Can I run Vista Basic +Win2000+Ubuntu?

Is it possible? If so, how do I do it? I probably need detailed
instructions, although I am an experienced computer (my career) and Windows
person. (3.1 on up).

I have a new Dell Vostro 220 with Home preinstalled. No Vista DVD; just the
recovery DVD and partition.

I am presently running Vista Home Basic, with Ubuntu 8.10 running as a
program under Vista.

I no longer run Win 2000 because I wanted to try just Vista. However, Vista
won't install and/or run all my old programs (even after adjusting for
oldness) and I miss many of them, such as PSP6 and others.

Therefore I want to run a triple boot system, so I can:

(a) Use Vista and later Windows 7 if it is better.
(b) Continue to play with Ubuntu. (I mainly use the games.)
(c) Use my old pgms (mostly gfx) with Win2000.

Can I do this? Or is there a better, still free, way?

I live on Social Security, so I can't upgrade many/any old pgms. I am happy
with my oldsters (I'm old too; I'll be 70 in less than 2 weeks) and I want
to use them as they are if possible.

Many thanks in advance.

Walterius
Fort Lauderdale

"Walter Donavan" <> wrote in message
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> Therefore I want to run a triple boot system, so I can:
>
> (a) Use Vista and later Windows 7 if it is better.
> (b) Continue to play with Ubuntu. (I mainly use the games.)
> (c) Use my old pgms (mostly gfx) with Win2000.
>
> Can I do this? Or is there a better, still free, way?
>


Why not run W2K in a Virtual PC?

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On Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:35:33 -0400, Walter Donavan wrote:

> Is it possible? If so, how do I do it? I probably need detailed
> instructions, although I am an experienced computer (my career) and
> Windows person. (3.1 on up).
>
> I have a new Dell Vostro 220 with Home preinstalled. No Vista DVD; just
> the recovery DVD and partition.
>
> I am presently running Vista Home Basic, with Ubuntu 8.10 running as a
> program under Vista.
>
> I no longer run Win 2000 because I wanted to try just Vista. However,
> Vista won't install and/or run all my old programs (even after adjusting
> for oldness) and I miss many of them, such as PSP6 and others.
>
> Therefore I want to run a triple boot system, so I can:
>
> (a) Use Vista and later Windows 7 if it is better. (b) Continue to play
> with Ubuntu. (I mainly use the games.) (c) Use my old pgms (mostly gfx)
> with Win2000.
>
> Can I do this? Or is there a better, still free, way?
>
> I live on Social Security, so I can't upgrade many/any old pgms. I am
> happy with my oldsters (I'm old too; I'll be 70 in less than 2 weeks)
> and I want to use them as they are if possible.
>
> Many thanks in advance.
>
> Walterius
> Fort Lauderdale

As I understand it, the preferred way to do that would be to install
win2k first then vista. At this point I think vista will control the boot
for both MS os's. Then install Ubuntu in it's own partition and it will
set up the multi boot (actually, as I understand it, it sets up a dual
boot for either Ubuntu or the vista controlled MS dual boot).

I agree with the other responder, that the simplest solution would
probably be to run win2k in a virtual machine within the vista host.

"Charlie Tame" <> wrote in message
news:u$...
> Walter Donavan wrote:
>> Is it possible? If so, how do I do it? I probably need detailed
>> instructions, although I am an experienced computer (my career) and
>> Windows person. (3.1 on up).
>>
>> I have a new Dell Vostro 220 with Home preinstalled. No Vista DVD; just
>> the recovery DVD and partition.
>>
>> I am presently running Vista Home Basic, with Ubuntu 8.10 running as a
>> program under Vista.
>>
>> I no longer run Win 2000 because I wanted to try just Vista. However,
>> Vista won't install and/or run all my old programs (even after adjusting
>> for oldness) and I miss many of them, such as PSP6 and others.
>>
>> Therefore I want to run a triple boot system, so I can:
>>
>> (a) Use Vista and later Windows 7 if it is better.
>> (b) Continue to play with Ubuntu. (I mainly use the games.)
>> (c) Use my old pgms (mostly gfx) with Win2000.
>>
>> Can I do this? Or is there a better, still free, way?
>>
>> I live on Social Security, so I can't upgrade many/any old pgms. I am
>> happy with my oldsters (I'm old too; I'll be 70 in less than 2 weeks)
>> and I want to use them as they are if possible.
>>
>> Many thanks in advance.
>>
>> Walterius
>> Fort Lauderdale
>>
>
>
> Walter, dual booting with Vista is more difficult and you may need a
> third party boot manager to do it. The other option, using a "Virtual
> Machine" is easier to manage and to back up, except the graphics you
> want may not always be available.
>
> Another option is to get a slide in drive tray and actually swap disk
> drives, a new machine should easily do this because SATA drives don't
> need a complicated inner case. None of these are really "Simple" to set
> up of course.
>
> Let's go with the Virtual Machine idea (VM). What this does is run a
> program that makes your hardware appear to the operating system being
> "Hosted" as different hardware. In other words the VM supplied free by
> Microsoft is supposed to make your real OS (Vista) appear as a machine
> that W2000 or Ubuntu is running on. Unfortunately I've tried Ubuntu with
> the MS virtual machine software and it's a complete failure. What does
> work well is to run Sun Microsystems' Virtualbox under Ubuntu and then
> run Vista or XP within that environment. This would mean using Ubuntu as
> your main system and "Hosting Vista and W2000" as guests. You lose
> things like "Aero".
>
> It's kinda bad manners to post pictures in a newsgroup but here's what I
> am talking about and I expect 27KB won't bring any of Microsoft's
> servers down. This is a 2001 machine (Upgraded somewhat) running Ubuntu
> and "Hosting" Vista and XP both at the same time and using two monitors.

