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02-14-2003, 10:01 PM
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Problems avoided?
In a dual boot system are there any problems associated with dual booting avoided by installing each OS on it's own physical drive? Just wondering.
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02-14-2003, 10:20 PM
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Not really. Just as long the O/S's are on seperate partitions, they should be alright.
The only thing I can think of is if you have primary partitions on both drives for each O/S; if the primary O/S goes (or the boot.ini file gets deleted or corrupted), the secondary O/S can still boot on its own.
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02-15-2003, 12:03 AM
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Why exactly would people want to have 2 OS's?
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02-15-2003, 12:19 AM
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One of the best reasons is that some software and games need the older OSs to run correctly. It makes little sense though to have Win2k and XP in a dual boot setup other than to do it.
The only one that I would do is Win2k and 98 or XP and 98. If you do a dual boot setup install the oldest first and then the newest OS. |
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02-15-2003, 01:52 AM
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Personally I think it's better to build another computer if you need another OS for something. But I have alot of friends that successfully dual boot with XP and Linux. I have a few that dual boot XP and Solaris.
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02-15-2003, 02:19 AM
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I am trying to learn the differences and evaluate each; Win2K and WinXP. I have the expectation to choose which I prefer, but will get the added exposure to each. I dislike trying to comment or offer assistance to family and friends if I can't help them navigate around. Besides messin with this stuff keeps me out of bars!
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02-15-2003, 09:49 AM
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A Texan staying out of a bar, come on...Thats just not right, you have a duty to uphold
 Thanks for the info on the dual O/S, I always wondered why people did that...I got to start reading into this LINUX thing, seems like its useful... |
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02-15-2003, 11:45 AM
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There isn't too much to gain by dual booting 2K and XP except that if one fails you can still boot to the other and have access to the data on the other drive.
The only problem I can think of with your dual boot is you might want to turn the XP system restore off for the partition that contains 2000 just in case you have to use the restore feature it won't make changes the 2000 install. My PC has XP PRO main use, XP PRO for testing and .NET The wife's has XP home, XP PRO, 2K PRO and 2000 Server installed. This is so I can see the differences between the OS's.
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02-15-2003, 02:27 PM
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I use 98 & XP, on a dual boot, simply so I can help friends who have 98.
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02-15-2003, 05:05 PM
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It is a misconception that all Texans hang out in bars, but it is true that we all carry Colt 45's!
It's just that they get warm in the Texas heat and ain't worth drinkin'. |
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