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LINUX distro multiboot with windows
Name: Shadow_Ugz Date: July 30, 2005 at 21:19:35 Pacific OS: Installing CPU/Ram: Pentium III 866mHZ copper
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I would like to install a multi boot system with windows XP, Windows 98, Windows Vista, and a LINUX ditro. I don<t know which distro to use and what order to install the operating systems so if you have some sugestions i would appreciate them.
Name: Dlonra Date: July 31, 2005 at 18:11:40 Pacific
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google LINUX multiboot with windows howto OR tutorial
"distro" deprecated for searching
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Response Number 2
Name: sapadilaman Date: August 2, 2005 at 15:37:13 Pacific
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I would install Win98 first. Followed by WinXP. WinXP will install a bootloader where you can choose between the two. Then, i would install Vista next but since it's in beta i have no idea what the bootloader is like but i expect that it would support multibooting with previous versions of Windows. I would always install any version of Linux last. (I like SuSE 9.3) And the Linux bootloader GRUB will install in the Master Boot Record and handle booting all of your OS'es.
However, good luck finding hardware that will run smoothly with all 3 generations of Windows.
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Response Number 3
Name: 8truths Date: August 3, 2005 at 21:03:43 Pacific
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My views on distros goes like so:
Fastest: Slackware Easiest for dummies: Mandrake/Mandriva Best compatibility: Redhat/Fedora
One piece of advice: avoid the conventional wisdom and don't use LiLo with any NT-based Windows.
The Grub loader works a hundred times better when operating in a many boot environment.
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