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Originally Posted by Kurushio
Yeah...don't bother with trying to put another O/S on your PC...I tried it with 98SE...partitioned a 4gig space of Fat32...didn't work, messed up the system...reformat was in order. I wanted 98 so I could play some old games...  And I don't like the idea of an old crusty computer taking up room in the house...  So much for Microsoft. |
I've done 98+XP+Linux triple boot. Can be made to work, but you have to do them in that order or it will be a mess (well, Linux can be installed at any time, putting it as the last OS merely saves some work, but 98 absolutely must come before XP).
If you merely want different Windows versions, try here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...multiboot.mspx
For added Linux:
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/os.html#OSINSTALL
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/os.html#OSBOOT
However, Linux probably will not help much. A few things that can help are:
Emulators: dosbox.sourceforge.net for the really old DOS programs.
You can also find emulators for various other systems such as Amiga (though you'll probably have to pay for legal ROMs)
Some newer DOS games are a bit too demanding for DOSBox. In some cases, the only problem is the sound. If you're on 2000 or XP, VDMS can help. It only emulates the sound.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/vdmsound/
There's a newer version, still in beta, but with superior capabilities, and an installer that includes some extra optional programs, for example mscdex emulation.
http://vogons.zetafleet.com/viewtopic.php?t=2071
Read the warning before starting. Beta software. But I like it.
Then, for older Windows games, some will work with the compatibility options you can set in the program properties in Windows. There's also an application compatibility toolkit for the difficult cases, but it takes some work and can be a big download (very big if you don't have .NET already. In some cases, the only part of the software that is incompatible with newer Windows versions is the copy protection. Look for no-CD patches.