Re: Your opinion on Multi Boot System

Here's a good article on running multiple operating systems from Tech TV.
This guy had 30 on one machine.

There are also some good links in there on partition "How-To".

Good luck.

Pete

"Abc" <ramg@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> Thanks to the replies. I am sorry for being too vague on the partition
> detail. In fact, I will have one Primary and the rest will be Extended
> partition. I need to have Win95 to run a single program {Study software.
> It does not run on any other operating system. With regard to Win98 it is
> required in order to get NEC printer working. I am unable to find printer
> driver for XP. How much of space would be required for Win95 and Win98?
> Pls note, I will not be installing any other software on these operating
> system except for the study software on Win95 which is less than 1GB. I
can
> spare rest of the space for XP & Win2000.
>
> I searched the net for multi boot procedure and found a link at Microsoft.
> In order to set up a multi boot of my requirement the instruction was very
> clear that all the operating system that, I require have to be installed
> individually on different partition. Now, I have to decide which
operating
> system should be installed on the Primary partition. Do you guys have any
> suggestion for the Primary partition?
>
> For day to day affairs, I would like to use XP or Win2000 as the preferred
> operating system.
>
> Thanks to your replies.
>
> Ram
>
>
> "Abc" <ramg@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> > Hello,
> >
> > I am aware this group is about freeware, however, I would like to seek
> your
> > suggestion on setting up a multi boot system. Currently, I have 20GB
hard
> > disk (1024MB Ram) which, I plan to divide into various partition for
> > installing these operating system.
> >
> > Drive C - 4GB - Windows 98 Second Edition
> > Drive D - 4GB - Windows XP Professional
> > Drive E - 4GB - Windows 2000 Professional
> > Drive F - 1GB - Windows 95 (Just to run single program)
> > Drive G - 7GB - For future use. (If possible for Linux Installation)
> >
> > Is this the right approach OR do you have any other suggestion which, I
> > would use. I am planning for the installation this weekend. Appreciate
> > your response.
> >
> > Ram
> >
> >
>
>