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Old 08-22-2005, 10:06 PM   #5 (permalink)
jpwarz
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Originally Posted by geoff5093
i currently have windows xp home, and i want to install a few version of linkux and another version of windows, now i know that i will have to make a partition for each OS, but when i do that and install to that partition, when i start up my computer will it give me a list of os's to choose from or is there some other way you do it?
Make sure that your OS installs have a packaged bootloader with them. I am unsure if there are any that don't come with one but just a thought. The two most popular choices seem to be Grub and Lilo.
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