____/ Rex Ballard on Wednesday 04 July 2007 20:35 : \____
> I recently got a request via e-mail from someone who wanted to install
> Linux and Vista in "Dual Boot" mode.
> I opted not to get Vista, because I wanted to use Linux as the primary
> OS and Windows as a client in VMWare. Since Vista has so many
> restrictions and needs so much memory, XP just made more sense for me.
>
> What experience have others had with the "Dual Boot" environment. Any
> new caveats?
Yesterday I read a story from someone who had his Vista not playing nice with
Linux (twice even, with different stories). It makes you wonder if it's being
turned into a nightmare simply by design. We already know that Vista wipes the
MBR.
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