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  1. October 28th, 2002, 01:53 PM #1
    MD_Geist
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    Quad boot system

    Looking to run XP, 2000, 98se and linux on one box

    i know that you should install the olderst OS first when it comes to dual booting Windows OSs, but are there any extra precuations i should go with when adding linux into the mix?

    My Current plans are to FDisk my 40 gig into equal 10 gig partitions and install each OS on its own partition.

    I am hoping to use as little third party software as possible to make thing simpler when it comes to destroy each and start clean again.

    Any help would be do me some good
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  2. October 28th, 2002, 03:41 PM #2
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    Rather you than me........ good luck,
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  3. October 28th, 2002, 04:13 PM #3
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    Install 98, then 2k, then XP, then linux, and if you want to save yerself some headache use fat32 and NOT NTFS, also use Grub as the bootloader and install it on the MBR
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  4. October 28th, 2002, 04:20 PM #4
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    I've heard of Grub from somewhere so, that is probably gonna be my best bet.

    Just curious what problems will i face if I go NTFS for my 2000 and XP partitions?

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  5. October 28th, 2002, 11:16 PM #5
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    Just harder to get into if you need to boot from a floppy, I guess.
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  6. October 29th, 2002, 01:14 AM #6
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    Here is how to put more than 30 OS's on your box so 4 should not be a problem.
    http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/a...399433,00.html
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