multiboot xp configurations

[JohnCreighton]

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)

[pmshah]

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.

[JohnCreighton]

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.

[jaclaz]

Here is a step by step guide:

http://www.thpc.info/dual/dual2konxp.html

I 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

[JohnCreighton]

Hi,

does anyone have an opinion as to whether this gives a significant improvement in game play? is it worth the trouble?

thanks

[jaclaz]

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

[enuffsaid]

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

[gunsmokingman]

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 use

2:\ 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 Function

I 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.