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How to install two OS properlly.

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Name: Joe Tech
Date: October 25, 2004 at 19:10:42 Pacific
OS: Windows Xp Home Edition S
CPU/Ram: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4/256
Comment:

I just reinstalled my XP onto my old computer. Now I want to have a dual boot option and have it work properly. I gave 50%of the hard drive space to my first OS. NOw all I have to do is just install the other OS and it will just give me a dual boot option everytime I load it up?

I just want to confirm this before I do so.



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Response Number 1
Name: ham30
Date: October 25, 2004 at 19:23:17 Pacific
Reply:

A basic rule is:
The oldest opersting system must be installed first.


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Response Number 2
Name: Joe Tech
Date: October 25, 2004 at 19:32:59 Pacific
Reply:

What is older XP Home or Pro? I think it is home, or maybe they same age :-S


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Response Number 3
Name: Wombat
Date: October 25, 2004 at 19:40:53 Pacific
Reply:

Home And Pro are the same age, an older operating system would be Win ME (Do NOT install) or Win 98 which would be ok.

Or you could go and install a Linux distro which will sort itself out regarding which boots first, with either the Lilo or Grub boot managers.

Purgamentum initium, exitus purgamentum


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Response Number 4
Name: Wombat
Date: October 25, 2004 at 19:42:00 Pacific
Reply:

Sorry, I forgot to mention Win 2000 as a older OS...

Purgamentum initium, exitus purgamentum


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Response Number 5
Name: XpUser
Date: October 25, 2004 at 20:02:49 Pacific
Reply:

Install the operating systems in the following order:

1. MS-DOS
2. Windows 95, 98 or Me
3. Windows NT
4. Windows 2000
5. Windows XP


MSKB Link

i_XpUser


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Response Number 6
Name: ectoplasme
Date: October 25, 2004 at 21:12:59 Pacific
Reply:

Joe Tech,

Might not be the simplest way but not so difficult.

Partition Magic has a walk thru on how to install the 2nd OS. 1st- install the OS then Partition Magic program then look up the options... simple then ( and I don't consider myself as a guru, far from it but succeeded all the times).

Good luck.


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Response Number 7
Name: Joe Tech
Date: October 25, 2004 at 21:14:54 Pacific
Reply:

Silly me I know this stuff :)

1) MS- Dos, Windows 3.1, Windows 3.11
2) Windows 95
3) Windows 98, 98 SE, ME
4) Windows NT
5) Windows 2000 Pro, Server, Advanced Server, Database Server
5) Windows XP Home, Pro, and 64-bit
6) Windows Server 2003
7) Windows Longhorn(in the making) :)

I might Install linux, cuz it seems to be virus free.


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Response Number 8
Name: Wombat
Date: October 25, 2004 at 23:01:17 Pacific
Reply:

Here's a link to download the 4 Mandrake 10 cd iso's...

www.justlinux.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=126996

Purgamentum initium, exitus purgamentum


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Response Number 9
Name: XpUser
Date: October 26, 2004 at 04:38:11 Pacific
Reply:

Hey Joe Tech, is that all you know? How about this 18 years old kid who is running no fewer than 37 OS on one PC and 6 HD?

Main Menu:
Dos 6.22 w/Dosshell
Dos 7.0
DR-Dos
FreeDos
OS/2 warp IV
SkyOS

Windows Menu:
Windows 1.01
Windows 2.03
Windows 3.1
Windows 95
Windows 98 First Edition
Windows 98 SE (2 installations - Main, Lite)
Windows ME
Windows XP Pro
Windows 2000 Pro

Unix Menu:
AtheOS
Syllable OS
Aos (Bluebottle)/Oberon 2.3.6
BeOS 5 Personal Edition
BeOS 5 w/ Mac skin
BeOS 5.03 Developer Edition
QNX 6.1
QNX 6.2
FreeBSD
OpenBSD
NetBSD
Minix

LInux Menu:
Storm 2000
Immunix
Conectiva
Libranet
Vector
JBLinux
Slackware
Trustix
Red Hat 7.2
Mandrake 8.2
Debian

Dos Window Managers Menu:
Tandy Deskmate
Desktop 2
Dos94
Dosstart
Egress
Gaze
Glance
IconDOs
Iconshell
QBfos99
Iconshell 2.1
xgui 3
xgui 4
MAcShell
MilleniumOS
XTos

LINK

i_XpUser


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Response Number 10
Name: wanderer
Date: October 26, 2004 at 12:17:00 Pacific
Reply:

Now that's impressive. I thought having Netware, Linux, and a bunch of MS OS's multibooted in one system was great.

Trust that YOUTH has the time for such endeavors :-) That kid is going somewhere!


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Response Number 11
Name: Wilson
Date: November 24, 2004 at 23:00:06 Pacific
Reply:

Hi all...

I'm trying to install Windows XP, Fedora Core 3 and Red Hat 9. I've installed Windows Xp first then followed by Fedora Core 3. When it comes to RedHat 9, I have doubt because there will be two copies of GRUB loader, one for FC3 and another for RedHat.

What is the proper or best way to do this?

Thank you


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