Tri-Boot Computer

[Dan]

Since I am thinking of having a tri-boot computer when I receive my new ASUS
motherboard and my faster Intel CPU chip with fan and heat sink and want to
do a clean install. What is the suggested procedure for this. I would like
to use BING and I do have 2 hard drives that are both really messed up
because of VPN (Virtual Private Networking) access and the computers talking
to each other. I just want to have 98 Second Edition hidden all by its
lonseome self on one hard drive. I want XP Professinoal on the 2nd hard
drive and I will not use Cisco Virtual Private Networking because Chris
Quirke, MVP told me it makes my computer as weak as the weakest one on the
network. Anyway, I want to install Ubuntu Linux and I need test partitions
to safetly and effectively beta test Windows XP SP3 and Windows Vista SP1 if
Microsoft is willing to let me beta test these operating systems like
Microsoft allowed me to beta test Windows Vista Ultimate 32 bit last year as
a volunteer.

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[Galen Somerville]

"Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AB5AD21B-DDA2-49DE-B85C-A02149C166B5@microsoft.com...
> Since I am thinking of having a tri-boot computer when I receive my new ASUS
> motherboard and my faster Intel CPU chip with fan and heat sink and want to
> do a clean install. What is the suggested procedure for this. I would like
> to use BING and I do have 2 hard drives that are both really messed up
> because of VPN (Virtual Private Networking) access and the computers talking
> to each other. I just want to have 98 Second Edition hidden all by its
> lonseome self on one hard drive. I want XP Professinoal on the 2nd hard
> drive and I will not use Cisco Virtual Private Networking because Chris
> Quirke, MVP told me it makes my computer as weak as the weakest one on the
> network. Anyway, I want to install Ubuntu Linux and I need test partitions
> to safetly and effectively beta test Windows XP SP3 and Windows Vista SP1 if
> Microsoft is willing to let me beta test these operating systems like
> Microsoft allowed me to beta test Windows Vista Ultimate 32 bit last year as
> a volunteer.
>
> https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11573761&postID=3065010928190918746

You might want to look into using COMBOX drive swapper or the discontinued ROMTEC Trios II. This
allows you to have a separate hard drive for each system. When you boot your computer you select
which hard drive you desire. The others receive no power.

Galen

 

[Ron Martell]

Dan <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Since I am thinking of having a tri-boot computer when I receive my new ASUS
>motherboard and my faster Intel CPU chip with fan and heat sink and want to
>do a clean install. What is the suggested procedure for this. I would like
>to use BING and I do have 2 hard drives that are both really messed up
>because of VPN (Virtual Private Networking) access and the computers talking
>to each other. I just want to have 98 Second Edition hidden all by its
>lonseome self on one hard drive. I want XP Professinoal on the 2nd hard
>drive and I will not use Cisco Virtual Private Networking because Chris
>Quirke, MVP told me it makes my computer as weak as the weakest one on the
>network. Anyway, I want to install Ubuntu Linux and I need test partitions
>to safetly and effectively beta test Windows XP SP3 and Windows Vista SP1 if
>Microsoft is willing to let me beta test these operating systems like
>Microsoft allowed me to beta test Windows Vista Ultimate 32 bit last year as
>a volunteer.
>
>https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=11573761&postID=3065010928190918746

BING will allow you to configure it to automatically hide the
non-booting operating system partitions, and when booting multiple
versions of Windows this is an essential option to use in my opinion
because it protects against cross-contamination of one O/S with system
files from a different version of Windows.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2008)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."

 

[Dan]

> You might want to look into using COMBOX drive swapper or the discontinued
ROMTEC Trios II. This
> allows you to have a separate hard drive for each system. When you boot your computer you select
> which hard drive you desire. The others receive no power.
>
> Galen
>

>

Thank you for your thoughts. I may consider this solution.

 

[Dan]

BING is what I am looking for and I appreciate your comments, Ron. Thank you
so much for your help.