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Kal-EL 06-28-2009 11:54 PM
Multi-Boot Windows xp---> Win7
 
Anybody muster this multi-boot yet?

Something like:

winxp32
winxp64
Vista32
Vista64
Win732
Win764

Anybody? Is this referred to as a sexy(6)boot? This is my next mini-project :D

hellcamino 06-29-2009 12:22 AM
I would just skip vista tbh.

Chuchnit 06-29-2009 02:38 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by hellcamino (Post 6869)
I would just skip vista tbh.
Look who the OP is. He's done Quad boot before. He isn't gonna listen to this. :p

Kal-EL 06-29-2009 02:47 AM
My only concern is xp dealing with more than 4 primary partitions

3 down, 4 to go

Kal-EL 06-29-2009 10:43 AM
Almost there, gotta burn an Seven_x64 first and install. So far I've got ocaXp32, xpPro32,xpPro64,VistaU32,VistaU64,7x32u

Here is the first menu you are met with within the boot loader:
http://www.overclockaholics.com/Kal/...t/100_2571.JPG

Then you select "previous versions of windows" and get the second menu within the boot loader:
http://www.overclockaholics.com/Kal/...t/100_2572.JPG


I know most of you are thinking WTF! WHY? and :Dizzy:
Answer: Thought it'd be cool to see and wanted to see what the boot loader could handle. Plus I can test proggies in each os shock

Neuromancer 06-29-2009 12:28 PM
Makes sense to me

XP 32 and 7 32 for benching.

Vista 64 for Desktop usage.

Hmm thats only 3...

Sidenote..

If you weak XP for benching and ant it fully available for otehr things... you can run "hardware profiles"

So for instance you can have print spooler enabled on one account and disabled on the other. Saves some hassle over multibooting I supose. Have not looked to see if it available in Vista or Mojave yet.

Kal-EL 06-29-2009 02:53 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Neuromancer (Post 7013)
Makes sense to me

XP 32 and 7 32 for benching.

Vista 64 for Desktop usage.

Hmm thats only 3...

Sidenote..

If you weak XP for benching and ant it fully available for otehr things... you can run "hardware profiles"

So for instance you can have print spooler enabled on one account and disabled on the other. Saves some hassle over multibooting I supose. Have not looked to see if it available in Vista or Mojave yet.
Yep, many possibilities thar are. Sharing user proflies etc.

DrNip 06-29-2009 04:55 PM
Your nuts supes!

Jeffro64 06-29-2009 05:40 PM
Kewl.... You must have some massive HDD or Raid going!


Now go do all updates for each one!:Dizzy:

Kal-EL 06-29-2009 05:42 PM
Its not that big, still some room left over on a 300gig raid 0, 2xVelociraptor

dinos22 06-29-2009 06:34 PM
yeah i have a lot of OSes on one benching drive among my 3xdrives

i even have win2008 server in the mix
they all live nice side by side

i usually install XP stuff first and then the rest

Kal-EL 06-29-2009 06:52 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by dinos22 (Post 7146)
yeah i have a lot of OSes on one benching drive among my 3xdrives

i even have win2008 server in the mix
they all live nice side by side

i usually install XP stuff first and then the rest
Yah, goes pretty painlessly if done in order. You know whats teh boot loaders limit on os's?

Wondering if it'd take some server2008 action as well.

Buckeye 06-29-2009 06:53 PM
Hey Dinos :)

The only problem that I can see with many OS's on a benching drive is they all to often get furballed and need to be reinstalled.

I just use a SSD and reinstalls go pretty fast, I guess, I still hate having to do it tho.

dinos22 06-29-2009 07:07 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Buckeye (Post 7149)
Hey Dinos :)

The only problem that I can see with many OS's on a benching drive is they all to often get furballed and need to be reinstalled.

I just use a SSD and reinstalls go pretty fast, I guess, I still hate having to do it tho.
absolutely

my XP Oses are stuffed for Pi now :(

Buckeye 06-29-2009 07:44 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by dinos22 (Post 7152)
absolutely

my XP Oses are stuffed for Pi now :(
Yup thats something I have to get around to learning all the ins and outs of that. I gave it my best shot at GOOC in LA at #4 but you are one of the masters at it cool2

So much to do in my little shop these days ...


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