> -----Original Message----- > From: SMHEC Administrator [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 7:20 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Micro$oft Does It Again > > Whats a good piece of software to install that will allow you to house > multiple OS's on your PC ? I want to be able to run a copy of XP Pro, > Vista, > Server 2003 and Server 2003 SBS.
You don't need any software if you just want to multi-boot - but it is best to dedicate a partition to each OS. If you want to run them at the same time then you'll need some virtualization software. I use MS Virtual PC (VPC) - since you're talking about only MS OSes then it's probably a good choice for you as well. (You can install other OSes in VPC as well - but there are special capabilities available for Windows OSes). The other option is VMWare. It's really just as good. There are differences in management styles between the two options but they're really more alike than different. The main difference is that VPC is free (although you'll still need to have licenses for the OSes you install): http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtualpc/default.mspx I love it - makes running multiple OSes for testing, playing and whatnot so much simpler. Note that you do need quite a bit of PC: remember that the virtual machine runs on top of your host OS: you'll need enough RAM and processor for BOTH (although if you have a surplus you can run as many OSes at the same time as your RAM and proc can support). The virtual machine "hard disks" are just plain files - you can archive, copy, move, etc them to any machine running VPC. It's great to be able to set up a test OS, work with it at home then throw it on a USB hard disk and take it to work. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 Experience Flex 2 & MX7 integration & create powerful cross-platform RIAs http:http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:226256 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
