Win2K: How do I set up multi-boots on it? (Yes, 98se)

digitalwanderer · Feb 27, 2003, 10:47 PM

Any cheater apps that'll let me control the boot without ripping 2k off this? I sort of like it.

C3po · Feb 27, 2003, 10:56 PM

Boot Magic or Boot Star Manager...

digitalwanderer · Feb 27, 2003, 11:22 PM

I picked up Partition Magic 8 and am currently mucking around....10 will get ya 100 that I end up trashing the drive learning.

Vampyromaniac · Feb 28, 2003, 06:36 AM

Dig', what exactly do you want to do? I use PartitionMagic, and have a multi-boot that suits me great.

The way I have it, it just boots normally to one OS everytime, then if I want to switch to another, I run the little PQBoot app (comes with PartitionMagic) which just reboots the computer to the other OS (and that OS remains the active booting OS until changing it again)
Heck, you can even assign a hot key to the shortcut, and it's even faster (like hitting Ctrl+F12 brings up PQBoot)
Give it a try, I think you may like it

The other way which I'm sure you've heard of is: having the computer ask you evertime you boot, which OS you want to load. I just don't like telling it the same thing EVERY time I boot/reboot.
My way I set it to one OS, then switch whenever I want to.

digitalwanderer · Feb 28, 2003, 02:04 PM

Normally I install 98se then XP on top and have the "choice" menu rigged with a 1 second delay defaulting to 98se. If'n I want to boot into XP I gotta be ready to pick it on re-boot, if not I get 98se. It works great, but I wanted to try and save win2k...said "screw it" and am setting it up like I normally do.

Feb 27, 2003, 10:47 PM	#1
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Feb 27, 2003, 10:56 PM	#2
C3po DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Ha Noi, Viet Nam Posts: 52 Rep Power: 0	Boot Magic or Boot Star Manager... __________________ 3DMark03:115 3DMark2001SE:2911 http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=6096219 PIII1Ghz 256MB SD bus 133 Main MSI 6337 ver5.0 CD Lg 52X Sound AC97 Monitor Lg775FT

Feb 27, 2003, 11:22 PM	Thread Starter #3
digitalwanderer Colour Commentator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Highland, IN USA Posts: 5,619 Rep Power: 0	I picked up Partition Magic 8 and am currently mucking around....10 will get ya 100 that I end up trashing the drive learning. __________________ WTF is up with the sigs?

Feb 28, 2003, 06:36 AM	#4
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	Dig', what exactly do you want to do? I use PartitionMagic, and have a multi-boot that suits me great. The way I have it, it just boots normally to one OS everytime, then if I want to switch to another, I run the little PQBoot app (comes with PartitionMagic) which just reboots the computer to the other OS (and that OS remains the active booting OS until changing it again) Heck, you can even assign a hot key to the shortcut, and it's even faster (like hitting Ctrl+F12 brings up PQBoot) Give it a try, I think you may like it The other way which I'm sure you've heard of is: having the computer ask you evertime you boot, which OS you want to load. I just don't like telling it the same thing EVERY time I boot/reboot. My way I set it to one OS, then switch whenever I want to. __________________ *Digitalis 3.3* Athlon 64 3000 // ASUS K8V SE Deluxe // 1024MB PC3200 (2-2-2-10 1T) ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro // 20" Dell 2005FPW (DVI) M-Audio Revo 7.1 + Philips Acoustic Edge // Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 320/16 Western Digital WD3200KS + 120/8 Seagate 7200.7 NEC ND-3550A 16x DVD±RW + Lite-On 52x24x CD-RW Antec Sonata case // 480W Antec TruePower personal bests \|\| Aq'3: 46796 \| 3D'01: 20461 \| 3D'03: 6336 \| 3D'05: 2677 \| PC'04: 4605 \| PC'02: 7691,9092,1250

Feb 28, 2003, 02:04 PM	Thread Starter #5
digitalwanderer Colour Commentator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Highland, IN USA Posts: 5,619 Rep Power: 0	Normally I install 98se then XP on top and have the "choice" menu rigged with a 1 second delay defaulting to 98se. If'n I want to boot into XP I gotta be ready to pick it on re-boot, if not I get 98se. It works great, but I wanted to try and save win2k...said "screw it" and am setting it up like I normally do. __________________ WTF is up with the sigs?