A dual-boot setup enables us to run various operating systems without the need for additional hardware, on a single set of hardware, thus reducing total cost. We have already discussed how to dual ...

I got a Mac Mini several years ago that came with Catalina. I hated the new look of Big Sur, so I never installed that. I now want to install a newer MacOS (Monterey), but initially and perhaps ...

In order to perform this procedure, you will need an external FireWire hard drive, as well as copies of Mac OS X for both Intel-based and PowerPC-based Macs. You will also need access to both an Intel ...

I had an idea for a different way to do a dual boot system. Install two hard drives in a system. Have one set to boot one OS (ie XP) and the other set to boot another OS (ie Linux). Instead of running ...

The first time Windows removed my Linux boot entry, it happened out of the blue; no crash, no warning, and no error message. All I had done was update Windows, and on ...

Partitioning your hard drive is part of the process and could affect your current data. Make sure to back up your system completely before you begin. Depending on the arrangement, you may need to ...

Are you a dual-booter running a Linux-Windows or even a Linux-Linux dual-boot system? Have you ever lost booting access to one of your OSes or want to be prepared for if and when that happens? If yes, ...

A Mac that can boot into either Mac OS X or Windows sounds attractive to some users. Efforts continue to create a dual-boot Mac, even though Microsoft recently announced that Windows Vista won’t work ...

The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project and Microsoft Corp. are working together to develop a dual-boot system to put both Linux and Windows on laptops aimed at kids in developing countries, the head ...

When setting up a dual-boot system, it’s not uncommon to find that your network connection works in one operating system but not the other, even when using the same physical hardware. This is ...