On 24/05/2014 10:02, David W. McGaffney wrote:
>> Trying to sort out the best and easiest way to update from XP to 8.1
>>
>> I've got an XP PC. Two drives - C: boot and D: data. I'm going
>> to get a new clean drive to install 8.1 on, and make the current C:
>> boot drive a data drive, probably E: I guess
>>
> If you just need to get to the data...download a FREE copy Ubuntu Linux=20
> and burn it to a DVD.

If he needs the data, why wouldn't he just boot Windows XP?

David
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