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Ok chaps, here's the deal :
I currently run a PC with 2 hard drives on it, XP pro is installed on C:. I have quite a few old games that refuse to work with XP, due to the file system, so I was considering installing an older version of windows (98 probably), either on the D: drive, or in a second partition I create on the C: drive.
What I'd then like to do, is have a funky menu come up each time I boot to ask me which O/S I'd like. What is the most simple way to do this?
By the way, windows 98 and these games aren't going to take up that much space, so I'm not going to waste my whole 20 gig D: drive on it, so if I plan to use that, it will need partitioning aswell.
Suggestions?
thanks
I currently run a PC with 2 hard drives on it, XP pro is installed on C:. I have quite a few old games that refuse to work with XP, due to the file system, so I was considering installing an older version of windows (98 probably), either on the D: drive, or in a second partition I create on the C: drive.
What I'd then like to do, is have a funky menu come up each time I boot to ask me which O/S I'd like. What is the most simple way to do this?
By the way, windows 98 and these games aren't going to take up that much space, so I'm not going to waste my whole 20 gig D: drive on it, so if I plan to use that, it will need partitioning aswell.
Suggestions?
thanks
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I think i will stick with XP pro for a long time.
Unless the next windows is radically amazing.
Unless the next windows is radically amazing.
taka-Q wrote:
> My personal opinion is that people can use what ever operating system
> they like and find best, but they SHOUND'NT (opps, big mistake there) try to change what other
> people like.
> My personal opinion is that people can use what ever operating system
> they like and find best, but they SHOUND'NT (opps, big mistake there) try to change what other
> people like.
My personal opinion is that people can use what ever operating system they like and find best, but they should try to change what other people like.
Heh.
You show quite a lot of hatred for it :P
I find it quite fun and rewarding to use.
You show quite a lot of hatred for it :P
I find it quite fun and rewarding to use.
Oh, the amount of open source available is nice too I suppose. But Windows has all this, but without all the inital hassle.
Another thing - if I did install Linux on a lpatop, there's no way of creating an image of the partition (s) without harming the boot loader. The only option is to wipe the HD, install XP, install image of XP, then reinstall Linux from scratch, including all its programs.
Another thing - if I did install Linux on a lpatop, there's no way of creating an image of the partition (s) without harming the boot loader. The only option is to wipe the HD, install XP, install image of XP, then reinstall Linux from scratch, including all its programs.
gamezfreak wrote:
> Heh - Why is Linux lame may I ask Icarus? :P
Well, let's start with the individual distros. I hate SuSe's one click method, Debian is rather rough around te edges, not even detecting my monitor, Red Hat won't even detect my laptop, hanging during installation.
None of them recognise my network adaptors on BOTH my laptops, and the same goes for the GFX card (though this could have beeen remedied. When I did get my SuSe distro up and running, it took ages to set up the way I wanted (and still with no 3D acceleration). Plus, it didn't recognise my USB mouse, so I had to use the trackpad for navigating, which was laborious to say the least.
And even when everything's set up the way I wanted, it STILL didn't feel right. Maybe I've just been weened on Windows almost all my life (with the exception of Workbench for the Amiga - now that was a good alternative OS), or maybe it's the blatant propaganda from my lecturers at the end of each lab or lecture - whatever the reason, I'm not using it unless necessary. And on a final note, this dependency crap - I DON'T NEED IT.
Though I do admit it has advantages; my setup at Uni is good (they have solely Linux machines there), the bash command is fun to use (though I've recently been using XP's command prompt, which is just as good with a change of font and colour), and the commands have been etched into me (I sometimes time ls instead of dir in Windows). Oh, and Chromium is one heck of a game, as good as Ikaruga I'd say.
> Heh - Why is Linux lame may I ask Icarus? :P
Well, let's start with the individual distros. I hate SuSe's one click method, Debian is rather rough around te edges, not even detecting my monitor, Red Hat won't even detect my laptop, hanging during installation.
None of them recognise my network adaptors on BOTH my laptops, and the same goes for the GFX card (though this could have beeen remedied. When I did get my SuSe distro up and running, it took ages to set up the way I wanted (and still with no 3D acceleration). Plus, it didn't recognise my USB mouse, so I had to use the trackpad for navigating, which was laborious to say the least.
And even when everything's set up the way I wanted, it STILL didn't feel right. Maybe I've just been weened on Windows almost all my life (with the exception of Workbench for the Amiga - now that was a good alternative OS), or maybe it's the blatant propaganda from my lecturers at the end of each lab or lecture - whatever the reason, I'm not using it unless necessary. And on a final note, this dependency crap - I DON'T NEED IT.
Though I do admit it has advantages; my setup at Uni is good (they have solely Linux machines there), the bash command is fun to use (though I've recently been using XP's command prompt, which is just as good with a change of font and colour), and the commands have been etched into me (I sometimes time ls instead of dir in Windows). Oh, and Chromium is one heck of a game, as good as Ikaruga I'd say.
Turbonutter wrote:
> You shouldn't use EITHER Windows OR Linux, the two go very well
> together, just on seperate computers.
This is the correct answer.
> You shouldn't use EITHER Windows OR Linux, the two go very well
> together, just on seperate computers.
This is the correct answer.
Heh - Why is Linux lame may I ask Icarus? :P
Yeah probably. But I share taka-Q's thoughts exactly - hours of wasted setting up time, before finally reverting back to Windows. If there's software that I can't use on XP, I'll just use the labs at uni.
You shouldn't use EITHER Windows OR Linux, the two go very well together, just on seperate computers.
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