Windows XP - out of topic?

mowookie · January 29th, 2002

Uh, this may seem like a dumb question but anyway... I'll just ask since I'm curious. The q is: WinXP = Dual Boot? I didn't know that. If so, how do you set it? Any sites I can go to check it out (any info i mean...)?

**Shiori** · January 29th, 2002

Install older OS first before XP. it's as simple as that... oh and you'll have to create a separate partition for each OS.

K.I.L.E.R · January 31st, 2002

I would suggest a 100gig hd first at least and make sure it is raid at least, along with deul P4 Xeons and 8gig of ram (RDRAM) and a G3 ti 500.
The costs would be pretty cheap.

**Shiori** · January 31st, 2002

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happy2k · January 31st, 2002

yes possible
install the windows in different folders..

mowookie · January 31st, 2002

Why do I need a very strong computer? Isn't my specs enough already...?
FYI, I have a

PIII 733MHz
128 MB RAM
TNT2 Vanta 32 MB

man... this sounds pretty embarrassing for me to tell this kinda specs... damnit. I'll stop here.. no more.
So basically just put it into two different partitioned drives? that's all? no settings?

**Demigod** · January 31st, 2002

Your system should be able to handle it. You need a lot of disk space though (4 GB minimum) for a dual-boot with Windows XP. You don't necessarily have to have them on different partitions (XP can read FAT32 as well) and I actually recommend putting both OSes on the same partition, that way you can share programs instead of duplicating them on two partitions (saves a LOT of space).

**Xeven** · January 31st, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by K.I.L.E.R
....along with deul P4 Xeons and 8gig of ram (RDRAM) and a G3 ti 500.
The costs would be pretty cheap.

IS THIS SUPPOSED TO BE FUNNY? well, to the uneducated lamebrain probably..

K.I.L.E.R · January 31st, 2002

No it's supposed to be serious.
Please stop flaming I bet you don't want the mods to lock this thread and give out warnings.
If you have seen the benchies of that type of system you would want 1 too.

It seems you are calling yourself an uneducated lamebrain instead of me, why?

**Xeven** · February 1st, 2002

If you read my statements carefully (as an educated person would), you'll notice that never did i refer to myself nor anybody else as an uneducated lamebrain. But since your brain seems to lack the capacity nor the ability to realize such a simple fact. Then you must really be one... an uneducated lamer, that is.

My advise, start learning how to read AND start to understand whatever it is you are reading.

Have a nice day.

**Demigod** · February 1st, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by K.I.L.E.R
No it's supposed to be serious.
Please stop flaming I bet you don't want the mods to lock this thread and give out warnings.
If you have seen the benchies of that type of system you would want 1 too.

It seems you are calling yourself an uneducated lamebrain instead of me, why?

I don't think he was flaming, he was just pointing out how crazy the specs you posted were. You absolutely do NOT need that kind of system to run a duel-boot. All you need is a decent amount of hard disk space. It's not like he's running a server or anything. You're only running one OS at a time so it shouldn't require anything more than what the individual OSes require. As far as I can tell his system should be able to handle it. I run a duel-boot with Windows XP and Windows 98 SE and everything runs perfectly on my mediocre system.

**Shiori** · February 1st, 2002

I guess he didn't get the meaning of the pic, eh?

K.I.L.E.R · February 1st, 2002

I'm a nut

.

BTW If you have LOTS of money that type of system is nothing in costs.

**Shiori** · February 1st, 2002

Well, if I had that kinda money I wouldn't be here right now....I'd be in Japan, going to Akihabara, buying games and consoles every day for the rest of my life, and going to the Tokyo Game Show every year.

Esturk · February 1st, 2002

I've got a 2gig HD and no dual boot for me. XPpro runs everything I have just fine. I personally like the new look. Good change from the old win95 look.

