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Topic: Dual Boot + Windows 98 = Contentment

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#1 6 JAN 2003 at 3:10am
Andromus Guild Master Posts : 5537 Joined: 6 NOV 2002 Status : Online	Well, I finally took the plunge and decided to try a dual boot. After much consideration I picked up a copy of Windows 98SE and Partition Magic. Surprisingly, it was pretty easy. Most of the problems I had resulted from me not reading the documentation. After consulting the manual, and digging up some drivers, it was pretty much clear sailing. Everything seems stable so far, and the older games I've tested seem to work well. Now that I've got Full Throttle, The 11th Hour and Discworld up and running with sound, I hope I can finally settle down to these and other classic adventures.
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#2 6 JAN 2003 at 4:04pm
Val Guild Master Posts : 3467 Joined: 2 OCT 2002 Location: US Status : Offline	I've had a dual boot system for about a year and it is a wonderful thing!! We can be heroes, just for one day.
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#3 6 JAN 2003 at 5:06pm
Aya Grand Inquisitor Posts : 7277 Joined: 16 OCT 2002 Status : Offline	*Originally Posted By Forum Admin (6 JAN 2003 4:04pm)* I've had a dual boot system for about a year and it is a wonderful thing!! it's the next best thing after having an old Win95 486/PI around You have gotten the attention of the mysterious lady. She turns to face you. Her face is devoid of any flesh. You are frozen with horror as she begins ripping your body into a bloody mess.
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#4 8 JAN 2003 at 6:22pm
sennebec Guild Master Posts : 3334 Joined: 15 NOV 2004 Location: US, maine Status : Offline	once again sennebec displays her severe computer learning disorder when you use win98se with partition magic just what is your other os ? still gaming...
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#5 8 JAN 2003 at 7:03pm
InlandAZ Guild Master Posts : 5586 Joined: 4 MAY 2007 Status : Offline	when you use win98se with partion magic just what is your other os ? Partition Magic only manages the partitions - It's up to you to decide which alternate OS to install. What?
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#6 9 JAN 2003 at 12:42am
sennebec Guild Master Posts : 3334 Joined: 15 NOV 2004 Location: US, maine Status : Offline	so, andromus, what's the other os you are running...? still gaming...
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#7 9 JAN 2003 at 12:52am
Andromus Guild Master Posts : 5537 Joined: 6 NOV 2002 Status : Online	*Originally Posted By sennebec (9 JAN 2003 12:42am)* so, andromus, what's the other os you are running...? Windows ME -- that most benighted of OS's...at least when it comes to older games.
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#8 9 JAN 2003 at 1:00am
sennebec Guild Master Posts : 3334 Joined: 15 NOV 2004 Location: US, maine Status : Offline	thanks, andro... i'm still figuring out what will be the best way to run those pesky older games... still gaming...
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#9 9 JAN 2003 at 2:57am
MichalN Grand Inquisitor Posts : 7058 Joined: 14 SEP 2003 Status : Online	*Originally Posted By Willow (9 JAN 2003 2:54am)* Isn't a "dual boot" system having 2 hard drives without partitioning? It can be, but doesn't have to be. I wouldn't start partitioning my HDD in a fit A great way to screw up the system and etcetera. The only sane way to run a system is to partition the disks is what I'd say I forgot my sig.
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#10 9 JAN 2003 at 1:20pm
sennebec Guild Master Posts : 3334 Joined: 15 NOV 2004 Location: US, maine Status : Offline	well... i'd have to say with all the reading i've done here on this forum in regards to running older games... which os, how to tweak this and that, dual booting, partitions.... WHEW ! i think i'll wander on over to my computer fix-it guy (who runs his business out of his home with his wife) and see what he's got kicking around for a second tower... does this sound like a good idea ? if i'm running win98se, what do you all think my second system should be ??? still gaming...
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#11 9 JAN 2003 at 2:59pm
Andromus Guild Master Posts : 5537 Joined: 6 NOV 2002 Status : Online	*Originally Posted By sennebec (9 JAN 2003 1:20pm)* i think i'll wonder on over to my computer fix-it guy (who runs his business out of his home with his wife) and see what he's got kicking around for a second tower... does this sound like a good idea ? if i'm running win98se, what do you all think my second system should be ??? Using an older system would probably be the easiest and smoothest way to run older games; I chose a dual boot because I really don't have room for another system, even if I used a KVM switch to save some space.
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