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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Blue Sky" data-source="post: 2854006" data-attributes="member: 12230">So I'm wanting to tinker around with the Vista beta.  I'm wanting to install it as a dual boot, so I can choose which one to log into each time I turn on the PC.Right now I have one hard drive, that has two partitions.  C is 10 gigs, with about 2 free, that I keep my WinXP installation on.  D is 150 gigs, with about 45 free, that I keep everything else on.Now here come the torrents of questions.Is it possible for me to "break" off part of D to create a new partition?If so, how?Would I be able to add it back in if I decide I don't want it any more?If I just install Vista onto my D drive, would it erase all my other files?If I just install Vista onto my D drive, could I just delete it off if I decide I don't want to mess with it, or is there a series of steps I'd have to take.How do I set up the "dual boot" feature?I have an Athlon 64 bit processor.  I've heard that Vista supports 64 bit processing "out of the box", so to speak.  Is that true?Is there a special Vista I'd need to get?Would I be able to access all my programs from both installations?If a tree falls in a forest, and there's no one around to hear it, and it lands on a mime, does the mime make a sound?Thanks for all the incoming help!</blockquote>