Welcome to Microsoft's Windows XP Home Parallel Install step by step. This will give you an idea on how to do this when and if the time arises when you have a need to parallel install, to either run two operating systems, or to access, repair or retrieve Data from a damaged operating system. This install guide is fully graphical and will take you through each step of the installation. 

What you will require to do this walkthrough is 

1. A Windows XP Home CD

2. A Computer with CD-ROM access

To start this Windows Parallel install. First check that the first boot device in your system BIOS is set to the  CD-ROM Drive.

( To find out how to access the BIOS please refer to your motherboard manual or the manufacturer of your Computer. (The system bios can usually be entered on boot, usually by pressing the F1, F2, F8, F10 or DEL key. Make sure you save the settings before exiting))

If you are unsure or don't want to enter the BIOS then just test the computer by putting the CD-ROM in the drive and reboot your computer. This is the recommended way to install windows.

Also if you have difficulty getting Windows to boot of the CD then check out CD-Rom Support Guide, Change CD-Rom in Bios and  Boot Disks to get bootable floppy disks to install Windows from.

If you get this error message "Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer" then use the following link to guide you through that problem. - Click here for hard Disk cannot be found guide 

 

 Windows XP Home Parallel install Part 1