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08-30-2001, 11:47 AM
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want to put a different operating system on new hard drive
Okay, most everyone here knows that I own a proprietary machine made by Hell's Proprietary, HP if you will. Now, my question is: can I put a separate operating system on this new hard drive and expect it to work. My guess is, probably not. My current OS is Windows ME. Can someone help me?
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08-31-2001, 05:26 AM
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I dont see why you couldnt.Just partition and format the drive and load the OS (Linux,I hope).
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08-31-2001, 08:15 AM
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Depending on what the new OS is going to be. If its Win 9x, then you cant have it running there as a second HDD .. windows 9x needs the OS to be on the C Drive (or master on primary IDE). Any other self respecting OS will allow you to run an OS off the 2nd drive.
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08-31-2001, 06:36 PM
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I recently came into possession of Linux 5.2. How viable of an OS is this? Is it too old? I saw on price watch that there is a version 7 out, now.
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