**Demigod** · February 1st, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by Esturk17
I've got a 2gig HD and no dual boot for me. XPpro runs everything I have just fine. I personally like the new look. Good change from the old win95 look.

How does it run on yours? My sister's computer has a similar setup to yours (Celeron 366 @ 416, 192 MB RAM, TNT2) and it has significant lag times. I had to turn off all the animations cause it was running too slow.

Phuzzi · February 1st, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by K.I.L.E.R
BTW If you have LOTS of money that type of system is nothing in costs.

If you have lots of money then they sell things cheaper to you? Please let me know who does this.

K.I.L.E.R · February 1st, 2002

"If you have lots of money then they sell things cheaper to you?"

They do? Man I though losing $15000-$20000 is little if you have over a billion $ and good intrest rates. Hmmm I don't see much of a loss do you Phuzzi? especially how much intrest builds up.

I do that btw. If you invest $2M in my bank I owuld give u half price on all pc's. :eyes:

Phuzzi · February 1st, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by K.I.L.E.R
"If you have lots of money then they sell things cheaper to you?"

They do?

No, i'm asking you. Your idiotic statements are just getting beyond silly now.

**Demigod** · February 1st, 2002

Phuzzi: I think he was just saying if you have lots of money the cost for such a system would be insignificant compared to the whole of your budget. I don't know why he's saying it's "cheap" though. Either way you look at it it's pretty pricy and totally unnecessary (for a dual-boot, which was the original topic).

January 29th, 2002	#1 (permalink)
mowookie Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 4	Windows XP - out of topic? Uh, this may seem like a dumb question but anyway... I'll just ask since I'm curious. The q is: WinXP = Dual Boot? I didn't know that. If so, how do you set it? Any sites I can go to check it out (any info i mean...)?

January 29th, 2002	#2 (permalink)
Shiori :3 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 10,116	Install older OS first before XP. it's as simple as that... oh and you'll have to create a separate partition for each OS. __________________ "...And when I finally meet you again, I want to ask you - have you found what you were looking for? Because that's what I felt you were doing, all these years. And I want to hear you answer, "Yes, I have, thank you for asking," and we'll be together again, until the end of our days..."

January 31st, 2002	#3 (permalink)
K.I.L.E.R Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,338	I would suggest a 100gig hd first at least and make sure it is raid at least, along with deul P4 Xeons and 8gig of ram (RDRAM) and a G3 ti 500. The costs would be pretty cheap. __________________ Agent of love and justice, beautiful Sailor Senshi Sailor Moon.

January 31st, 2002	#5 (permalink)
happy2k Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Singapore Posts: 154	yes possible install the windows in different folders.. __________________ Life.........

January 31st, 2002	#7 (permalink)
Demigod これはバタスです Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 5,811	Your system should be able to handle it. You need a lot of disk space though (4 GB minimum) for a dual-boot with Windows XP. You don't necessarily have to have them on different partitions (XP can read FAT32 as well) and I actually recommend putting both OSes on the same partition, that way you can share programs instead of duplicating them on two partitions (saves a LOT of space). __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66 Ghz (Yorkfield) Mobo: Intel DX48BT2 Memory: 2048 MB PC10600 DDR3 Videocard: PNY Geforce 9800 GX2 PCIe w/ 1024 MB GDDR3 Soundcard: On-board SigmaTel High Definition Audio Hard drive: 300 MB Maxtor & 1 TB Hitachi Optical drive: LG GGW-H20L (2x BD-R DL) OS: Microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit)

January 31st, 2002	#6 (permalink)
mowookie Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 4	Why do I need a very strong computer? Isn't my specs enough already...? FYI, I have a PIII 733MHz 128 MB RAM TNT2 Vanta 32 MB man... this sounds pretty embarrassing for me to tell this kinda specs... damnit. I'll stop here.. no more. So basically just put it into two different partitioned drives? that's all? no settings?

