Taperssection.com

Gear / Technical Help => Post-Processing, Computer / Streaming / Internet Devices & Related Activity => Topic started by: firmdragon on July 03, 2004, 11:31:39 PM

Title: attn: computer uh....geeks re: dual boot systems
Post by: firmdragon on July 03, 2004, 11:31:39 PM

ok so i'm currently running windows 2000, cuz my soundcard w/ digital I/O, only has stable drivers that run on w2k.  normally this is ok, but now i want to use windows XP to harness the power or a few certain video editing proggys.

so here's what i'm thinking.  i could do a fresh install of XP as my main OS on the first HD.  then afterwards i install w2k on my second HD.  when i need to do audio transfering, i just point my CMOS/BIOS (or whatever it's called) to boot up from HD-2. 

does this sound do-able?  are there any obvious problems w/ this setup?

TIA

Title: Re: attn: computer uh....geeks re: dual boot systems
Post by: Cooker on July 03, 2004, 11:34:48 PM

you don't need to keep them that separate. dual boot with one HD is doable.  windows has a boot menu if more than one OS is installed. all you need is separate windirs - since win2K probably lives in C:\winnt\ it will probably install XP to c:\windows\
you can also install most apps over-top of themselves - for instance if you have photoshop in c:\program files\adobe\ now, you just install it in XP to the same place, and then it can run in both OSes.  that's what i've always done, to conserve disk space.

Title: Re: attn: computer uh....geeks re: dual boot systems
Post by: firmdragon on July 04, 2004, 12:12:13 AM

cool thanks for the info!  my cpsc degree is gonna be useless...

Title: Re: attn: computer uh....geeks re: dual boot systems
Post by: rokpunk on July 04, 2004, 12:28:58 AM

program called boot magic makes this real easy...