between the two systems?How do you run 2 os on your computer and does it effect how it runs after you install it.how do you change?You're talking about a dual boot configuration. With anything beyond Win2K, it's pretty easy.
During the installation process, you'll be asked if you want to overwrite the current installation of Windows or install on a new partition. If another suitably sized partition does not exist, you be asked to create one. It's all pretty self-explanatory in Windows setup. Just experiment a bit. That's how I learned.
If the entire hard drive is one partition, you'll have to use third-party software like Partition Magic to alter the size. Window setup can't do anything about that.
Once the installation is complete, both OSs will be in the boot.ini file and ntldr will present you with the option of choosing which one you want.
The only effect it will have on it is that you won't have as much freespace, which could affect performance. Only one operating system can be booted at one time.
It's more complicated than that if you are trying to dual boot Win98 and Win95.How do you run 2 os on your computer and does it effect how it runs after you install it.how do you change?To run two OS's, you'd have to partition your hard drive, (after backing up your data to be safe,) and install the other operating system on the other partition. When you start up, you'd have to press a button on your keyboard (not too sure which,) and select the operating system you want to start up with, otherwise it'll start up on the default on you'll have selected. If you want to change it back, you have to un-partition your hard drive, and bring it back to normal.
I'm not too sure on the specifics of this, but good luck, if you are going to go ahead and do this.
You can look on google for better guides to doing this.
