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Does anyone know of some boot manager software that I can use for the following configuration:
- Hard Drive #1 - Windows XP Professional
- Hard Drive #2 - Windows 2000 Advanced Server
I have both drives in one computer and would like to have an option of which OS to load when I start up. I know there are boot managers out there to control this when two OS's are loaded to one hard drive with multiple partitions. These are going to be completely separate drives. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
Nick Parker
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No need to use third party software. Windows has a native support for dual booting between MS OS-es..
Just install Windows 2000 first and then install Windows 2000 Advanced Server. Changes should be made so as to choose what OS to load up.
It's very easy to do it manually as well.
All you need to do is modify boot.ini file.
Thanks,
Venet.
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Black holes are where God divided by zero.(Steven Wright)
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Venet wrote:
All you need to do is modify boot.ini file.
I haven't checked Windows 2000 Advanced Server yet, but just did on Windows XP Professional and it does not have a boot.ini file.
Nick Parker
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Right Click on My Computer > Properties > Advanced > Startup & Recovery. *
There is a combo box displaying the current OSs on the system. From this page you can select the default and edit the boot.ini file. (If there is not one, it will create it for you)
* This is on Win2K and WinXP only
"If at first you don't succeed.....you must be installing Windows..."
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Thanks for the tip, my boot.ini file looks like this:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(1)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
Do you know how it should look with Windows 2000 Advanced Server listed as an entirely separate drive within this file? Thanks again.
Nick Parker
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Contents of boot.ini should be changed automatically when installing another microsoft OS, so you shouldn't really need to worry about it.
But it should look something like this:
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(1)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server" /fastdetect
You can change it to say anything you want though.
There is another way to make a machine dual boot, by copying first 512 bits (boot sector) of the harddisk/partition that has Win2k AS, but that's a bit complicated really.
Regards,
Venet.
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Black holes are where God divided by zero.(Steven Wright)
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Is there a way to set up DNS on a Windows XP Professional computer? I have bought a domain, and would like to run the site, which is done in ASP.NET, on my computer. Does anyone have any ideas or helpful hints? Thanks in advance.
Nick Parker
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Do you have a fixed IP address?
"When a friend hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, where the winds of forgiveness get in charge of erasing it away, and when something great happens, we should engrave it in the stone of the memory of the heart, where no wind can erase it" Nish on life [methinks]
"It's The Soapbox; topics are optional" Shog 9
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Well, my answer to that is that the cable modem that I have uses DHCP to asign the IP, however, my IP address itself has never changed, so it appears to be acting as if it were static. Any ideas?
Nick Parker
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Probably best to contact the people you registered the domain with and get them to point it to your IP address. But I'd check to see if it's static first.
"When a friend hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, where the winds of forgiveness get in charge of erasing it away, and when something great happens, we should engrave it in the stone of the memory of the heart, where no wind can erase it" Nish on life [methinks]
"It's The Soapbox; topics are optional" Shog 9
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If you're absolutely certain that your IP address doesn't change (most cable providers do change them periodically), then you can notify the registrar of your domain name of that IP address. Registrars will handle the DNS for you.
I Drowned Schroedinger's Stupid Cat!
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Sign up to www.mydomain.com and set up a MyDomain Plus account for your domain (tis free). Get your domain to point its DNS record to ns1.mydomain.com and ns2.mydomain.com. Then in Mydomain.com point the domain to your IP.
You can set up all sorts of subdomains with mydomain.com as they will act as your DNS servers.
"If at first you don't succeed.....you must be installing Windows..."
Windoze CP - Windows without the cr*p (Now with automatic bug eliminator!)
Hey so what if I'm a geek! Byte me!
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I use www.dyndns.org with a custom domain to do more or less the same thing.
It works well.
And that will work even if your IP address does change.
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Thanks everyone, I wanted to get the site up quickly, so I just *switched* my configuration from DHCP to static and bought the Advanced DNS Management package from Verisgn. Thanks for all the tips though.
Nick Parker
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Anyone know how I can go about making it so my sister can't turn off the auto-shutoff of the monitor?
I'm tired of her keeping her monitor on 24/7 because she wants to waste electricity and generate heat.
She's using a PC made from my spare parts for those worried about the ethics 
TIA,
James
"Java is free - and worth every penny." - Christian Graus
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Depends on your version of Windows. First Make sure the Auto Shut-Off option is enabled. Then try running (Start->Run) gpedit.msc . If the group policy editor comes up open
User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Control Panel -> Display. Set the option that hides the ScreenSaver tab.
If Windows doesn't know what you're talking about you're probably out of luck. At least I can't think offhad of an easy way to do this..
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Thanks, that did the trick; now I have to put up with her complaining; but that won't last for long
James
"Java is free - and worth every penny." - Christian Graus
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Sorry, but I don't think there's an option to disable that! Maybe in the next version
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She likes the screensaver, right???
I had that problem with my little sister... She left the monitor on constantly because the screensaver was "cool"
ahhhhhhh!!!!!!! 
"When a friend hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, where the winds of forgiveness get in charge of erasing it away, and when something great happens, we should engrave it in the stone of the memory of the heart, where no wind can erase it" Nish on life [methinks]
"It's The Soapbox; topics are optional" Shog 9
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Brian Delahunty wrote:
She likes the screensaver, right???
That is what was weird; she turned her screensaver off after a week so it was only showing her desktop (a picture of some flowers).
Surprisingly she hasn't complained yet; I made the change while she was at a friends house then I went and told my dad so if she had any problems she could speak to him about it. I don't think he was too happy to find out she left her monitor on 24/7.
Finally, I can sleep in a somewhat darkened house
James
"Java is free - and worth every penny." - Christian Graus
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hey,
having trouble with some commands,
whats the aix and hp ux evalients for auditconfig
and the following:
plus how can 1-i verify if auditing is enbaled and the conditions
2- check the configuration of the kernal audit
  
Self-Pity. "I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A small bird will drop frozen
dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself." DH Lawrence.
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Hey stranger.
"When a friend hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, where the winds of forgiveness get in charge of erasing it away, and when something great happens, we should engrave it in the stone of the memory of the heart, where no wind can erase it" Nish on life [methinks]
"It's The Soapbox; topics are optional" Shog 9
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Auditconfig should work on both of those anyway.
"When a friend hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, where the winds of forgiveness get in charge of erasing it away, and when something great happens, we should engrave it in the stone of the memory of the heart, where no wind can erase it" Nish on life [methinks]
"It's The Soapbox; topics are optional" Shog 9
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THANKS.....
IM SICK OF SCRIPTS AND UNIX FOR THAT MATTER 
Self-Pity. "I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A small bird will drop frozen
dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself." DH Lawrence.
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Whats up with ya. Have ya decided to start talking to me again?
"When a friend hurts us, we should write it down in the sand, where the winds of forgiveness get in charge of erasing it away, and when something great happens, we should engrave it in the stone of the memory of the heart, where no wind can erase it" Nish on life [methinks]
"It's The Soapbox; topics are optional" Shog 9
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