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    250gb Hard drive two OS?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by AtolSammeek, Apr 17, 2007.

  1. AtolSammeek

    AtolSammeek Tokay Gecko

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    The specs of my laptop are listed below. No the 250gb hard drive not a miss print.

    I see a few options I have.

    Frist Instal Windows xp and Windows vista on two differnt partions.

    Or

    Virtural PC for older Programs and so on.

    And the Last Idea. Use Windows in your Pocket from Tomshardware to install windows xp pro and programs useing a 8 to 16gb flash drive.

    http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/09/09/windows_in_your_pocket/index.html
     
    AtolSammeek, Apr 17, 2007
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  2. wave

    wave Notebook Virtuoso

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    That works. Vista boot manager can handle both.
    You mean install vista and run WinXP in a VM? That works too but would be slower and cant play games in a VM.

    For doing what? Not sure what you are trying to achive.

    If you need both XP and Vista alot I would use a boot manager. If you want to run mainly Vista and just need Xp sometimes then a VM would work for that.
     
    wave, Apr 17, 2007
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  3. JadedRaverLA

    JadedRaverLA Notebook Deity

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    I'm with wave. I dual-boot my desktop, though I very rarely boot into XP. n my notebook I have XP running in VPC 2007, though, again I almost never use it.

    Both work, but serve different purposes. If there are memory/processor/graphics intesive apps or pretty much any games then dual-booting is the way to go. Otherwise a VM works well enough for light apps.
     
    JadedRaverLA, Apr 17, 2007
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