How Do You Setup A Dual Boot?
Dual boot computer systems offer the best of both worlds, allowing the computer user to have two separate operating systems installed at one time. When the computer boots, the user simply needs to pick the OS that she wishes, to launch and it will boot as though it were the only operating system installed. Setting up a dual boot can take several hours, but generally isn’t very difficult; most of the setup time involves waiting for the two operating systems to install. Dual boot systems allow two versions of the same OS to be installed and can also be used to install two significantly different operating systems. Place the installation disc for your secondary operating system (meaning the one that you do not want to be the default OS) into your computer’s CD or DVD drive. Reboot the computer. Press the indicated key (such as “F12”) on the initial BIOS boot screen to access the boot menu. Select the drive into which you placed your installation disc from the menu, and then press a key wh
