Thanks again for the good info... On Tue, Mar 22, 2022 at 3:21 PM Chuck Hast <[email protected]> wrote:
> I guess I have stepped into Windows hell... I was > figuring that, I have a T42p that screams WinXP > so it will get it. I have used Multisystem to install > Win7 but may just put it on another Thinkpad I > have here. > > > On Mon, Mar 21, 2022 at 11:42 PM Derek Loree <[email protected]> wrote: > >> This is true, Win XP will not run on modern hardware and Win 7 is heading >> there quickly. If bare metal is required, you may need to just do one >> machine per OS. >> >> Good luck, >> >> Derek Loree >> >> > On Mar 21, 2022, at 9:25 PM, Tomas Kuchta <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> > It won't work as easily as grub menus used to work, win10 needs UEFI >> winXP >> > has no idea what it is. Additionally, XP and Win 7 may refuse to boot on >> > anything newer than Haswell CPU. >> > >> > Good luck, >> > T >> > >> > >> > >> > On Mon, Mar 21, 2022, 15:01 Chuck Hast <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> >> Folks, >> >> I need to setup a machine that has Linux, Windows XP >> >> Windows 7 and Windows 10. >> >> >> >> This is one case where my beloved VM's do not work >> >> (THANK YOU MOTOROLA) So I need to be able to >> >> boot all of the above OS. I have done dual boot many >> >> times but I have not had to try to put 3 variants of >> >> windows on the same machine. >> >> >> >> Any guidance would be appreciated. >> >> >> >> I have a mix of what is called CPS or Customer >> >> Programming Software. The Motorola CPS can be >> >> a real bear to get going on a VM. Even though it >> >> sees a com port. I will not go into the horror stories >> >> of those products except to say that they can be a >> >> real pain. Once I get the OS running on bare metal >> >> then comes driver hell. But first the OS. >> >> >> >> I know that XP is expired and same for Win7, but >> >> these pieces of software are pretty OS specific. >> >> >> >> I have the ISO's for all of the OS installs. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- >> >> I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. >> >> Ph 4:13 KJV >> >> Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece. >> >> Fil 4:13 RVR1960 >> >> >> >> > > -- > > Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- > I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. > Ph 4:13 KJV > Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece. > Fil 4:13 RVR1960 > > -- Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. Ph 4:13 KJV Todo lo puedo en Cristo que me fortalece. Fil 4:13 RVR1960
