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dual boot question - removing old o/s?
Problem: grub yields errors after calling "setup (hd0)" from grub command line Solution: link -s /boot /boot/boot Problem: dmesg and syslog flooded by "attempt to access beyond end of device" messages. Solution: Advice udev and hal to ignore the partition table found on the first disk. Linux tries to reach the end

Reviews of PCLinuxOS 2008 MiniMe, Fluxbuntu 7.10 and Other ...
... window says: "Administrative Command Prompt" "C:\Windows\system32>" xiowan.........in tucson "Maratonmannen" wrote: It´s defraging all your drives/partitions. (slipstreamed) "Don" wrote: Hey gang, Have been messing around with Vista 64 bit Ultimate since getting installed yesterday to dual boot with XP Pro.

Sys Time Resets on Reboot
You cannot perform a clean install of XP if you currently have another O/S installed on the same designated partition. This would be an upgrade. A clean install would entail reformatting your hard drive and setting up partitions. For example, if you want to create a dual-boot configuration, you would need two

double menu on dual boot
Yikes, I messed around with my hard drives and lost the boot block - I have a dual boot WinMe and XP system. I managed to get a boot block back by fdisk /mbr and after doing sys c: as well I can boot into ME ok. However I dont get any option to boot into XP anywhere. Will I fix this from the recocery console of XP?

can you dual boot with winme and win98se?
Regards, Steve Zoey wrote: Upon boot up, how do I get the prompt to ask me which kind of operating system I want to boot with. I want to install 2 IDE HDDs, one slave, one master, and one each one have a different O/S (Win95 on one, NT on the other). Is this possible? I think it's called a dual boot... Joe.

Install 98 x2, XP
You do need separate partitions for each o/s, and you do need to install and run applications within each o/s, not trying to use a common program installation or location between the two. Although there are sometimes reasons for doing all this, the normal installation for dual-boot works just fine usually.

Dual Boot O/S high speed internet connection problem
KDE project’s goal for the 4.0 release is to put the foundations in place for future innovations on the FREE desktop. .... Well worth the download and test drive; see if you can resist making your system a dual boot with this very zippy and configurable effort from TexStar and company and all the fine developers at

fichiers totalement non supprimables
Richard Steiner rstei...@skypoint.com comp os linux setup Here in comp.os.linux.setup, Justin Wills <jus...@nectar.com.au> spake unto us, saying: Eric Zwicky wrote: Hello, In the Linux books, it's recommended to create over 7 partitions for Linux alone: root, swap, /usr, /home, /tmp, /usr/src, and /usr/local.

Dual boot problems with win98 and win2000
I've got a dual boot system and this runs perfectly well in XP pro, I've tried installing different drivers and uninstalling the hardware etc. I've tried running the hotfix drivers from the sapphire website and it still won't work, any ideas out there? -- Mike S.

Slightly OT-Best Choice O/S
Emerging countries are also lucrative markets for Linux, says IDC’s Gillen, because there isn’t as much of the legacy Windows technology to have to displace. Added openSUSE - dual boot, so I can use both. `---- http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/14993 Vista Upgrade: Stuck in the Middle of Nowhere

Linux/NT dual-boot ?s
Perhaps you should tell us what your audio hard and Software is and the specific connection(s) you are using (want to use) for it? I set up a dual boot with XP 32 and I don't have any problems with the audio on that OS. The device manufacturer says that there are no driver issues and they have been thoroughly

NT4 W/S - Win95 Osr2 Dual Boot
Converting the registry settings for the drive C to D during renaming is performed automatically by PM. Partition magic will cost you roughly 1/2 the price of an external drive and will prove the easier way to get dual boot capability but the external drive gives you more future possibilities.

FC3/XP dual boot: "invalid boot sector" after each FC3 boot
Puddin' On Tue, 18 Feb 2003 01:05:07 GMT, "Mike" <x@ egg.com> wrote: How do I get W2k to display the menu of O/S's so that I can select the O/S startup on my dual boot system? I have two W2k O/S's installed on different partitions - but when I startup, the "selection menu" does not come on (I don't get any

Removing Win 95 on Dual Boot with Win NT 4.0
I often dual boot my system, the O/S's I use are unimportant, since I always use seperate Active and Non Active/Hidden Primary's to keep them seperate. (And use BootMagic as my manager). Um - yah, it IS important. If you can get the actual boot tracks for the OS into the first 1024 logical cylinders, then the BIOS

Win98 - XP dual boot
Is it possible to dual boot Win NT 4.0 Server and Workstation? From the same disk partition? I use Server to maintain my expertise in supporting it, but I have a few apps which don't run well under server, because of the background activity -- Particularly my HP CD Writer and Easy CD. Pete Gilbert.

Removing Dual O/S Boot Option
I set up a dual boot with XP 32 and I don't have any problems with the audio on that OS. The device manufacturer says that there are no driver issues and they have been thoroughly tested under XP64 and Vista64. Microsoft won't help with the problem and I'm running out of time before getting hardware replacements.

XP 64 and Audio Issues
I am having my pc dual booted , to from windows XP it now is to WindowsXP andLinux . my question is when this has been done will I be able to use the printer I have for both O/S it is an epsom all in one and is basically i believe used for windows O/S You`ll probably have to codge it. Epson never released drvers

Dual booting - FSX on two OS's?
Mike and Dale (et. al) I am new to this group because of a problem I am having with Dual Boot and PM (7.0). I also have been checking with PowerQuest so as information comes in I will post here to share the knowledge. Here is my situation: My system was configured with two harddrives: 1) Win98 SE and 2) WinME on

XP and ME dual boot ???s
Hello, I've found a couple of MS articles that address dual booting but they contradict each other regarding which O/S to install first. put on the D: drive then install XP on C:? What is the default boot O/S on start-up and can that default be changed? I presume it will be the O/S on the C: drive. -- Regards, Bob.

Running Dual Boot with 98SE and XP Pro SP1
rs1011117 rseve...@usit.net alt sys pc-clone dell Thanks to all that replied to my original question concerning setting up dual boot with P/M 7.0. I now have the dual boot system working fine after several tries.