Re: XP and Windows SE dual boot

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From: Colin Barnhorst (colinbarharst(nojunk)_at_msn.com)
Date: 01/08/05 

Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2005 13:26:01 -0700

Dual boot can be unstable and when something goes wrong it is very
frustrating to fix. Back ups of both partitions are essential.

Another approach would be Microsoft Virtual PC 2004. It was written to do
away with the need for dual booting or separate hardware.

VPC will run on XP Home but is not supported by Microsoft (phone help, etc).
Nevertheless, under VPC you could run a Win98 computer in a window on your
XP desktop. You can download a trial version of VPC and try it out before
committing, since if the Win98 apps don't run to your satisfaction, you can
simply delete the Win98 computer like you would any other file. You should
be running at least 384MB ram in order to allow 128mb or more for the Win98
guest computer.

A real plus is that you could do the same thing with Linux and other Windows
versions, all on the same computer. I presently have several dozen virtual
machines available on my XP Pro system. Since I have lots of memory and a
fast processor I sometimes run several at the some time. It is nice to stay
in XP and Win98 at the same time instead of having to reboot. 

-- 
Colin Barnhorst [MVP  Windows - Virtual Machine]
"The Truth" <truth@Elkestr.com> wrote in message 
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> Can anyone point me in the right direction of a how-to article on setting 
> up
> a XP/W98se dual boot?  Also, are there any pitfalls I should know about
> before hand.  My current OS is the XP Home Edition.
>
> Thanks
>
>

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