Why people use dual OS systems

Why people use dual OS systems

  • Two Windows OS platforms

    Votes: 1 14.3%

  • One Windows platform with a Open Source platform

    Votes: 3 42.9%

  • Two Open Source platforms

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • I don’t like to use dual system

    Votes: 3 42.9%
  • Total voters
    7
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eranga262154

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Over the years I’m worried with this. So I’m looking to find out your thoughts on few types of dual systems I have mostly seen people are use.

I’ll put a polling area for that. Make your vote with a comment.

Actually I used a dual system with Windows XP and Windows 98, that’s to keep simple for program compatibility.

Thanks
 
I prefer not to have two OSs. The times I have dual booted is just so I could have a play with linux. Im planning on trying out linux properly today.... provided I get time. No more windows!
 
I have a triple boot, with Win 98/XP and Vista. 98 is for mostly games, Xp is my main system and Vista is in testing...
 
I have a dual boot system, XP and Ubuntu - I use Ubuntu for everything except gaming - I am still working on getting Wine to play friendly with my games. I have XP and Ubuntu each on different hard drives so just in case i screw something up on one system, it wont affect the other system.

Soon I am planning to move to Gentoo; if I can *sucessfully* get in installed in under 10 tries, I will call it a major accomplishment :P
 
You've asked the wrong question for the answers, you asked:

"Why people use dual OS systems?" which would require answers like:
- I like one OS but have a use for the other OS as it has features that I need
- I just like to tinker around with one and have the other as a primary use OS

And the question you should have asked for the answers you've given should have been:

"What sort of Dual OS system do you run?"

Anyway, on one laptop I run XP and Kubuntu, Kubuntu as the OS I use most. I was thinking about installing some form of Linux on my Macbook but I decided against that.
 
Matt555 said:
You've asked the wrong question for the answers, you asked:

"Why people use dual OS systems?" which would require answers like:
- I like one OS but have a use for the other OS as it has features that I need
- I just like to tinker around with one and have the other as a primary use OS

And the question you should have asked for the answers you've given should have been:

"What sort of Dual OS system do you run?"

Anyway, on one laptop I run XP and Kubuntu, Kubuntu as the OS I use most. I was thinking about installing some form of Linux on my Macbook but I decided against that.
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May be..

Actually I accept two thing on my post. The system you use and comment on dual(or more) systems, what you think.

If my post make you unclear relay sorry ....:doh:
 
My personal needs are satisfied with a single-boot XP machine as is mine.

For tetsting purposes I'd rather buy a secondary machine. I mean - you never know.
 
Vista is more eye candy than anything else,I am testing the CD version which is lighter and faster than the main versions,I have three versions too test, Home,
Ultimate,and Business ... The main versions are large and take allot of ram just to use it, and allot of hard drive space. Anyway I am not done testing them all..
 
I do too, I have 6 other pc's with a all different OS's in them, If they do not pass any of those, then they would never make it to my main PC...
 
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I'm using Win98SE mostly because it does what I need. I have a second PC which has Win2000 already installed, but no recovery disc so when it croaks I'll have to start all over. Also I run (from time-to-time) Ubuntu currently 6.06 (the long-term support version), but it is on a removable HDD and the Win98SE is on another - so the system is not "strictly" Dual-boot.....because I fear oneday one or other system will foul-up and that will likely foul-up the other one also, if both are present.

So I'm going to coin the phrase: "TWO BOOT" ( or more with extra HDD caddies).
-It means you have One PC with the ability to run two (or more) OS which are dependent upon which HDD is installed. With SATA, it may be possible to switch them (=select), but it can't be done with IDE as a dead HDD loads the cable. So you need a caddy - they are cheap and very useful to store files as they can be removed for safe-keeping once written. If you wish to try this - buy several matching caddies together, minor variations stop them sliding home so think of it a buying all your needs at once...Normally I buy four, it means you throw away two "frames" - but you might keep them for another PC to burn files to DVD ( etc.) which is time-consuming.
That's it.
 
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