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    Dual Booting: Is there a way to switch between OS without a restart?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Markthedude, Nov 4, 2009.

  1. Markthedude

    Markthedude Notebook Guru

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    Hi,

    I am dual booting and was wondering if there is a way to switch between the two without needing to do a restart?

    Thanks :D
     
    Markthedude, Nov 4, 2009
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  2. Pitabred

    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    Nope. That's why it's called "dual-booting". There's no way to give two OSs access to the same hardware at the same time. The only thing you can do is use a VM application of some sort.
     
    Pitabred, Nov 4, 2009
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  3. surfasb

    surfasb Titles Shmm-itles

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    You could use a hypervisor......
     
    surfasb, Nov 4, 2009
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  4. Amnesiac

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    If you want to be able to do that you could always use a virtual machine. Just make sure that your processor supports virtual mode. Hell, with a virtual machine you can use to OS's at the same time.
     
    Amnesiac, Nov 5, 2009
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  5. pmassey31545

    pmassey31545 Whats the mission sir?

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    VM. I have XP, Ubuntu, and OS X on VM and all run fine. My main OS is Win 7 Ult. VMWare is what you are looking for. Or, MS has one also that is free.
     
    pmassey31545, Nov 5, 2009
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  6. newsposter

    newsposter Notebook Virtuoso

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    yes, scrap your multi-boot and use virtual machines instead. VirtualBox is your friend.
     
    newsposter, Nov 5, 2009
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