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multi booting
hi all,
can some one please tell me if the following is possible, i run my computer with xp pro but have a usb external hard drive 400gb, if i partition it 4 times could i put vista basic, windows 7, ubuntoo and kubuntoo on those partitions and then choose which one to boot up when my computer first boots. i have in the past installed all but kubuntoo on to my "c" drive and they all work fine
i would like the answer to be yes but dont want to waste time installing them all and then not work, hope to hear soon
fatgaz
can some one please tell me if the following is possible, i run my computer with xp pro but have a usb external hard drive 400gb, if i partition it 4 times could i put vista basic, windows 7, ubuntoo and kubuntoo on those partitions and then choose which one to boot up when my computer first boots. i have in the past installed all but kubuntoo on to my "c" drive and they all work fine
i would like the answer to be yes but dont want to waste time installing them all and then not work, hope to hear soon
fatgaz
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booting from usb isn't ideal
window's boot.ini describes the disc/partition to boot from ... and I'm not sure that a usb drive gets an id number
there are special distros of windows xp that will load onto a usb disc ... but that's a straight hack - and it's very slow
multibooting can be hard enough on an internal drive so I think you'd be pushing it.
having said that ... you'd be using a linux boot loader ... that's not my area
my gut says an internal drive would do it - but USB no -
and vista isn't exactly straight forward to dual boot
but I'd be pleased to be proved wrong
a definite yes would be using virtual PC 2007
and the images would sit on the usb
window's boot.ini describes the disc/partition to boot from ... and I'm not sure that a usb drive gets an id number
there are special distros of windows xp that will load onto a usb disc ... but that's a straight hack - and it's very slow
multibooting can be hard enough on an internal drive so I think you'd be pushing it.
having said that ... you'd be using a linux boot loader ... that's not my area
my gut says an internal drive would do it - but USB no -
and vista isn't exactly straight forward to dual boot
but I'd be pleased to be proved wrong
a definite yes would be using virtual PC 2007
and the images would sit on the usb
thanks for your replies
because it is possible although not simple i will give it a go, and the reason i would like so many o/s installed is that if i become bored of one i can switch to another, and being unemployed i cant afford to buy computers even second hand then there is the space issue of storing them when not in use. so i will give it a go and let you know how i got on but dont expect a quick reply cause if it goes pete tong i might just throw the lot out the window LOL
because it is possible although not simple i will give it a go, and the reason i would like so many o/s installed is that if i become bored of one i can switch to another, and being unemployed i cant afford to buy computers even second hand then there is the space issue of storing them when not in use. so i will give it a go and let you know how i got on but dont expect a quick reply cause if it goes pete tong i might just throw the lot out the window LOL
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