Dual Boot with Vista

I am running XP at the moment and have 2 hard drives fitted.
XP is on the normal Drive C.
I would like to install Vista onto my D Drive to see if I like this OS.
If I go through the normal instal process with Vista and install it onto my second drive.

1. Will this leave XP as it is.
2. Will it offer a Dual Boot option when booting up.

I also understand that System Restore will not work separaetly on the two systems, it will only remeber the last OS used and hence offer a restore option.

Suggestions please.

 

To create a dual-boot, launch the Vista Setup from XP. Choose New Install, and choose the partition where to install it. After the installation is complete, you can choose between Vista and Older Version of Windows (XP in this case).

 

Thanks for your reply on this.
Started the installation through Windows XP; however, the installation seems to freeze at the point of 'collecting information'
I have tried it 3 times now and still seems to stop at this point.
Any ideas?

 

What are your systems specks ?

 

The best way to do it may be to boot from the Vista DVD and make sure to pick the secondary drive to install it to. It will automatically detect xp on the first drive and set its self up accordingly. I did that exact thing several days ago.

 

Can your computer handle Vista,Do you have enough ram and hard drive.
You need at least 1 gig of ram..

 

I found the best way to do this, if you want the OS's on different hard disks, is to unplug the one with your current OS on, and install the new OS to the other hard disk and it will all be set to "C drive" and all that crap. Then when you plug your other one back in, set your boot options different every time you want to switch OS (or if your board supports it, you can hit one of the top F buttons to load up the boot menu without switching boot priority)