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dual boot advice needed
Ron Badour rwbad...@texas.net microsoft public win98 setup Christopher Spry wrote: A colleague has a FAT32 installation of Windows 98 English language version and wants to dual boot to this and the Chinese version of windows 98, which is not yet installed. Any advice and recommendations on how to do this would be

Need advice on setting up a dual boot vista / xp?
2) He says dual boot "is not recommended." He says modern versions of Linux read from and write to the MBR quite heavily. Using the system in a dual-boot way makes it unstable. Has he ever used linux? Accortind to his cohorts, yes; he uses Linux exclusively. Since he also uses VmWare, I assume he must have multiple

need advice re: upgrading 95/nt dual boot to 98/nt
I want to install Win2k, making a dual boot system. I would like to use APCI and PnP with Win2k. Like to use the advanced power management features. I understand that if you are using APCI then Pnp sort comes with it plus the Power Management features. Is the APCI on the m/b invoked via the PnP setting of the bios

Advice on System components please?
2) He says dual boot "is not recommended." He says modern versions of Linux read from and write to the MBR quite heavily. The MBR is written to when installing. Only. Using the system in a dual-boot way makes it unstable. The only thing that is unstable is the displayed clock times if you don't tell *nix that the

ADVICE: Dual boot setup from Scratch.
I did appreciate the advice about antivirus given as well but I am in fact a computer tech at a chain store so I know the basic reasons. Now for the problem, even with the specs of my system (listed below) my system take 3-4 minutes to boot. Compared to when I dual boot it to XP and it is sitting at the desktop

Linux V Xp advice please
So I am basically seeking advice on keeping ME or not and some ideas on how others might partition for XP install or dual boot scenario. Thanks. Hi Jeff, Uncle Jim E. has a good article on the subject. Here's the URL and good luck. http://www.aumha.org/a/parts.htm -- siljaline "Arguing with anonymous strangers on

need advice re: upgrading 95/nt dual boot to 98/nt
rocky bullwinkle d...@ic-net.com.au redhat config jmt wrote: I would like to setup my PC to have both WindozeNT workstation and Linux Redhat 6.1 via dual boot. Any tips on this and or advice please. Thanks, Jeffin Install NT first, then LInux. LInux 6 automatically sets up a boot loader(lilo) for dual boot with the

Dual boot English and Chinese versions of Windows 98. Advice ...
Each will work in a dual-boot fashion. My needs are very simple (OOo, Media Player and Internet are the only essentials) and I would appreciate advice as to which is likely to suit my situation as outlined above. Knoppix 5.0 may be a good choice. You can try the CD/DVD live and see if it fits your needs.

dual boot NT + win - any advice
Richard G. Harper rghar...@email.com microsoft public win98 gen_discussion Installing an unsupported operating system on a laptop is ALWAYS a bad idea. Laptops often have unusual, proprietary components that require specialized drivers. If Win98 is not supported on your laptop, then don't do it.

Dual Boot W98 and NT Server? Re: Need advice setting up home ...
Bit Twister BitTwis...@localhost.localdomain alt linux On Mon, 4 Oct 2004 17:01:11 -0400, Daryl wrote: I'm planning to move my current Windows NTFS disk to a new, larger drive. I'll be splitting this drive to host both my current Windows and a new install of Mandrake Linx 10.0. What's the best protocol?

Advice needed by newbie, Please.
Sound advice. I've a few elaborations and comments. Create a 1meg partition for bootman. Dual boot can cause lots of problems if not used properly. But others can Advise you on the pros and cons of bootman over dual boot. I guess I'll be "others." ;-) Dual Boot is good for somebody who's not sure s/he will be

Dual boot advice needed
Well, *you* told the installer to do that. ;-) 2) He says dual boot "is not recommended." He says modern versions of Linux read from and write to the MBR quite heavily. Using the system in a dual-boot way makes it unstable. Has he ever used linux? No version of linux I know writes to the MBR unless the admin

need XP/Vista upgrade and dual boot advice
... 1 Jun 2004, Aldous Huxley wrote: I'm hoping that this group will again, offer up great, effective advice for an issue I'm grappling with. edited the file per your liking and kernel c ya alvin # # # LILO configuration file # generated by 'liloconfig' # # # dual boot between hda1 or hdb1 # # # boot = /dev/hda

Geek blowing smoke? (dual-boot advice)
I have not been able to dual boot since. If I make either drive the master it will come up fine but I never get a drive selection menu allowing me to select the slave drive to boot up. I formatted the Win2000 drive as FAT 32 and either drive can see the other in Windows! The CMOS identifies both drives properly and

Dual boot Win98 & Win2K advice
Pär C fl...@hotmail.com alt os linux mandrake Jase wrote: Dear Group, I am going (fingers Xed) to set-up a dual boot with Windows 2000 & Mandrake. However, I have only ever installed mandrake on machines with various variants of windows 98! I believe that the procedure is quite different for windows 2000 (you have

Need advice upgrading 95 to 98 on a dual boot system
David H. Lipman wrote: From: "John John" <audetw...@nbnet.nb.ca> Are they on the same computer (as in dual boot). I'm not entirely sure that this is due to the XP kernel, I did some searching and found the site where I had found the information some time ago, there is good EMS troubleshooting advice here:

Dual Boot advice anyone?
The lack of recent drivers for a pcmcia card (Emu 8710) plus troubles with using a Zip Drive in Windows 2000 will force me to venture on a dual-boot system in my laptop (a used IBM T23, p3 1Ghz, 256 megs of RAM, 29gig HD, intended for net surfing, Photoshop, basic audio editing). The card's install floppies are for

Ext HD triggers new hardware, drivers not loaded
I want to set up a dual-boot system and have been reading some really bad experiences of the Linux install causing the Windows OS not to boot because of corrupted MBR file, or something like that. 1. I am planning to purchase 'partition magic'. 2. The system already has (on sole partition) Windows XP Pro,

Thinking about Jumping In! Advice appreciated.
Davey Tilt qu...@ix.netcom.com alt music 4-track Hello I'ma newbie who has built up a fairly decent starters DAW and I'm looking for advice on setting up my Computer. After much research, I've decided I'd like to set up my computer as a Dual Boot system, with one HD/OS configured strictly for the DAW.

dual boot debian & Windoze, need advice
So I've decided to reformat but I would like some advice on the best way to set it up for a dual boot. I want one system to be XP and the other either 98 or DOS 6.22. Which would be the best for gaming? Windows 98 is still the most compatible OS for gaming. I have the PowerQuest programs, BootMagic and