Does anybody use System Commander for Dual Boot? Are there any advantages?

[Gearbox]

In process of putting together new system and wanted to dual boot WinME and Win2K. Was thinking about using System Commander 2000 to make the job easier but not sure it's required. Old system still running on Win95 (early version w/o USB) so Win2K and ME are new OS's to me.

Does System Commander offer any advantages? From reading past posts it appears that win2K comes with its own boot manager.

Thanks for any comments.

 

[Klosters]

AFAIK, System Commander works very well. It should, it's expensive!

 

[tjll11a]

If you install winme then win2k. Win2k will set up its own dual boot...

 

[tjll11a]

gearbox you should enable privat messages in your profile!!!!!

 

[IamDavid]

Don't bother with System Commander.. Win2K bootloader will do everything for ya.. Make sure you install winME first.

 

[Gearbox]

tila 1la - thanks for suggestion to turn on profile, think that it is now enabled.

I picked up a copy of SC2000 for $49 when I was at Office Depot the other day that includes free TurboLinux and StarOffice multi-office suite (note this version not eligable for MIR). Would probably not do much with Lunix, will be happy if can halfway master WinME and 2K for now.

I know a few years ago the System Commander was best way to go for Multi-boot but now Win2K comes with its own. Did not know if SC2000 extra features and partitioning utilies make it worth the extra exspence. Claims that it can convert NTFS to FAT but did not know if the is big deal. Have not opened the shrink wrap yet could return.

Will load WinME first, and then Win2K. Starting with a new Maxtor 40G HD that I picked up at OD over Christmas for $119 thanks to heads up in Anand Hot Deals form.

Thanks again for the help.

 

[DocDoo]

SC2000 is a waste if all you plan to do is a dual-boot system. Win2K does this quite well!

If you plan to have 3 or 7 operating systems on your PC, then yes, SC2000 is sweet. SC2000 will let you run anything out there without problems from neighbors.

 

[kd7fhd]

SC2000 has more benefits than meets the eye. Such as the ability to "hide" other partitions and drives from the operating system you are currently using. It also allows you to manage your existing partitions - such as resize a partition or create a partition using a different type of file system such as NTFS. I don't think dual-boot lets you do this type of stuff.

 

[przero]

Using SC 2000 to boot 4 OS'es on 3 HD's. (two set up as a RAID-O). Works like a charm.