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Installing and using several operating systems on a single PC
Chapter 8. Installing and using several
8.1
Introduction
One of the key benefits offered by Acronis OS Selector is the ability to add almost any
new operating system to a PC, even if it already has one or more operating systems
installed. Using Acronis OS Selector, a user is able to install:
Several different copies of the same OS (e.g. Windows XP);
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Different operating systems from the same developers (e.g. Microsoft Windows 98 and
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Windows XP);
Operating systems from various developers (e.g. a Windows version and a Linux
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variant).
In all cases, Acronis OS Selector eliminates software conflicts that might affect operating
system stability and even result in failures.
Acronis OS Selector supports and automatically recognizes the following operating
systems:
Various DOS environments: MS DOS 5.x–6.x; MS DOS 7.0 (not a separate product but
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is included in Windows 95); MS DOS 7.1 (not a separate product but is included in
Windows 98); MS DOS 8.0 (not a separate product but is included in Windows Me). All
Windows 9x and Windows NT operating systems: Windows 95/95
OSR2/98/Me/NT/2000/XP
The most widespread Linux distributions
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The most widespread Unix PC distributions: FreeBSD, Solaris, QNX
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Below, you will find instructions for some of the most typical situations related to adding a
second OS to a PC that already has one installed. Please be aware that peculiarities of
some operating systems may place additional limitations and/or require additional actions.
We recommend that you look into Appendix B "Particularities of Operating Systems."
Please note that a newly installed operating system will be set as the default in the
Acronis OS Selector boot menu. If you require another OS to have this status, you will
have to adjust the respective operating system properties (see 7.5 «Setting an operating
system as the default»).
8.1.1
Reactivating the Acronis OS Selector boot menu
Because operating systems can change the Master Boot Record (MBR) during installation,
Acronis OS Selector, which also uses the MBR, might become inoperable.
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operating systems on a single
PC
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