[ct-user] Re: [NA-User] DOS environment for Win XP using Dual-Boot

[Carl - WC4H]

Actually, with XP you can boot multiple operating systems without the aid of
other software.

73
Carl

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerry Treas" <k8gt@flash.net>
To: <na-user@contesting.com>; "David Gould" <david.gould@btinternet.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 8:31 PM
Subject: Re: [NA-User] DOS environment for Win XP using Dual-Boot


> If you use both Partition Commander and System Commander,
> you can have as many partitions as you like with all the
> OS's,
> you'd like.
>
> On my Pentium 133, I have 3 primary partions:
> 1.  True Dos - MSDOS 6.22
> 2.  Win95  for software that only runs under 95/98
> 3.  WinNT 4.0  my main operating system.
>
> When you boot, System Commander brings up a menu
> with your choices.  Im my case, if I select NT4.0, I get a
> second NT menu with a choice between Dos6.22 and NT.
>
> I'm sure that System Commander could handle XP, it can
> handle
> UNIX, Linux, BEOS, OS/2, and others.
>
> Works very well.  YMMV
>
> 73, Gerry  K8GT,  PJ2/K8GT
>
>
> > I remember seeing something a few months back about
> > setting up a dual-boot environment on a new W2000 or
> > Win XP machine to enable running DOS programs. I guess
> > it must have been to do with NA or SD. I cannot now find
> > the details, can anybody advise me or point to the
> original
> > posting.
> >
> > It was something like this..
> > Main Win XP partition
> > Second partition loaded with Win 98 to get to DOS
> > A third drive used as a transfer drive.
> >
> > Can this be easily added to a XP machine using something
> > like Partition Magic?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Dave   G3UEG
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > NA-User mailing list
> > NA-User@contesting.com
> > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/na-user
>
> _______________________________________________
> NA-User mailing list
> NA-User@contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/na-user
>