January 31st, 2002	#9 (permalink)
K.I.L.E.R Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,338	No it's supposed to be serious. Please stop flaming I bet you don't want the mods to lock this thread and give out warnings. If you have seen the benchies of that type of system you would want 1 too. It seems you are calling yourself an uneducated lamebrain instead of me, why? __________________ Agent of love and justice, beautiful Sailor Senshi Sailor Moon.

February 1st, 2002	#10 (permalink)
Xeven A BIG BAD BATARD™ Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,517	If you read my statements carefully (as an educated person would), you'll notice that never did i refer to myself nor anybody else as an uneducated lamebrain. But since your brain seems to lack the capacity nor the ability to realize such a simple fact. Then you must really be one... an uneducated lamer, that is. My advise, start learning how to read AND start to understand whatever it is you are reading. Have a nice day. __________________ Last edited by Xeven; February 1st, 2002 at 02:38.

February 1st, 2002	#12 (permalink)
Shiori :3 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 10,116	I guess he didn't get the meaning of the pic, eh? __________________ "...And when I finally meet you again, I want to ask you - have you found what you were looking for? Because that's what I felt you were doing, all these years. And I want to hear you answer, "Yes, I have, thank you for asking," and we'll be together again, until the end of our days..."

February 1st, 2002	#13 (permalink)
K.I.L.E.R Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,338	I'm a nut . BTW If you have LOTS of money that type of system is nothing in costs. __________________ Agent of love and justice, beautiful Sailor Senshi Sailor Moon.

February 1st, 2002	#14 (permalink)
Shiori :3 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 10,116	Well, if I had that kinda money I wouldn't be here right now....I'd be in Japan, going to Akihabara, buying games and consoles every day for the rest of my life, and going to the Tokyo Game Show every year. __________________ "...And when I finally meet you again, I want to ask you - have you found what you were looking for? Because that's what I felt you were doing, all these years. And I want to hear you answer, "Yes, I have, thank you for asking," and we'll be together again, until the end of our days..."

February 1st, 2002	#15 (permalink)
Esturk Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,957	I've got a 2gig HD and no dual boot for me. XPpro runs everything I have just fine. I personally like the new look. Good change from the old win95 look. __________________ Necrosaro: Windows XP Pro x64 Edition SP2 \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 4MB L2 Cache \| Asus P5K Deluxe, Intel P35 Chipset, Socket 775 \| 4GB Kingston PC5300 DDR2 \| Nvidia GeForce 8800GT, 1024MB \| Creative SB X-Fi Fatality Edition \| Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD, 150Gb, SATA, Western Digital WD5000AAKS, 500GB, SATA \| LG 16x DVD-RWx2 SATA.

February 1st, 2002	#18 (permalink)
K.I.L.E.R Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,338	"If you have lots of money then they sell things cheaper to you?" They do? Man I though losing $15000-$20000 is little if you have over a billion $ and good intrest rates. Hmmm I don't see much of a loss do you Phuzzi? especially how much intrest builds up. I do that btw. If you invest $2M in my bank I owuld give u half price on all pc's. :eyes: __________________ Agent of love and justice, beautiful Sailor Senshi Sailor Moon.

February 1st, 2002	#20 (permalink)
Demigod これはバタスです Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 5,811	Phuzzi: I think he was just saying if you have lots of money the cost for such a system would be insignificant compared to the whole of your budget. I don't know why he's saying it's "cheap" though. Either way you look at it it's pretty pricy and totally unnecessary (for a dual-boot, which was the original topic). __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66 Ghz (Yorkfield) Mobo: Intel DX48BT2 Memory: 2048 MB PC10600 DDR3 Videocard: PNY Geforce 9800 GX2 PCIe w/ 1024 MB GDDR3 Soundcard: On-board SigmaTel High Definition Audio Hard drive: 300 MB Maxtor & 1 TB Hitachi Optical drive: LG GGW-H20L (2x BD-R DL) OS: Microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit)

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