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I never really understood the point.
For me it just wasn't worth it. I to often want access to the two systems at once. Plus I don't feel like waiting for a reboot just to switch to something else. Virtualization is reaching its prime and thats the route I will go.

I'm waiting to see if the RHEL virtualizaion tools will make their way into CentOS. If so I plan to build one massive box at home and use it for everything from servers to a media center. I'll buy some heavy iron once and see how far I can stretch it.
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I never really understood the point.  storm14k | 02/23/09
It should get to CentOS  Tony Agudo | 02/23/09
I was thinking...  storm14k | 02/23/09
Dual Boot is Still a Must......Usually:  Seamus O'Brog | 02/23/09
RE:Dual Boot is Still a Must......Usually:  richdave | 02/23/09
What Do You Do If.....  Seamus O'Brog | 02/24/09
There is a story...  914four | 02/25/09
Good Points  ksarkies@... | 02/23/09
Trackball?  jstevens199 | 02/23/09
Trackball!  rickbarretttx | 02/24/09
RE. Trackball  dougbeer | 02/25/09
On a Desktop, What Else? Unless You're Going to Say.....  Seamus O'Brog | 02/24/09
On a Desktop, What Else? Unless You're Going to Say.....  Ez_Customs | 02/27/09
well since...  doh123 | 02/24/09
But What Else Is There??  Seamus O'Brog | 02/24/09
trackball  Not A Blind Sheep | 02/25/09
Yeah, he said a trackball...  zach.winchester | 02/25/09
Well Said BUT!!  Ez_Customs | 02/27/09
Virtualized OS (WHAT??)  Ez_Customs | 02/27/09
It depends on your situation  emcauley | 02/23/09
Big waste of time  no_zd_user_name | 02/23/09
Went ....  Linux_4u! | 02/23/09
Dual-booting as back-up.  Big Lug | 02/23/09
The BEst Reason for DUAL BOOT (((VIRUS REMOVAL)))  Ez_Customs | 02/27/09
The BEst Reason for DUAL BOOT (((VIRUS REMOVAL)))  Ez_Customs | 02/27/09
better ways to do virus removal than dual boot  Not A Blind Sheep | 02/28/09
None of the above.  IT_Guy_z | 02/23/09
You have a museum lol. (nt)  storm14k | 02/23/09
You bet I do...  IT_Guy_z | 02/23/09
You ain't the only one...  zach.winchester | 02/25/09
I do something similar...  djchandler | 02/23/09
How much power does that take?  clareJ | 02/24/09
Nice!  homant@... | 03/03/09
I dual boot all my users.  TripleII | 02/23/09
Hmmm  Linux User 147560 | 02/23/09
Once bitten, twice shy.  TripleII | 02/24/09
I agree  914four | 02/25/09
Images  Yagotta B. Kidding | 02/23/09
Samba  Haas | 02/23/09
Samba  Haas | 02/23/09
dual boot  rMatey | 02/23/09
Yes, if user's have them.  TripleII | 02/24/09
With VMs, I quit dual booting  mtgarden | 02/23/09
fat32 only is way out-of-date  cjcoats | 02/23/09
RE: Is dual-booting more hassle than it?s worth?  bryantrv | 02/23/09
Virtualization is better  John L. Ries | 02/23/09
I finally agree with John.....:P  James Quinn | 02/23/09
Yea, me too  emcauley | 02/23/09
It happens  John L. Ries | 02/25/09
Depends...  TroyW | 02/23/09
I have a dual boot set up  NStalnecker | 02/23/09
Linux and Windows, with network cards disabled in Windows  pjotr123 | 02/23/09
Ubuntu wiped Windows from my boot menu  Open_Sauce | 02/23/09
WTF?  rhomp2002@... | 02/23/09
Simple fix  rdiekema@... | 02/23/09
Exactly!  djchandler | 02/23/09
Ah, but Bad Advice...  mejohnsn | 02/25/09
Probably wasn't using Grub..  JCitizen | 02/23/09
user error  Not A Blind Sheep | 02/23/09
Which is fine  AndyCee | 02/24/09
But then the update IS badly designed.  mejohnsn | 02/25/09
destructive?  Not A Blind Sheep | 02/25/09
Oh man..  cameigons | 02/24/09
Same thing happened to me.  fletchoid | 03/07/09
A line of text  Tom6 | 07/21/09
Dual-booting has it's benefits still  nizuse | 02/23/09
RE: Is dual-booting more hassle than it?s worth?  bmore_bro69@... | 02/23/09
RE: Is dual-booting more hassle than it???s worth?  blackcat@... | 02/23/09
Check out IEtab  oldbaritone | 02/23/09
IETab  ed.ahlsen-girard@... | 02/23/09
Thanks for that tip  hizaleus | 02/23/09
Nice tip! (nt)  djchandler | 02/23/09
RE: Is dual-booting more hassle than it???s worth?  m_a_simons@... | 02/23/09
RE: Is dual-booting more hassle than it?s worth?  eric@... | 02/23/09
Virtualization has gotten a lot better  Maxfli82 | 02/23/09
No longer dual-booting  lawentzel | 02/23/09
Windows needs to make current OS Backwards compatible  loveofmusic | 02/23/09
Since you put it that way...  zach.winchester | 02/25/09
RE: Is dual-booting more hassle than it???s worth?  stroxel | 02/23/09
