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Article #20483Re: NT or 95? Why not both? Multiboot!
From: Patrick Heim
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 1996 17:24
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 1996 17:24
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How's this for a nightmare: I have Windows NT3.51 and Windows 95 dual booting without any problems on a DX2-66 laptop with 12MB of RAM. I really don't understand what people mean with NT running slower than 95. The performance is virtually identical. If anything, I prefer NT, because true multi-tasking allows me to REALLY do something else when the system is busy. Multi tasking is infinitely better than Windows 95. The shell upgrade runs fine, but I'm itching to get my hands on Beta 2 of NT4.0....any week now. The only killer on my system is the lack of RAM. If you have a laptop without a CD, I suggest that you attach a temporary CD (parallel port) and transfer all WIN 95 and NT installation files to your hard drive and then install the operating systems from there. It works beautifully and you'll always have access to any drivers or option files that may be required in the future. It's somewhat annoying to have to install applications under two operating systems. VXDs and DLLs can be shared, but most of the configuration information is stored in each operating system's registry, so it's better is you just install everything twice. Cheers Patrick Heim Archer Daniels Midland Company p.s. Get some HD space!
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!news.cencom.net!netnews From: maldoror@cencom.net (Patrick Heim) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.adventure,comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.os.os2.misc,comp.os.os2.advocacy,comp.os.ms-windows.win95.setup,comp.os.ms-windows.win95.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.nt.misc,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.infosystems.www.browsers.ms-windows,alt.wired,alt.religion.scientology,alt.games.warcraft,alt.games.duke3d,alt.games.descent,alt.flame,alt.fan.bill-gates,alt.destroy.microsoft,alt.cyberspace,alt.cracks,alt.crackers,alt.binaries.warez.ibm-pc,alt.bigfoot,alt.2600 Subject: Re: NT or 95? Why not both? Multiboot! Date: Wed, 17 Apr 1996 17:24:46 GMT Organization: Archer Daniels Midland Company Message-ID: <317527fe.15180976@198.69.20.200> References: <3161C78E.478D@hydro.on.ca> <4kc4lk$m8@news.wco.com> <4kfsnu$7s3@hp01.redwood.nl> <316C4EC8.400E@emi.net> <NEWTNews.829247679.2005.mattn@mattn.bandley1.netmanage.com> <4l1mk3$pp2@server.cntfl.com> Reply-To: Maldoror@cencom.net NNTP-Posting-Host: decatur_ppp_20.cencom.net X-Newsreader: Forte Agent .99d/32.168