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Setup for Dual Booting

Mar 12, 2004 10:08AM PST

When Installing Two Operating system are both installed on the C Partition, and if so how? Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.

Richard

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Re:Setup for Dual Booting
Mar 12, 2004 10:12AM PST

"When Installing Two Operating system are both installed on the C Partition, and if so how? Any assistance will be greatly appreciated."

You didn't note which two. I deal with the issues too often so it's best to just tell you that you can't install two on C of differing Microsoft versions since conflicts erupt.

Bob

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Re:Re:Setup for Dual Booting
Mar 12, 2004 10:42AM PST

Bob, Am referring to XP Home & Linux Mandrake. While at it I have been told that Xp is installed first & Mandrake 2nd.

Richard

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Re:Re:Re:Setup for Dual Booting
Mar 12, 2004 11:25AM PST

"Am referring to XP Home & Linux Mandrake. While at it I have been told that Xp is installed first & Mandrake 2nd."

That's a common install. But the mandrake is usually on it's own partition and not C:. Putting two different OSes on the same partition is not the usual.

The install is common and noted at the Mandrake and other web sites.

Bob

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Re:Re:Re:Re:Setup for Dual Booting
Mar 12, 2004 12:09PM PST

Thanks again Bob. Will do my Homework and let you know results. Really appreciate all the support.

Richard

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Re:Setup for Dual Booting
Mar 12, 2004 10:15AM PST

Set up each on its own partition or hard drive. Older OS goes to C, while newer 2K or XP goes to the second partition/drive.