Re: Multiple copies of XP on one machine

Posted: 10-21-2003, 06:19 PM

Chuck

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Have you tried making different directories to install the different
programs. It seems a lot easier.
"Tfalik" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I need to run multiplee versions of Timberline software
> on one notebook PC. This is not possible with one copy
> of XP Professional.
> 1. Someone suggested that I use "Multiple Virtual
> Machines". Does anyone have knowledge about this or can
> you point me to any resources?
> 2. Windows Help says that you can use multiple boots,
> but that your hard drive needs to be partitioned "unless
> you are loading multiple copies of XP" to the drive.
> Does anyone have information about loading multiple
> copies of XP on the same drive? Does this create
> separate registries and would it function like two
> separate computers?

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I'm Dan

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Re: Multiple copies of XP on one machine

Posted: 10-21-2003, 07:58 PM

There are a number of programs for which that solution won't work
because they'll overwrite each other's registry entries. QuickBooks is
one example, and perhaps Tfalik's Timberline (which I don't know) is
another. I know a number of CPA's who must run multiple versions of
QuickBooks because their clients are not all on the same versions, and
stupid Intuit uses incompatible file formats from one version to the
next. (I've had to set them up with multiboot systems.)

I'm not sure whether Tfalik is looking for something like Virtual PC or
HyperOS to run two OS's at the same time, or simply looking for a
dualboot/multiboot scenario, for which there is plenty of info available
just by googling for "dualboot windows".

"Chuck" <NoSpam@thegolfcourse.com> wrote:

> Have you tried making different directories to install the different
> programs. It seems a lot easier.

> "Tfalik" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > I need to run multiplee versions of Timberline software
> > on one notebook PC. This is not possible with one copy
> > of XP Professional.
> > 1. Someone suggested that I use "Multiple Virtual
> > Machines". Does anyone have knowledge about this
> > or can you point me to any resources?

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