OK, thanks! If it turns out to be an issue, I think I know how to clean up the mess... -- Richard
"Don Guyer" <[email protected]> wrote on 03/11/2009 09:08:55 AM: > Won?t be an issue at all. > > Don Guyer > Systems Engineer - Information Services > Prudential, Fox & Roach/Trident Group > 431 W. Lancaster Avenue > Devon, PA 19333 > Direct: (610) 993-3299 > Fax: (610) 650-5306 > [email protected] > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 10:03 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Question on duel OS booting > > > Greetings! > > Workstations here are all WinXP Pro, are DHCP clients, and belong to > a Windows 2003 "Native" domain. > > I just happen to have unassigned space on my system drive, and I > just happen to have a Vista Business install CD (properly licensed > and awaiting installation). > > SO, as the DHCP client gets its lease based on its MAC address (my > machine has only 1 NIC), how might I go about installing Vista and > having it function properly in the network (without damaging the > status of the alternative XP installation)? > > NO, I will NOT set it up as a VM on my desktop system - I did that > once, and it was simply offal! > -- > Richard D. McClary > Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group > > ASPCA® > 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 > Urbana, IL 61802 > > [email protected] > > P: 217-337-9761 > C: 217-417-1182 > F: 217-337-9761 > www.aspca.org > > The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments > hereto, is from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® > (ASPCA®) and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named > herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential > information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, > you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, > copying or use of the contents of this e-mail, and any attachments > hereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in > error, please immediately notify me by reply email and permanently > delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout thereof. > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
