootup.
Upgraded System: primary drive replaced by new 1 TB drive (with Win 10 Pro 32-bit OS) & original secondary drive retained (with XP Pro x64 OS). Note: Win 10 Pro was installed with secondary drive unplugged.
Status: Presently no dual boot capability exists; Win 10 appears as the only entry in the Windows bootloader
Note: Each drive has two partitions - one is the system partition; the other is for data only.
Question:
If the process to achieve the dual boot capability requires re-installation of either OS (Win 10 Pro or XP Pro x64), can a bootable iso file be generated from an image of the existing system partition (to avoid having to deal with the various updates required after an installation using an original disk)?