Re: Newbie: Multiple operating systems on 1 PC?

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Get a boot manager (google "Boot Manager").

"General Fear" <richmarin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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>I am presently using XP. I wanted to know if it is possible to have NT
>and DOS on the same computer.
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>I need NT so that I can run Oracle. I have a copy of Oracle for NT.
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>I want DOS because I have a computer game I would like to play again.
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>So, is the above possible? I am willing to live with out DOS if that
>helps.
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>Regards
>Rich

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