RE: Is dual-booting more hassle than it's worth?  stransue@... | 02/23/09
No... It's still of value to me.  GetReal-mac.com | 02/23/09
I don't use automatic updates.  JDLjr | 02/23/09
You just Gave the Argument...  mejohnsn | 02/25/09
I am a Dual Booter  DMNDS4YOU | 02/23/09
Not dual boot but bootcamp.  magallanes | 02/23/09
Multiple VMs is the way to go if you can  cestrauss | 02/23/09
Agreed...  jdlecuyer@... | 02/23/09
dual boot only with specific hardware requirements  Jim Johnson | 02/23/09
Windows when I must  oldbaritone | 02/23/09
its a hassel but,  paulkoller3 | 02/23/09
RE: Is dual-booting more hassle than it?s worth?  RangerFish | 02/23/09
Totally worth it  rdiekema@... | 02/23/09
for those just considering changing from Windows  hizaleus | 02/23/09
Great for a Sandbox!  dsussman | 02/23/09
RE: Is dual-booting more hassle than it???s worth?  Crabby Guy | 02/23/09
RE: Is dual-booting more hassle than it?s worth?  ekimgnow | 02/23/09
RE: Is dual-booting more hassle than it???s worth?  rbogash@... | 02/23/09
RE: Is dual-booting more hassle than it???s worth?  dnutile | 02/23/09
Lost me with the updates...  LandonAB | 02/23/09
Dual booting gives your hardware options...  bbneo | 02/23/09
More hassle than it's worth?  mrdt | 02/23/09
I may need to dual-boot...  editor@... | 02/23/09
RE: Is dual-booting more hassle than it???s worth?  ysbagga@... | 02/23/09
RE: Is dual-booting more hassle than it???s worth?  johnwillyums | 02/23/09
serious hassle if you want RAID  Clewin | 02/23/09
Dual HDDs works for me.  AntiM$ | 02/23/09
Dual Booting Is a thing of the Past. Go Virtual  jpennie | 02/23/09
VM laptop suggestions wanted  cosdan | 11/26/09
Yes but rarely. Should have been an option...  ja4509 | 02/23/09
Dual-boot PC  ashwinipn | 02/23/09
RE: Is dual-booting more hassle than it?s worth?  asksigma6@... | 02/23/09
IT SURE IS!  bkochis | 02/23/09
RE: Is dual-booting more hassle than it???s worth?  kjrider@... | 02/23/09
Not dual booting as often with Virtualization  Aboleyn | 02/23/09
RE: Is dual-booting more hassle than it?s worth?  dschmutz@... | 02/23/09
Yes, and tri booting is even better happy  USAeconomist | 02/23/09
RE: Is dual-booting more hassle than it?s worth?  deowll | 02/23/09
RE: Is dual-booting more hassle than it?s worth?  rahaas@... | 02/23/09
RE: Is dual-booting more hassle than it?s worth?  CowboyJT | 02/23/09
RE: Is dual-booting more hassle than it???s worth?  OldTooly | 02/23/09
I use all three methods mentioned  alaniane@... | 02/23/09
RE: Is dual-booting more hassle than it?s worth?  Not A Blind Sheep | 02/23/09
Different Strokes For Different Folks  rmackuni@... | 02/23/09
Dual booting is a tool  tech_walker | 02/23/09
Dual booting is a tool  tech_walker | 02/23/09
Virtualisation made dual boot obsolete  dimitri.aguero@... | 02/24/09
This is true for me too...  rickbarretttx | 02/24/09
RE: Is dual-booting more hassle than it?s worth?  cnjwebtvnet@... | 02/24/09
RE: Is dual-booting more hassle than it?s worth?  cameigons | 02/24/09
Dual boot rock?s  aceinfo | 02/24/09
Dual Booting is Goodness  frj111@... | 02/24/09
VMware Fusion on Mac w Vista and XP  asad.quraishi@... | 02/24/09
Dual boot during warranty period  fromthehip | 02/24/09
RE: Is dual-booting more hassle than it??????s worth?  Michael Fournier | 02/24/09
Only 3D Apps or Gaming  Khyron | 02/24/09
These days it's needed MORE than ever!!! unless...  fvm | 02/24/09
huh?  Khyron | 02/24/09
I triple boot  doh123 | 02/24/09
Why I dual-boot Vista and Windows 7  kgrr@... | 02/24/09
KVM more efficient  stenman@... | 02/24/09
KVM + RAID + NAS + firewall = interesting ??  vbrucewhitehead@... | 02/28/09
Trying to visualize..  homant@... | 03/03/09
RE: Is dual-booting more hassle than it???s worth?  khhammerle@... | 02/24/09
RE: Is dual-booting more hassle than it?s worth?  edcasblue@... | 02/24/09
I also triple boot  lab3cats@... | 02/24/09
Dual booting has saved my bacon more than once.  crp@... | 02/24/09
Hmmm  jemd@... | 02/24/09
Un dual booting  windjammer_z | 02/24/09
Linux emulators = all worthwhile Windows  wellduh | 02/25/09
Pure Win (nt)  homant@... | 03/03/09
I KVM 2 'puters to avoid dual booting hassles  vbrucewhitehead@... | 02/27/09
RE: Is dual-booting more hassle than it???s worth?  icelava | 03/09/09
Go the "whole hog". It's worth it in the long run...  mrgoose | 07/10/09
No  Tom6 | 07/21/09

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