Dual Boot Windows 9x with NT or Linux by Alfred Moloto
Installing windows is pretty easy if you know what you are doing, but it can be a complete mess if you are still learning. Dual booting can have advantages if you have a game that support one platform or you want to learn to use a different operating system. ... It is pretty easy to dual boot your operating systems, although I personally don’t recommend it, as now days we have virtual pc’s that can be used, and you don’t have to reboot your pc in order to access the other operating system. ... The biggest disadvantage of dual boot is Disk space, and depending on whether you will be dual...

How To Remove One Operating System from a Dual Boot Windows XP Computer by George Chamoun
In Windows Xp, you can install two operating systems on the same hard disk of one computer. Whether you have two copies of Windows Xp, or two different operating systems, then you end up with dual boot machine when you restart your Windows Xp computer. ... Dual boot means, the system will give you a choice of two operating system. ... In summary, you can have two operating systems installed on your windows Xp machine, which will offer a choice of loading one of two operating systems. ... If you need to delete one Windows Xp copies, and leave only one, here is how you do it: When you...

How to Plan and Prepare your Windows Xp Hard Disk for a Dual Boot Bomputer Installation by George Chamoun
One of the useful features of Windows XP is its capability for multibooting. This is the configuration that let the computer boot with the choice of of different operating systems, one at a time. In the case of a dual boot computer, there are two operating systems residing on the same computer. ... In Summary, going over the 6 elements I mentioned above, you can have a system ready to install a dual boot operating system. ... 6-The order of installing the operating systems should be, the older Operating system should be installed first, and new new versions last.

Booting Problem in PC by ravi chamria
One fine day you start your PC and get messages that say,”Book Disk failure”. The problem is that the hard disk is detected but the OS does not load. The system may get stuck in the second screen during the booting process or the OS might display an error message and refuse to load. ... If your problem persists, or if you never used a boot loader, than boot into the system from a boot floppy or the Windows CD.Windows 2000 and XP users should boot into the recovery console. ... If Lila gets corrupted, you can not boot into either OS.When this happens, you have to boot into the system using...

4 Critical Steps for Successful Installation of Linux & Windows XP on the Same Computer by George Chamoun
When installing Linux and Windows XP on the same computer, the result can be a failure due to missing certain steps during the installation process. The whole process is mostly done automatically. That doesn't imply that you just watch the computer do all work for you from start to finish. ... It is possible two have two Microsoft operating system on the same partition depending on their versions, but this will never work if one operating system is Linux. ... This will enable you to have a computer ready to be rendered a dual boot system that will give you the options of loading either...

Dual Boot Windows and Linux: Single and Multiple Hard Drives by David Picella
The internet is full of technical articles, many of which are way too complicated for the average computer user who just wants to solve a simple problem. If you pay close attention, the internet is also a place where the "gurus" spend a lot of time yelling for help in discussion boards and forums. ... Configure the Windows Boot Loader: A Two Step Process It is also possible to use GRUB to dual boot Windows and Linux on the same drive but this is a bit more complex—the Windows boot loader will get the job done.

Can Linux and Windows XP be Installed on One Hard Disk? by George Chamoun
If you have used Windows based operating systems that is installed in your computer, you may not have used Linux. Linux is another operating system that you can install on your home computer. If you are interested in learning Linux, there are different ways. ... The guide I followed is called the dual boot guide, that I created myself after figuring out an easy way to install Windows XP and RedHat Linux on the same computer. ... The question that most people ask is: What do I do with the Windows operating system that is already installed on your computer.

Improve Multitasking Performance and Overall Computer Performance by Emil Sasu
Here is a list of useful tips on how to improve multitasking performance and overall computer performance on your Windows based PC. Please backup your system before doing changes, to make sure you can get it back working should anything go wrong for you. ... It is recommended to place the operating system on the first partition on the first hard drive, and it is highly recommended (!) to place the swap file partition as the first partition on a second hard drive, if possible - meaning on a separate hard drive than the one where your operating system is installed.

A Virtualisation Article by Michael Hart
An analogy: One bus can carry 30 passengers, but cars are now so relatively cheap we all travel by car. That’s up to 30 vehicles that need maintaining,rather than just one. If you can equip the bus with all the facilities you get in the cars (eg airline style seats with all the personal... Products such as “Virtual PC” emulate the operating system, applications and the underlying hardware of the simulated system, interposed between the physical hardware and host operating system as a Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) layer.

I Want To Upgrade To Windows Vista by Dave Dockery
So you've been "making do" with your Windows 98 Second Edition for a few years now, and you've decided to upgrade to the new Windows Vista. How should you go about it? Well, you can't. It is unlikely that any computer running Windows 98SE, Windows ME, or Windows 2000 is a candidate for an upgrade. ... When a new operating system is released, it’s up to the hardware vendors to make sure that they provide the drivers necessary for Windows to talk to their hardware. ... Many of the drivers will be included with the new operating system, but it’s not unusual for the vendors to declare their...