Re: Dual boot vs dual hard drives?
- From: "Walter Clayton" <w-claytonNO@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 01:05:44 -0500
VPC isn't the only player which is why I said 'or similar'.
Just to name one: http://www.vmware.com/products/desktop/ws_specs.html#hostos
-- Walter Clayton Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
"Richard" <Richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:EB98820C-D43B-42FA-9941-D3C867B68D5C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thanks for your reply Walter. Unfortunately, I am using WinXP Home and my understanding is that VPC requires Win2K or WinXPPro.
"Walter Clayton" wrote:
As an alternative, look at Virtual PC or similar. You can then run the app
concurrently.
True multi-booting into a DOS/9x environment is going to be problematic. The
hardware is rapidly outstripping the abilities of those platforms to
support.
-- Walter Clayton Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. http://www.dts-l.org
"Rich Barry" <rbarryNot@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:k322e.47107$VD5.42125@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Richard, how large are your hard drives? A dual boot using one > drive
> for both OS's would be very easy to setup.
> Just install Win98 first. You can use the second drive for your CAD > and
> other programs. I would use FAT32 for both
> OS's. This way you can access WinXP from Win98 which can be very > handy
> at times. If you are familiar with FDisk
> you can create two partitions otherwise I think XP will create a
> partition during install. XP will install it's bootloader on
> the Win98 partition giving you a Menu at bootup to select either > one. I
> am partial to dual boots though. On one of my
> drives I have WinMe, Win2000pro, WinXPpro, WinXPpro2 and Fourteen > Linux
> Distros. But then again I'm nuts.
> "Richard" <Richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1346A143-70EB-48F9-93A9-0827DC260780@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>I have a Dos CAD program that I can't afford to upgrade ($2500) to be
>> compatible with WinXP (most of the features like zoom that need >> extended
>> memory, do not work in the WinXP Command Prompt screen/shell). It >> worked
>> fine on our Win95 machine until a couple weeks ago when the Win95
>> explorer.exe crashed - going into a continuous loop and that pushed >> the
>> old
>> harddrive over the edge. That old computer is not worth spending time
>> on.
>> Also, I have a non-Dell harddrive with Win98 installed (Yes I still >> have
>> the
>> disk) from another computer whose motherboard burnt out.
>> Last Jan, our new WinXP computer harddrive crashed and Dell replaced >> it,
>> but
>> it took me more than a week to get back up to speed with all the >> program
>> rebooting and updates etc. that has to be done when a HD crashes. So, >> I
>> hesitate to start over by putting Win98 on first and then rebooting >> WinXP
>> after, and I thought that I would just install the Win98 HD as a >> second
>> drive. That is how I got here to this forum, but after reading off and >> on
>> for
>> this past weekend, I am more confused than ever over which way to
>> approach
>> this. So, my question to you experts (remembering that I am not) is:
>> "Which
>> is the better (meaning easier, less-problem producing, least
>> time-consuming,
>> less complicated for an ignorant person) method of getting my CAD >> program
>> to
>> function.
>> 1. Sticking with one HD and going thru the whole double rebooting
>> process?
>> (If so, would one of you direct me to a step-by-step procedure. Thank
>> you.)
>> 2. Installing the Win98 HD as is hoping WinXP's New Hardware >> Installer
>> can
>> handle the 2nd HD without a driver (I'm sure the driver is on that 2nd >> HD
>> somewhere!) [OK, maybe I can locate the manufacturer on the web and
>> download
>> a driver.]
>> 3. Some other solution that you experts know about that would be >> better.
>> 4. Tell me to go to the Dell user forum and stop bothering you.
>> Thanks in advance for all your time and good knowledge. R-
>
>
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