How many OS?

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I know that with many systems multiple OS's are possible, but what would be
the advantage of running more than one OS. I am using winXP and it seems to
cover the bases. How could it benifit me to run say win2000 along side?
 
There is really no advantage to multi-booting different
operating systems unless you enjoy going back and forth.
Windows XP is the latest operating system. I would
suggest using just one operating system. In general,
one must install an older operating system before installing
a newer operating system. Attempting to install an older
operating system after installing Windows XP first can
be rather tricky, but it can be done.

Cannot Start Windows XP After You Install Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;283433

How do I install Windows 2000 after I've installed Windows X­P?
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_repair_2k.htm

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| I know that with many systems multiple OS's are possible, but what would be
| the advantage of running more than one OS. I am using winXP and it seems to
| cover the bases. How could it benifit me to run say win2000 along side?
 
mick said:
I know that with many systems multiple OS's are possible, but what would be
the advantage of running more than one OS. I am using winXP and it seems to
cover the bases. How could it benifit me to run say win2000 along side?
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Generally speaking you would install multiple operating system so as
to be able to take advantage of certain specific functions or
capabilities that may be available in one operating system but not in
another; or because of application program compatibility issues.

For example there are certain older applications which will not run
under Windows XP but will operate okay under one of the older 9x
versions of Windows (95/98/98SE) so if you needed to run one or more
applications of this type then that would a reason to install a second
operating system.

Another common reason for multiple operating system would be the need
or desire to run Linux on the computer for some purposes.

In my particular situation I provide support for a wide variety of
Windows versions, ranging from 3.1 up to and including XP, with only
NT3.x and NT4 excluded from the mix. So I find it advantageous to
have many different versions of Windows installed on the computer so
when I encounter a particularly nasty problem involving a specific
version of Windows I can boot my own machine with that version and try
to duplicate the circumstances. And also there are many functions
and windows components which operate differently in different versions
of Windows, or which are found in some versions but not in others.
Often it is difficult to remember which specific inclusions and
exclusions apply to any given version of Windows so it helps to be
able to boot into that specific version and check out the detailed
functionality.

Hope this explains the situation.


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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Ron said:
Generally speaking you would install multiple operating system so as
to be able to take advantage of certain specific functions or
capabilities that may be available in one operating system but not in
another; or because of application program compatibility issues.

For example there are certain older applications which will not run
under Windows XP but will operate okay under one of the older 9x
versions of Windows (95/98/98SE) so if you needed to run one or more
applications of this type then that would a reason to install a second
operating system.

Another common reason for multiple operating system would be the need
or desire to run Linux on the computer for some purposes.

In my particular situation I provide support for a wide variety of
Windows versions, ranging from 3.1 up to and including XP, with only
NT3.x and NT4 excluded from the mix. So I find it advantageous to
have many different versions of Windows installed on the computer so
when I encounter a particularly nasty problem involving a specific
version of Windows I can boot my own machine with that version and try
to duplicate the circumstances. And also there are many functions
and windows components which operate differently in different versions
of Windows, or which are found in some versions but not in others.
Often it is difficult to remember which specific inclusions and
exclusions apply to any given version of Windows so it helps to be
able to boot into that specific version and check out the detailed
functionality.

Hope this explains the situation.


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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all I can say is VMWare or Microsoft Virtual PC
Thats what I run so I can run multiple os's at the same time for running
stuff like that.
 
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