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<blockquote data-quote="evilsaint" data-source="post: 275379" data-attributes="member: 544887"><p>//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/nono.gif.eca61d170185779e0921b0faa9704973.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/nono.gif.eca61d170185779e0921b0faa9704973.gif//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/nono.gif.eca61d170185779e0921b0faa9704973.gif</p><p></p><p></p><p>First of all, the idea that you were <em>trying</em> to put across is if you put two hard drives with active <em>boot</em> partitions on them into the same computer, but I guess you didn't feel like clarifying(sp?) the proper terminology that should've been used in this situation.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I do admit that sentence was worded horribly, but if you made a decisive effort to read my last post thoroughly instead of making a lame attempt to fabricate a post in which you <em>pretended</em> like you knew what was going on, then you would have understood what I was trying to say.</p><p></p><p>On that note, I have to disagree that this is just any old way to "rig it", considering that I learned this process in my MCSE classes, and considering that this feature is <strong>BUILT INTO BOTH XP AND 2K!!!</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>OMG, you are totally stuck in a Windows95/98/ME mindset. In simple terms, DOS does not exist anymore. There is a simulated DOS environment that you can invoke once you are in Win2K/WinXP (by typing cmd in the run prompt from the start menu), and that is quite literally a DOS equivalent, but you can no longer just press F5 and have it bypass all of your startup files.</p><p></p><p>And you do not have to install Win2K on a separate drive. Win2K and WinXP don't even install the same directory by default. With the Startup and Recovery options present in Win2K/WinXP, it pops up a list to your liking of the installed OS's on your system, so you can choose the one that you want to use at that time. This would in essence function like the Boot Manager that you were talking about, but it has nothing to do with DOS.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I guess I don't know how to quote properly either....</p><p></p><p>And just to spite you, I have to include the obligatory //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif</p><p></p><p>Just don't make me pull out the 0wned pictures...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="evilsaint, post: 275379, member: 544887"] [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/nono.gif.eca61d170185779e0921b0faa9704973.gif[/IMG][IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/nono.gif.eca61d170185779e0921b0faa9704973.gif[/IMG][IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/nono.gif.eca61d170185779e0921b0faa9704973.gif[/IMG] First of all, the idea that you were [I]trying[/I] to put across is if you put two hard drives with active [I]boot[/I] partitions on them into the same computer, but I guess you didn't feel like clarifying(sp?) the proper terminology that should've been used in this situation. I do admit that sentence was worded horribly, but if you made a decisive effort to read my last post thoroughly instead of making a lame attempt to fabricate a post in which you [I]pretended[/I] like you knew what was going on, then you would have understood what I was trying to say. On that note, I have to disagree that this is just any old way to "rig it", considering that I learned this process in my MCSE classes, and considering that this feature is [B]BUILT INTO BOTH XP AND 2K!!![/B] OMG, you are totally stuck in a Windows95/98/ME mindset. In simple terms, DOS does not exist anymore. There is a simulated DOS environment that you can invoke once you are in Win2K/WinXP (by typing cmd in the run prompt from the start menu), and that is quite literally a DOS equivalent, but you can no longer just press F5 and have it bypass all of your startup files. And you do not have to install Win2K on a separate drive. Win2K and WinXP don't even install the same directory by default. With the Startup and Recovery options present in Win2K/WinXP, it pops up a list to your liking of the installed OS's on your system, so you can choose the one that you want to use at that time. This would in essence function like the Boot Manager that you were talking about, but it has nothing to do with DOS. I guess I don't know how to quote properly either.... And just to spite you, I have to include the obligatory [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif[/IMG] Just don't make me pull out the 0wned pictures... [/QUOTE]
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