Dual+Boot

Dual Boot

Basically, a dual boot is when you install multiple operating systems on one PC. By doing that, you're also able to choose which system you want to run each time you start up your computer. So, these days, a good example of this would be to have Windows XP on your computer, along with Windows Vista. A dual boot can be done by a program called a boot loader and it's actually not too hard to do. (You'll want to read up on it and know for sure what you're doing before you start, but I'm just saying, it's not impossible to do on your own).

Now, you might be wondering what a dual boot would even be good for. Well, there are a lot of reasons. If you want to learn a new operating system, but don't want to give up your old one right away, a dual boot is the perfect solution. If a piece of software you have only runs on an older operating system, you can go back and still be able to use it. Dual boots also help software developers, etc. to see where their programs work and where they don't.

So, if this sounds like something you might be interested in, you can do a search for it online and learn all the details  