So you have a killer PC, and would like the option of running multiple operating systems. My main system is Windows Vista Ultimate, but I can also boot to Suse Linux, Windows Server 2008 and Window Server Core. Many years ago I had multiple PCs with a KVM, then I added removable hard disks and finally VMWare. But say you want to take full advantage of your graphics card, processor and memory.
Well several years ago I droped down $15 for a gem of a utility called Sysmon. It’s basically a boot manager and allows you to install multiple OS’s on a single PC. So say you install RedHat Linux, it installs Grub as the boot manager, then you install Windows Visa or Longhorn, it has it’s own boot manager. Everyone wants to be the king of the hill!
I have two (2) 250GB SATA drives, and on the first disk I have a 100GB partition for Vista and applications, the second disk is entirely for data which leaves me with 150Gb on the primary disk to play with. So say I want to install Longhorn or Suse Linux but don’t want either OS to mess with Vista. I use Sysmon to define a partition, hide other partitions, add a new label to the boot menu and install the new OS. So for about the same price as a 12pack of Corona’s, you can safely install and delete multiple OS’s on your system. Check it out at http://symon.da.ru/
