Special Edition Using Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional, Third Edition

Chapter 31. Multibooting Windows XP with Other Operating Systems

In this chapter

• Why Multiboot?

• Preparation

• File System Specifics

• Application Considerations

• The Windows XP Boot Loader

• Multiboot Scenarios

• Dual-Booting Windows XP Professional and Windows Me/9x

• Windows XP and MS-DOS

• Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP Professional

• Windows XP Professional and Windows 2000 or NT

• Windows XP, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 9x/Me

• Windows XP and Linux

• The Virtual Machine Approach

• Macintosh and Windows

• Emulating Other Computers

• Troubleshooting

• Tips from the Windows Pros: Living with More Than One OS

Why Multiboot?

In today's world of advanced operating systems and low hard disk prices, it certainly is not uncommon for many users to want to experiment with different operating ...