(08-16-2014, 05:24 PM)gold_finger link Wrote: Given that LL may not be installable in UEFI mode and older versions of Windows like XP definitely won't install in that mode, your best bet is to install them all (Win 8 included) in BIOS mode. Aside from MAC and AROS, (which I don't know enough about), all other OSs will be installable in BIOS mode also...
...If I had to guess, I'd say install Win XP first, then Win 8, then your other OSs.
Okay, I think I'll do that, UEFI sounds too complex, installing XP first would mean I wouldn't have to deal with it.
Thanks for your help/advice. I think I'll just install Win8/9, XP, ME, LL and AROS, because I tried running Windows 7 on my laptop for the first time after installing LL, and games seemed to run slower than before, and I'm guessing it's due to having less available HDD space. So I've decided to only install OSes I would actually need and use, so each OS would have more space in their respective partitions.
The only thing is installing legacy OSes, would it be possible to install Windows 3.1 and ME that on a modern PC? Would there be any issues with that? Would it be possible in any way shape or form to install them and XP on a SATA Hybrid Drive? (Minus using a VM?) Sorry for asking all of these questions, this will be the first PC I'll build, and want to make sure I get everything right and don't waste my money on buying things that won't work.