Re: New OS ... question(s)

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MindFever wrote:
Okay, this is purely fictional [obviously] ...but with a few questions:

If for example they make an operating system like "Windows 360" or "Windows GameZone" [the names are just my example.I wouldn't mind these names;) ]... i was wondering, is it possible to make an operating system that is booted directly from an OS ,ment only for gaming (install and run the game) ...something like the consoles have ?

Or an OS that could have 2 options like:[the name is just an example] GameZone/Windows ... you choose "GameZone" and the system resources are free to run more complicated game-tasks (does this sound right?).You know, no apps ... just a built-in web browser,media player and a choice to install a few other things (something like gadgets in Win Vista).No fancy utilities...

The most obvious question is : would this drastically improve the performance of the PC ? is this DOABLE ? If so, why don't they do something like this already ? The last question: why not? ;) [taken out from the "generic questions" database :)) ]
Possible? Yes. But I can't see MS doing it, not like that. Dell does something of the kind for some of their laptops at least. There are two "power" buttons. One boots the regular OS. The other boots Media Direct, which contains just enough OS support to be able to watch DVDs, play mp3s, use the "office" software, etc. And unlike Vista, it boots in only a few seconds.

Ms seems to me to favor a different approach, though. For example, their XP Home, Vista Home Basic and Vista Home Premium OSs have support built in for gaming, multimedia, and so on. The "business" versions of these operating systems are optimized for business uses instead.

Can you boot an os from another os? Yes, you can. There is a way most Linux distributions can be booted from Windows that works, but aren't used much anymore. Instead, most people who want a version of Windows plus a distro of Linux usually use a dual boot setup.

Hope this helps answer your question.


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