That sounds all well and good, but I have ubuntu as a guest under Vista H/P
and it installed 100%. The only thing wrong in my case is my dial-up
networking situation and the printer choice. In order to get it working I
would have to do some intricate work involving the modem, or change to
broadband and in case of the printer, choose an HP model instead of the
Lexmark I have.
Otherwise it would operate perfectly in virtual mode.

Harry.
>
>

Walter Donavan <> schreef in bericht news:E9971DA9-9D49-4141-B3E0-...
> Is it possible? If so, how do I do it? I probably need detailed
> instructions, although I am an experienced computer (my career) and Windows
> person. (3.1 on up).
>
> I have a new Dell Vostro 220 with Home preinstalled. No Vista DVD; just the
> recovery DVD and partition.
>
> I am presently running Vista Home Basic, with Ubuntu 8.10 running as a
> program under Vista.
>
> I no longer run Win 2000 because I wanted to try just Vista. However, Vista
> won't install and/or run all my old programs (even after adjusting for
> oldness) and I miss many of them, such as PSP6 and others.
>
> Therefore I want to run a triple boot system, so I can:
>
> (a) Use Vista and later Windows 7 if it is better.
> (b) Continue to play with Ubuntu. (I mainly use the games.)
> (c) Use my old pgms (mostly gfx) with Win2000.
>
> Can I do this? Or is there a better, still free, way?
>
> I live on Social Security, so I can't upgrade many/any old pgms. I am happy
> with my oldsters (I'm old too; I'll be 70 in less than 2 weeks) and I want
> to use them as they are if possible.

If you at least have 3 primary partitions, you can do it with
http://jawade.nl/binaries/HWBOOT803ED.zip
You have to put GRUB into the Ubuntu-bootrecord.
Then replace the Windows-MBR
Install HWBOOT
Choose at a reboot for remove HWBOOT
Choose the partition for W2K
If there is nothing yet, booting fails.
Reboot with the W2K CD and install it.
Install HWBOOT
Ready.

"Walter Donavan" <> wrote in message
news:E9971DA9-9D49-4141-B3E0-...
> Is it possible? If so, how do I do it? I probably need detailed instructions, although I
> am an experienced computer (my career) and Windows person. (3.1 on up).
>
> I have a new Dell Vostro 220 with Home preinstalled. No Vista DVD; just the recovery DVD
> and partition.
>
> I am presently running Vista Home Basic, with Ubuntu 8.10 running as a program under
> Vista.
>
> I no longer run Win 2000 because I wanted to try just Vista. However, Vista won't
> install and/or run all my old programs (even after adjusting for oldness) and I miss
> many of them, such as PSP6 and others.
>
> Therefore I want to run a triple boot system, so I can:
>
> (a) Use Vista and later Windows 7 if it is better.
> (b) Continue to play with Ubuntu. (I mainly use the games.)
> (c) Use my old pgms (mostly gfx) with Win2000.
>
> Can I do this? Or is there a better, still free, way?
>
> I live on Social Security, so I can't upgrade many/any old pgms. I am happy with my
> oldsters (I'm old too; I'll be 70 in less than 2 weeks) and I want to use them as they
> are if possible.
>
> Many thanks in advance.
>
> Walterius
> Fort Lauderdale
>
70 is old?
I just turned 81
Galen