Tri-Boot Computer

[Guest Dan]

Since I am thinking of having a tri-boot computer when I receive my new ASUS

motherboard and my faster Intel CPU chip with fan and heat sink and want to

do a clean install. What is the suggested procedure for this. I would like

to use BING and I do have 2 hard drives that are both really messed up

because of VPN (Virtual Private Networking) access and the computers talking

to each other. I just want to have 98 Second Edition hidden all by its

lonseome self on one hard drive. I want XP Professinoal on the 2nd hard

drive and I will not use Cisco Virtual Private Networking because Chris

Quirke, MVP told me it makes my computer as weak as the weakest one on the

network. Anyway, I want to install Ubuntu Linux and I need test partitions

to safetly and effectively beta test Windows XP SP3 and Windows Vista SP1 if

Microsoft is willing to let me beta test these operating systems like

Microsoft allowed me to beta test Windows Vista Ultimate 32 bit last year as

a volunteer.

 

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[Guest Galen Somerville]

Re: Tri-Boot Computer

 

 

"Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:AB5AD21B-DDA2-49DE-B85C-A02149C166B5@microsoft.com...

> Since I am thinking of having a tri-boot computer when I receive my new ASUS

> motherboard and my faster Intel CPU chip with fan and heat sink and want to

> do a clean install. What is the suggested procedure for this. I would like

> to use BING and I do have 2 hard drives that are both really messed up

> because of VPN (Virtual Private Networking) access and the computers talking

> to each other. I just want to have 98 Second Edition hidden all by its

> lonseome self on one hard drive. I want XP Professinoal on the 2nd hard

> drive and I will not use Cisco Virtual Private Networking because Chris

> Quirke, MVP told me it makes my computer as weak as the weakest one on the

> network. Anyway, I want to install Ubuntu Linux and I need test partitions

> to safetly and effectively beta test Windows XP SP3 and Windows Vista SP1 if

> Microsoft is willing to let me beta test these operating systems like

> Microsoft allowed me to beta test Windows Vista Ultimate 32 bit last year as

> a volunteer.

>

> https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11573761&postID=3065010928190918746

 

You might want to look into using COMBOX drive swapper or the discontinued ROMTEC Trios II. This

allows you to have a separate hard drive for each system. When you boot your computer you select

which hard drive you desire. The others receive no power.

 

Galen

[Guest Ron Martell]

Re: Tri-Boot Computer

 

Dan <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Since I am thinking of having a tri-boot computer when I receive my new ASUS

>motherboard and my faster Intel CPU chip with fan and heat sink and want to

>do a clean install. What is the suggested procedure for this. I would like

>to use BING and I do have 2 hard drives that are both really messed up

>because of VPN (Virtual Private Networking) access and the computers talking

>to each other. I just want to have 98 Second Edition hidden all by its

>lonseome self on one hard drive. I want XP Professinoal on the 2nd hard

>drive and I will not use Cisco Virtual Private Networking because Chris

>Quirke, MVP told me it makes my computer as weak as the weakest one on the

>network. Anyway, I want to install Ubuntu Linux and I need test partitions

>to safetly and effectively beta test Windows XP SP3 and Windows Vista SP1 if

>Microsoft is willing to let me beta test these operating systems like

>Microsoft allowed me to beta test Windows Vista Ultimate 32 bit last year as

>a volunteer.

>

>https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11573761&postID=3065010928190918746

 

BING will allow you to configure it to automatically hide the

non-booting operating system partitions, and when booting multiple

versions of Windows this is an essential option to use in my opinion

because it protects against cross-contamination of one O/S with system

files from a different version of Windows.

 

Good luck

 

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada

--

Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2008)

On-Line Help Computer Service

http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

 

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference

has never been in bed with a mosquito."

[Guest Dan]

Re: Tri-Boot Computer

 

> You might want to look into using COMBOX drive swapper or the discontinued

ROMTEC Trios II. This

> allows you to have a separate hard drive for each system. When you boot your computer you select

> which hard drive you desire. The others receive no power.

>

> Galen

>

>

 

Thank you for your thoughts. I may consider this solution.

[Guest Dan]

Re: Tri-Boot Computer

 

BING is what I am looking for and I appreciate your comments, Ron. Thank you

so much for your help.