starship_troopers Posted June 6, 2009 CID Share Posted June 6, 2009 Ok, so I have windows 7 Rc that im going to reinstall, and xp pro (which im on) and mandriva 2009, whats the best way to triple boot these on one harddrive? edit/ ok so should i partition my hard drive and install windows 7 first so i have a dual boot of xp pro and windows 7, then install mandriva, or which order i guess. Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/25618-best-way-to-triple-boot/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
starship_troopers Posted June 6, 2009 Author CID Share Posted June 6, 2009 i should say, this is just a way for me to know, i am doing it on my HDD but...i am buying a 1TB hard drive i just need to do it first so i dont have to keep formatting my new drive when it gets here to get it right. so ....need help so i can do it here first. Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/25618-best-way-to-triple-boot/#findComment-305948 Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted June 6, 2009 CID Share Posted June 6, 2009 I would put the OS that I use the most first and so on after that. EDIT: If you install Windows 7 first it makes it easier to partition because a partition manager is built in. Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/25618-best-way-to-triple-boot/#findComment-305950 Share on other sites More sharing options...
starship_troopers Posted June 6, 2009 Author CID Share Posted June 6, 2009 i was just worried about how the partitioning should go. because its easy to do them to dual boot. but i've never tri booted before...and with linux you gotta do a little bit more than just a normal partition and install. Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/25618-best-way-to-triple-boot/#findComment-305952 Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted June 6, 2009 CID Share Posted June 6, 2009 Also with W7 you can choose which boots first after installation. Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/25618-best-way-to-triple-boot/#findComment-305953 Share on other sites More sharing options...
starship_troopers Posted June 6, 2009 Author CID Share Posted June 6, 2009 true. but windows 7 uses the MBR. linux would use a swap file or whatever its called so i dont know the order to do the installs because if i do it wrong i risk only one or 2 of the 3 being recognized. im not sure which boot loader to use either. the windows or the linux swap Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/25618-best-way-to-triple-boot/#findComment-305955 Share on other sites More sharing options...
coknuck Posted June 6, 2009 CID Share Posted June 6, 2009 You got me lost! Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/25618-best-way-to-triple-boot/#findComment-305956 Share on other sites More sharing options...
starship_troopers Posted June 6, 2009 Author CID Share Posted June 6, 2009 lol same here. i know what i want to do, i just dont know which boot loader is going to load up so i can triple boot. Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/25618-best-way-to-triple-boot/#findComment-305957 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted June 6, 2009 CID Share Posted June 6, 2009 Install whatever windows OS , then use Linux to make space on the XP partition and then use the GRUB bootloader to dualboot XP, then install whatever else yo want, once yo get into triple booting, it can get a bit silly, but it's done every day. If your gonna get into Lilo, then you'de better do your homework, it can test your knowledge. Just write down EVERYTHING, the location on the drive of every entry, and you'll be ok, I think you've done close to this before , havent you ? Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/25618-best-way-to-triple-boot/#findComment-305960 Share on other sites More sharing options...
starship_troopers Posted June 6, 2009 Author CID Share Posted June 6, 2009 yup i've done it before but not with 2 windows versions and linux. so im just making sure on here and doing some research. dont wanna screw up lol. Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/25618-best-way-to-triple-boot/#findComment-305961 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudmanc4 Posted June 6, 2009 CID Share Posted June 6, 2009 yup i've done it before but not with 2 windows versions and linux. so im just making sure on here and doing some research. dont wanna screw up lol. I always keep in mind that if we never fail, then we never gain. That goes with anything, so read up, and do what you think is right, then note everything you did. It's been a while since I've done it, but somewhere on here I wrote a guide, something that worked for the application I was dealing with. Quote Link to comment https://testmy.net/ipb/topic/25618-best-way-to-triple-boot/#findComment-305962 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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