AdamH.us

The local.thescripters.net server is now up and running! It’s taken some time because of some of my own configuration blunders, but it’s up. Most everything appears to be operational. If you find otherwise, let me know, either here or by email: contact@thescripters.com.

My new workstation is also now running. Has a couple issues with XP that need to be worked out. I do have Linux installed as a third OS, so I have two 64-bit systems with one 32-bit system.

Here’s what I’ve got:

• Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 3)
• Windows 7 Professional (64-bit)
• Slackware64 13.0 (64-bit)

The triple-boot was working perfectly until I messed with folder ownership on the XP partition… So I’ll be fixing that this week, as well.

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In the next few weeks, I hope to finish building my new computer to run Windows 7 Professional 64-bit, at which point I’ll be able to post a new page about getting a multi-boot system with Windows 7. At this point, however, all I can say is that the process is enough different that the exact procedure I used for XP won’t work. Windows 7 has too many differences in its boot sequence.

First of all, it doesn’t use the old boot.ini that NT/2000/XP used.

For now, I’m simply going to refer you to this site: http://www.multibooters.co.uk/ where you can get more information in more detail. They explain pretty well about multi-booting, the hazards, some of the benefits, and even some boot managers that work with Vista (and thus potentially with Windows 7, since they’re basically identical in boot sequence).

Of course, the easiest way for an end-user to get a multi-boot system is to take their computer to a local guru who knows how and can do it in a flash. I dual-booted Windows 7 RC with XP Pro for a client. If you ever call on TheScripters to build you a computer, you might as well ask us to dual-boot with Linux.. The best of both worlds, yo!

Enjoy!

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