tnhphuong
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Install many OS on 1 PC
Hi all,
Can i install 5 OS on 1 PC?
They are: XP2, Windows Server 2003, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris. I want to install each OS on each partition.
What is the best software for manager OS?
Could you give me the link or document for this?
Thanks.
Can i install 5 OS on 1 PC?
They are: XP2, Windows Server 2003, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris. I want to install each OS on each partition.
What is the best software for manager OS?
Could you give me the link or document for this?
Thanks.
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Here's a question - WHY?
Why do you want to multi-boot these operating systems? Why not just use VMWare and/or Virtual PC to run them in a virtual machine so you can have access to each without having to reboot?
If you still insist on multibooting (a waste of time in my opinion), then I recommend System Commander (available for immediate download with purchase from http://www.v-com.com/product/System_Commander_Home.html ) - I used to use it when I booted my laptop with about a dozen different operating systems (at the time, DOS/Win31, Win95, win98, winMe, NT Server, NT Workstation, 2000 Server, 2000 Pro, XP, 2003 Server Beta, Linux, BeOS) and it worked great. Yes, Lilo or Grub may be able to handle this for you... but System commander is very easy to use and worked well.
Why do you want to multi-boot these operating systems? Why not just use VMWare and/or Virtual PC to run them in a virtual machine so you can have access to each without having to reboot?
If you still insist on multibooting (a waste of time in my opinion), then I recommend System Commander (available for immediate download with purchase from http://www.v-com.com/product/System_Commander_Home.html ) - I used to use it when I booted my laptop with about a dozen different operating systems (at the time, DOS/Win31, Win95, win98, winMe, NT Server, NT Workstation, 2000 Server, 2000 Pro, XP, 2003 Server Beta, Linux, BeOS) and it worked great. Yes, Lilo or Grub may be able to handle this for you... but System commander is very easy to use and worked well.
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the first, i install XP and 2003. Using System Commander
Boot, on System commander i see 1 OS, choose it, and show the option to choose XP or 2003.
Why?
I want to choose XP or 2003 by System commander.
Please help,
many thanks.
Boot, on System commander i see 1 OS, choose it, and show the option to choose XP or 2003.
Why?
I want to choose XP or 2003 by System commander.
Please help,
many thanks.
Reinstall System Commander - it sounds like the boot record got overwritten.
ASKER
reinstall System commander already, but the same.
Win2003 is installed on primary partition
winxp is installed on logical partition
So i think i should change into primary for winxp, right?
how can i convert? i use PQmagic, but that function is not enable.
Win2003 is installed on primary partition
winxp is installed on logical partition
So i think i should change into primary for winxp, right?
how can i convert? i use PQmagic, but that function is not enable.
Not that I would get any points if the OP had properly closed the question, but why if there are right answers in here would you close and refund the question?
If the right answer is "don't do it that way, do it this way instead" then points should be awarded for that "correct" answer.
Just my $0.02
If the right answer is "don't do it that way, do it this way instead" then points should be awarded for that "correct" answer.
Just my $0.02
Several clear answers were provided (including my own) to the original question.
The fact that tnhphuong came back with more questions is not our fault. He started using System Commander and ran into issues .. this merits another question as he was told that Boot systems will only support 3 OSes .. and Virtualisation was the way to go if he wanted more than 3. And OSX was excluded.
The fact that tnhphuong came back with more questions is not our fault. He started using System Commander and ran into issues .. this merits another question as he was told that Boot systems will only support 3 OSes .. and Virtualisation was the way to go if he wanted more than 3. And OSX was excluded.
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Install the MacOSX and Solaris are the same??
I think we don't need the power configuration of hardware, because we just run 1 OS at the same time. I used VMWare already but it's slowly.
Anyboy give me the instruction what step i should do? Example: i have 5 partitions for 5 OS,
Partition 1: EXT2 for Linux
Partition 2: FAT32 for XP2
Partition 3: NTFS for Win2003
......
I need to know the step,
ex:
1. install Linux on Partition 1 (not on MBR)......
2...
3...
I think we can not install nay OS on MBR and we need a software to manager MBR.
Is that right?
Please advice. Or give me the documents, links.....
thanks so much.