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    Dual OS???

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by StabbyJoe89, Jul 7, 2007.

  1. StabbyJoe89

    StabbyJoe89 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I was wondering around the net, reading laptop reviews, when all the sudden I saw someone say that after figuring out a certain Vista problem, they were now running Vista Home Premium and XP Professional. The phrase they used was "dual booting vista and xp." I am about to get myself a Dell Inspiron 1520 with Vista Home Premium, but I also have XP Performance Edition. The question i have is what is dual booting/running, how does it work, and what're the advantages of running 2 OS's? Thanks.
     
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  2. vespoli

    vespoli 402 NBR Reviewer

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    1.) Yes, it is possible.
    2.) This is a basic explanation.
    3.) Some people like to run XP and Vista due to certain pieces of software that don't work with Vista. Others like to run Linux but need Windows for certain applications. Same with Macs running Windows.
    The average user doesn't need to dual boot. I used to run Linux and XP together, because I wanted to learn more about Linux, but still needed to rely on XP for "real" tasks.

    Remember, it is illegal to run Mac OS on non-Apple hardware.
     
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