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Old 07-28-2005, 06:46 AM   #1
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dual boot, dual screen

if i had two screens on one computer and to os on the same computer, lets use 98se and xp, could i have 98se running on screen 1 and xp running on screen 2?
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Old 07-28-2005, 06:56 AM   #2
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Nope.
A single system can only boot one OS at a time, regardless of how many displays you have connected.
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Old 07-28-2005, 07:32 AM   #3
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You can purchase a program like Virtual PC (approx $75) that would allow you to load Win98 inside it's own window while using XP. Need to have a pretty stout pc to run VPC.
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