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| Thread ID: 108947 | 2010-04-18 04:48:00 | Setting up multiple PCs | Tony (4941) | Press F1 |
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| 877738 | 2010-04-18 10:20:00 | Done it many times with XP/Linux/Vista. W7 seems to have some problems with sysprep not working properly when it sees the Linux partitions there - really strange. Cheers :thanks | wainuitech (129) | ||
| 877739 | 2010-04-18 21:17:00 | Scouse, I've used VirtualBox, and while it certainly works, I think it would be a bit of a sledgehammer approach to the issue here. And apart from that, we are dealing with students whose PC knowledge is extremely limited and who are getting on in years, so we try to keep the environment as straightforward as possible. Just having a standard dual boot is something that we have to explain fairly carefully. Trying to explain the whole virtual machine concept would be a step too far for most of them, I fear. | Tony (4941) | ||
| 877740 | 2010-04-19 02:44:00 | Is it possible to dual-boot an upgrade version of Windows? Microsoft said no, but their free support isn't always 100% correct. Perhaps it is a good thing Seniornet haven't standardised after all judging from the big Need a Nerd banner on their website |
Greven (91) | ||
| 877741 | 2010-04-19 04:38:00 | Is it possible to dual-boot an upgrade version of Windows? Microsoft said no, but their free support isn't always 100% correct.I've never heard that - perhaps someone else can comment. | Tony (4941) | ||
| 877742 | 2010-04-19 04:44:00 | Try it and find out. It'll either work or it wont. Altho it depends what you mean by upgrade, and from what version of windows. | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 877743 | 2010-04-19 08:23:00 | Is it possible to dual-boot an upgrade version of Windows? Microsoft said no, but their free support isn't always 100% correct. I don't see why this would not work - if it does not, then I would suggest using EasyBCD as a boot loader from neosmart.net I have used this software and it seems to work well. |
johnd (85) | ||
| 877744 | 2010-04-19 11:20:00 | Autoit was designed for this reason, but writing a script for only 24 boxes may not be worth it. "AutoIt was initially designed for PC "roll out" situations to reliably automate and configure thousands of PCs." www.autoitscript.com |
decibel (11645) | ||
| 877745 | 2010-04-19 11:34:00 | I think it would be a bit of a sledgehammer approach to the issue here. I too have used both dual/triple boot and VirtualBox solutions - I am not sure that I agree that using Virtual machines is that difficult and it does have advantages from a systems point of view. The issue is whether or not there is enough RAM to do the job? |
johnd (85) | ||
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