Re: To VPC or multiBoot?
- From: "Glen" <gp2002hwREMOVEME@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2006 00:17:14 +0100
If you install XP a second time in its own partition for the kids, use
something like bootitng as your boot manager. You can then hide your own
partitions from the second installation. That is, when your kids boot into
their XP your XP and any partitions you choose are not seen by their
windows. The reverse is also true. When you boot into your windows you wont
see their partition.
Obviously that will work for trustworthy kids. If you are worried the kids
will mischiviously play around with your files then there is nothing you can
do that they wont find a way round. In that case a second pc is what you
need.
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Please repost if you find the fault
Glen P
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"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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See below.
"cutie_pyie" <cutiepyie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi all,*** Your friend got carried away. The OS an all applications
I have a isssue that I need help with please.
I am a single mom with 2 kids and only one computer,
a Dell P4 with 1.3GhZ CPU and 256KB RDRAM, running Window XP Pro SP2.
The
Hard drive is partitioned into 5 different partitions:
C:==for the OS only;
D:==for application programs, MS Office, Nero, etc.;
E:==for temp files & TIF's;
F:==for my documents, music, pictures, etc.;
G:==for future use, unused at this time.
*** should reside on C:, your data on drive D:. Having
*** five drives is confusing and will lead to bottlenecks.
*** At the very least you should combine drives E:, F: and G:.
It was done this way by a friend to make it easy for me to backup my data&
such and to make whole system backup easy. I use Acronis True Image tomake
backup images of each partition as necessary.have
I do not have a problem with my kids using the computer but lately they
been doing stuff that seems to mess it up - they use Kazza and Emule to*** Correct. I have fixed several systems that were messed up
do
P2P file sharing and such with their friends and others. I have been
told
that those applications can really mess up a system and infect it with
all
kinds of stuff.
*** by teenagers.
I want to know which of the following scenarios would be better for me(and
keep me from killing the kids).*** Killing the kids would be the most effective solution.
1.) Install a second copy of Windows XP Pro to the unused partition "G",so
they can do what they want (mostly surfing and these P2P programs), and Iwould
don't have to worry about it infecting the other Operating system. I
be interested in knowing how to keep this second OS from writing anythingto
the other partitions if I do not want it to though?? Some type of file*** You would have to set up a rigid permission scheme to keep
sharing?? *** Please comment as necessary. ***
*** them out of your drives. They will get around it as soon as
*** they know half as much as you do.
After I install this 2nd OS and update it with all hotfixes, etc., Ibe
would
make an image of it and save it to CD/DVD's so if they really mess it up
I
could just reinstall from the image (which is pretty fast), and they
would
back to where it started from.*** Good idea.
2.) Use the above scenario but with the addition of MS Virtual PC andhave
the 2nd copy of XP Pro running inside VPC? But remember, this PC only*** RAM is not all this costly but a Virtual PC does not really
has
256KB of memory and it is really too expensive for me to upgrade it as my
friend says RDRAM is costly.
*** keep your kids out of the main Windows installation.
*** Remember that you always have to launch Windows first,
*** followed by the Virtual PC.
3.) Use as is (with only one instance of Windows XP Pro) but install aand
program called "SANDBOXIE", $20.00 shareware,
http://www.sandboxie.com/faq.php and have the kids run their P2P programs
do their surfing from within this program? Not certain if this programa
is
finished product or a work in progress?*** Don't know this program.
The cost of the 2nd copy of Windows XP Pro is not an issue as I alreadyhave
an extra copy, and I also already have a paid copy of MS VPC, I hear it
is
now free from Microsoft.
Thank you for you time and I anxiously await all comments and
suggestions.
Sincerely,
Sue
If this was my machine then I would get a free copy of a boot
loader called XOSL. I would then do this:
- Create a 15 MByte logical partition at the far end of the disk.
- Install XOSL there.
- Clone the existing WinXP installation to your spare partition.
- Add the two OSs to the XOSL menu.
- Password-protect your own WinXP installation in XOSL.
- Selectively hide various partitions from each other.
As a net result would get two completely independent and
mutually invisible OSs, one of which is password protected.
There are a few gotchas in this method. Post again for
further details if you decide to follow this path
.
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