JohnCreighton Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 hi all,forgive if this isn't where supposed to be and let me know where to repost.i would like to have a 2nd xp os boot choice on setup; one for gaming alone- use only necessary pci slots, bare # processes running, etc. to free up resources for the games, and the one i have now for normal use.is this a useful thing to do... will i get much advantage from it?if so, can someone point me in a direction to get started?much thanks(i only found one other post relating to this and it was for 4 os's and much more complicated than i need) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmshah Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 It will depend to a certain degree on the size of your hard disk drive.Your best bet is to use a boot manager like BootItNG. It will help you create 2 separate C drives. You can configure them individually to your heart's content without disturbing the other AT ALL.Its a try before you buy. For me it was the best investment I made in software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnCreighton Posted February 3, 2007 Author Share Posted February 3, 2007 thanks much for the reply.in your opinion, is this really as beneficial as it seems it would be? do you get a lot of improvement in performance by starting only the hardware and software needed to play games? i do have plenty of hard drive space (hundreds of gigs).thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted February 3, 2007 Share Posted February 3, 2007 (edited) Here is a step by step guide:http://www.thpc.info/dual/dual2konxp.htmlI have to disagree with pmshah, there is no need to use third party bootmanagers for a simple dual boot, but you might need a third party app to partition your drive.jaclaz Edited February 3, 2007 by jaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnCreighton Posted February 7, 2007 Author Share Posted February 7, 2007 Hi,does anyone have an opinion as to whether this gives a significant improvement in game play? is it worth the trouble?thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 I guess it all depends on how much "powerful" your hardware is.If you have a very fast processor, plenty of RAM, etc., probably difference wouldn't be so great.On the other hand, if you have a PC that barely meets minimum requirements for the games you play, difference will be VERY notable.jaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enuffsaid Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 You can also choose to create 2 hardware profiles. You won't need to re-install Windows to a seperate partition and you'll still have the benefit of increased performance.HTH,'nuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunsmokingman Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 You could try this, as it require no reboot, only a log on and log off.1:\ Make 2 user accounts one for gaming the other for regular use2:\ On the gaming account place this script in the start up folder'-> Place The Name Of The Service Or Process In This Array As Appear In TaskManager Dim Taskkill :Taskkill = Array(_ "ITEM_001","ITEM_002","ITEM_003","ITEM_004",_ "ITEM_005","ITEM_006","ITEM_007", "ITEM_008")'-> Dim For This Function Dim ObjTK,strComputer,StrTK, Wmi KillTask() Function KillTask() strComputer ="." WScript.Sleep 10000 '-> Wait For 10 Seconds To Allow All Service Or Process To Load '-> Loop That Looks Only For The Name In Taskkill For Each strTK In Taskkill Set Wmi = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2") Set StrTK = Wmi.ExecQuery("Select * from Win32_Process Where Name = '" & strTK & "'") For Each ObjTK in StrTK ObjTK.Terminate() WScript.Sleep 1000 Next Next End FunctionI use this method to turn off things that my kids need to run there iPod stuff. When I log off my account and the kids log on to there account the iPod stuff will restart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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