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Postby jimclarke » Thu Apr 21, 2005 7:20 pm

If I load two OSs on my system, how do I change from one to the other?

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Re: Operating systems

Postby WebbPA » Thu Apr 21, 2005 7:27 pm

It is usually done through a bootloader utility that runs before either of the OS's starts - I recall Lilo and Grub for Linux/Windows dual boots.

Research dual boot options thoroughly before you add a second OS or you will hose your entire HD.
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Re: Operating systems

Postby eno » Fri Apr 22, 2005 1:06 am

If you're talking two Windows OS then you'll get the option at boot up.
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Re: Operating systems

Postby Fozzer » Fri Apr 22, 2005 3:30 pm

I've got two hard drives, with Win XP Pro on one, and Win '98SE on the other.
Drive C: Win XP Pro.
Drive D: Win '98 SE
I select the desired hard drive during the boot-up sequence in DOS, by pressing "Delete" at the start of boot-up.

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