Thanks for the tip. Not running windows, but will hunt virtual options for DOs. now that I think of it though, a reboot is no major factor, any way to create a . bat file run in dos that will reboot the system into Linux as needed into Linux without requiring the duo processor? I have been dragging out this business long enough, but hardware and talent has been the issue. I do not want yet another hardware factor because I have to find a duo processor. Thanks, Karen On Thu, 17 Jul 2008, John G. Heim wrote: > I would recommend setting up a virtual machine instead of a dual boot system. > The difference is that with a dual boot system, you boot into either linux or > windows. With a virtual machine, either the linux or windows operating system > runs as a virtual machine in the other operating system. But you don't have > to reboot to get to the other operating system. I've found that the only time > I use the "other" operating system on my dual boot machines is for testing > purposes. For instance, I'm typing this message on a machine that's dual > boot but I haven't booted it into linux for months. Really since I set it up. > Most often what I do is boot my old dual boot machine into linux and use > that. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Lewellen" > <klewellen at shellworld.net> > Cc: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 12:02 AM > Subject: duo boot systems...revisited, i think? > > >> sigh, >> Just when I think I have a reasonable mind and the door to the hard ware, >> I have to start all over again. >> I thought there was a discussion once about the need for a duo boot >> system, but I cannot find this. >> pros cons, really needful? >> My goal remains for a number of reasons, a system with two separate >> drives, I know I need not do this, but just call me paranoid grin. >> for the foreseeable future, dos will remain my primary os, with the Linux >> distro I use on the second drive. >> I am building a different machine that will be a stand alone Linux server >> box, with some extras given the results of additional research. >> Sorry is this is a newbie question, but after reading that the *official* >> stock of Debian does not support speakup,...I am behind on reading the >> rest of that thread, I am being more careful than ever. >> Thanks, >> Karen >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > >
