win xp os x x86 vista 5365 to install them all bcde

I have one 120gig PATA hard drive. I'd like to be able to boot between Win XP x86, OS X x86 and Vista x64 b5365 (and possibly adding Win XP x64 as well). What order should I install these OS's, and are there any special instructions needed for doing so?
My drive was installed using the following partitions, in the specified order, but I have no option to boot OS X...
Partition #1- 60gig - Primary, NTFS, Win XP x86 - installed second Partition #2 - 25gig - Primary, NTFS, Vista x64 v5365 - installed third Partition #3 - 25gig - Primary, MAC journaled, OS X x86 - installed first
What order do I need to install the above OS's? Do I need to do anything special (like copying the first 512 bytes for each partition as required by the NTLDR)?
Does anything change if I want to add Partition #4 - Primary - NTFS, Win XP x86 ?
The documentation for BCDEdit is quite sketchy... Doesn't cover adding third party partitions at all.
Any help is greatly appreciated!

To the best of my knowledge, there is no way yet to install OSX on PC hardware. For the other OS's, the trick is just to install them in chronological order. XP first, then Vista or Longhorn. The Longhorn boot loader will handle XP fine on it's own.
"Noozer" wrote in message

I have one 120gig PATA hard drive. I'd like to be able to boot between Win XP x86, OS X x86 and Vista x64 b5365 (and possibly adding Win XP x64 as well). What order should I install these OS's, and are there any special instructions needed for doing so?
My drive was installed using the following partitions, in the specified order, but I have no option to boot OS X...
Partition #1- 60gig - Primary, NTFS, Win XP x86 - installed second Partition #2 - 25gig - Primary, NTFS, Vista x64 v5365 - installed third Partition #3 - 25gig - Primary, MAC journaled, OS X x86 - installed first
What order do I need to install the above OS's? Do I need to do anything special (like copying the first 512 bytes for each partition as required by the NTLDR)?
Does anything change if I want to add Partition #4 - Primary - NTFS, Win XP x86 ?
The documentation for BCDEdit is quite sketchy... Doesn't cover adding third party partitions at all.
Any help is greatly appreciated!

I beg to differ, I have Windows XP x86, XP x64, Server 2003 x86, Server 2003 x64, Vista x64 and OS X x86 Tiger 10.4.5 quadruple booting on my Sempron 2600. Installing is the tricky part.
XP needs to be on the System Partition, OS X x86 needs to be on a bootable partition, Vista can be on a logical partition. Vista even adds OS X to its own boot entry (not the legacy one). I detailed my experiences here: http://forum.osx86project.org/index.php?showtopic=14192 -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Fat Bastard" wrote in message

To the best of my knowledge, there is no way yet to install OSX on PC hardware. For the other OS's, the trick is just to install them in chronological order. XP first, then Vista or Longhorn. The Longhorn boot loader will handle XP fine on it's own.
"Noozer" wrote in message I have one 120gig PATA hard drive. I'd like to be able to boot between Win XP x86, OS X x86 and Vista x64 b5365 (and possibly adding Win XP x64 as well). What order should I install these OS's, and are there any special instructions needed for doing so?
My drive was installed using the following partitions, in the specified order, but I have no option to boot OS X...
Partition #1- 60gig - Primary, NTFS, Win XP x86 - installed second Partition #2 - 25gig - Primary, NTFS, Vista x64 v5365 - installed third Partition #3 - 25gig - Primary, MAC journaled, OS X x86 - installed first
What order do I need to install the above OS's? Do I need to do anything special (like copying the first 512 bytes for each partition as required by the NTLDR)?
Does anything change if I want to add Partition #4 - Primary - NTFS, Win XP x86 ?
The documentation for BCDEdit is quite sketchy... Doesn't cover adding third party partitions at all.
Any help is greatly appreciated!

how did you obtain OSX x86?
-- "What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are." - Epictetus 55-135
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message

I beg to differ, I have Windows XP x86, XP x64, Server 2003 x86, Server 2003 x64, Vista x64 and OS X x86 Tiger 10.4.5 quadruple booting on my Sempron 2600. Installing is the tricky part.
XP needs to be on the System Partition, OS X x86 needs to be on a bootable partition, Vista can be on a logical partition. Vista even adds OS X to its own boot entry (not the legacy one). I detailed my experiences here: http://forum.osx86project.org/index.php?showtopic=14192 -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Fat Bastard" wrote in message To the best of my knowledge, there is no way yet to install OSX on PC hardware. For the other OS's, the trick is just to install them in chronological order. XP first, then Vista or Longhorn. The Longhorn boot loader will handle XP fine on it's own.
"Noozer" wrote in message I have one 120gig PATA hard drive. I'd like to be able to boot between Win XP x86, OS X x86 and Vista x64 b5365 (and possibly adding Win XP x64 as well). What order should I install these OS's, and are there any special instructions needed for doing so?
My drive was installed using the following partitions, in the specified order, but I have no option to boot OS X...
Partition #1- 60gig - Primary, NTFS, Win XP x86 - installed second Partition #2 - 25gig - Primary, NTFS, Vista x64 v5365 - installed third Partition #3 - 25gig - Primary, MAC journaled, OS X x86 - installed first
What order do I need to install the above OS's? Do I need to do anything special (like copying the first 512 bytes for each partition as required by the NTLDR)?
Does anything change if I want to add Partition #4 - Primary - NTFS, Win XP x86 ?
The documentation for BCDEdit is quite sketchy... Doesn't cover adding third party partitions at all.
Any help is greatly appreciated!

Andre... you mean that OSX x86 can run now on any pc and you can actually dual boot with windows?
I thought that Apple would convert to intel CPUs but the OS wouldnt run on a pc....!

-- "What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are." - Epictetus 55-135
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message

I beg to differ, I have Windows XP x86, XP x64, Server 2003 x86, Server 2003 x64, Vista x64 and OS X x86 Tiger 10.4.5 quadruple booting on my Sempron 2600. Installing is the tricky part.
XP needs to be on the System Partition, OS X x86 needs to be on a bootable partition, Vista can be on a logical partition. Vista even adds OS X to its own boot entry (not the legacy one). I detailed my experiences here: http://forum.osx86project.org/index.php?showtopic=14192 -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Fat Bastard" wrote in message To the best of my knowledge, there is no way yet to install OSX on PC hardware. For the other OS's, the trick is just to install them in chronological order. XP first, then Vista or Longhorn. The Longhorn boot loader will handle XP fine on it's own.
"Noozer" wrote in message I have one 120gig PATA hard drive. I'd like to be able to boot between Win XP x86, OS X x86 and Vista x64 b5365 (and possibly adding Win XP x64 as well). What order should I install these OS's, and are there any special instructions needed for doing so?
My drive was installed using the following partitions, in the specified order, but I have no option to boot OS X...
Partition #1- 60gig - Primary, NTFS, Win XP x86 - installed second Partition #2 - 25gig - Primary, NTFS, Vista x64 v5365 - installed third Partition #3 - 25gig - Primary, MAC journaled, OS X x86 - installed first
What order do I need to install the above OS's? Do I need to do anything special (like copying the first 512 bytes for each partition as required by the NTLDR)?
Does anything change if I want to add Partition #4 - Primary - NTFS, Win XP x86 ?
The documentation for BCDEdit is quite sketchy... Doesn't cover adding third party partitions at all.
Any help is greatly appreciated!

Do a Google search. ;) Also, check http://www.osx86procject.org -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"John Jay Smith" <-> wrote in message

how did you obtain OSX x86?
-- "What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are." - Epictetus 55-135
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message I beg to differ, I have Windows XP x86, XP x64, Server 2003 x86, Server 2003 x64, Vista x64 and OS X x86 Tiger 10.4.5 quadruple booting on my Sempron 2600. Installing is the tricky part.
XP needs to be on the System Partition, OS X x86 needs to be on a bootable partition, Vista can be on a logical partition. Vista even adds OS X to its own boot entry (not the legacy one). I detailed my experiences here: http://forum.osx86project.org/index.php?showtopic=14192 -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Fat Bastard" wrote in message To the best of my knowledge, there is no way yet to install OSX on PC hardware. For the other OS's, the trick is just to install them in chronological order. XP first, then Vista or Longhorn. The Longhorn boot loader will handle XP fine on it's own.
"Noozer" wrote in message I have one 120gig PATA hard drive. I'd like to be able to boot between Win XP x86, OS X x86 and Vista x64 b5365 (and possibly adding Win XP x64 as well). What order should I install these OS's, and are there any special instructions needed for doing so?
My drive was installed using the following partitions, in the specified order, but I have no option to boot OS X...
Partition #1- 60gig - Primary, NTFS, Win XP x86 - installed second Partition #2 - 25gig - Primary, NTFS, Vista x64 v5365 - installed third Partition #3 - 25gig - Primary, MAC journaled, OS X x86 - installed first
What order do I need to install the above OS's? Do I need to do anything special (like copying the first 512 bytes for each partition as required by the NTLDR)?
Does anything change if I want to add Partition #4 - Primary - NTFS, Win XP x86 ?
The documentation for BCDEdit is quite sketchy... Doesn't cover adding third party partitions at all.
Any help is greatly appreciated!

It can't run out of the box on a x86 PC, it requires some altering, especially if you want to get it dual booting. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"John Jay Smith" <-> wrote in message

Andre... you mean that OSX x86 can run now on any pc and you can actually dual boot with windows?
I thought that Apple would convert to intel CPUs but the OS wouldnt run on a pc....!

-- "What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are." - Epictetus 55-135
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message I beg to differ, I have Windows XP x86, XP x64, Server 2003 x86, Server 2003 x64, Vista x64 and OS X x86 Tiger 10.4.5 quadruple booting on my Sempron 2600. Installing is the tricky part.
XP needs to be on the System Partition, OS X x86 needs to be on a bootable partition, Vista can be on a logical partition. Vista even adds OS X to its own boot entry (not the legacy one). I detailed my experiences here: http://forum.osx86project.org/index.php?showtopic=14192 -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Fat Bastard" wrote in message To the best of my knowledge, there is no way yet to install OSX on PC hardware. For the other OS's, the trick is just to install them in chronological order. XP first, then Vista or Longhorn. The Longhorn boot loader will handle XP fine on it's own.
"Noozer" wrote in message I have one 120gig PATA hard drive. I'd like to be able to boot between Win XP x86, OS X x86 and Vista x64 b5365 (and possibly adding Win XP x64 as well). What order should I install these OS's, and are there any special instructions needed for doing so?
My drive was installed using the following partitions, in the specified order, but I have no option to boot OS X...
Partition #1- 60gig - Primary, NTFS, Win XP x86 - installed second Partition #2 - 25gig - Primary, NTFS, Vista x64 v5365 - installed third Partition #3 - 25gig - Primary, MAC journaled, OS X x86 - installed first
What order do I need to install the above OS's? Do I need to do anything special (like copying the first 512 bytes for each partition as required by the NTLDR)?
Does anything change if I want to add Partition #4 - Primary - NTFS, Win XP x86 ?
The documentation for BCDEdit is quite sketchy... Doesn't cover adding third party partitions at all.
Any help is greatly appreciated!

If you want to do this easily take a look at BootIt NG, I am currently booting 8 operating systems off one hard drive and you do not have to do any manipulating of any file unless you move one of your currently installed OS's and then you will need to edit the boot file so the partition numbers match.
Norm "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message

It can't run out of the box on a x86 PC, it requires some altering, especially if you want to get it dual booting. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"John Jay Smith" <-> wrote in message Andre... you mean that OSX x86 can run now on any pc and you can actually dual boot with windows?
I thought that Apple would convert to intel CPUs but the OS wouldnt run on a pc....!

-- "What concerns me is not the way things are, but rather the way people think things are." - Epictetus 55-135
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message I beg to differ, I have Windows XP x86, XP x64, Server 2003 x86, Server 2003 x64, Vista x64 and OS X x86 Tiger 10.4.5 quadruple booting on my Sempron 2600. Installing is the tricky part.
XP needs to be on the System Partition, OS X x86 needs to be on a bootable partition, Vista can be on a logical partition. Vista even adds OS X to its own boot entry (not the legacy one). I detailed my experiences here: http://forum.osx86project.org/index.php?showtopic=14192 -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Fat Bastard" wrote in message To the best of my knowledge, there is no way yet to install OSX on PC hardware. For the other OS's, the trick is just to install them in chronological order. XP first, then Vista or Longhorn. The Longhorn boot loader will handle XP fine on it's own.
"Noozer" wrote in message I have one 120gig PATA hard drive. I'd like to be able to boot between Win XP x86, OS X x86 and Vista x64 b5365 (and possibly adding Win XP x64 as well). What order should I install these OS's, and are there any special instructions needed for doing so?
My drive was installed using the following partitions, in the specified order, but I have no option to boot OS X...
Partition #1- 60gig - Primary, NTFS, Win XP x86 - installed second Partition #2 - 25gig - Primary, NTFS, Vista x64 v5365 - installed third Partition #3 - 25gig - Primary, MAC journaled, OS X x86 - installed first
What order do I need to install the above OS's? Do I need to do anything special (like copying the first 512 bytes for each partition as required by the NTLDR)?
Does anything change if I want to add Partition #4 - Primary - NTFS, Win XP x86 ?
The documentation for BCDEdit is quite sketchy... Doesn't cover adding third party partitions at all.
Any help is greatly appreciated!

Andre Da Costa [Extended64] wrote:

Do a Google search. ;) Also, check http://www.osx86procject.org

I think you mean http://www.osx86project.org Frank

John Jay Smith wrote:

Andre... you mean that OSX x86 can run now on any pc and you can actually dual boot with windows?
I thought that Apple would convert to intel CPUs but the OS wouldnt run on a pc....!

It works on some PCs. It isn't legal, of course, and the list of supported hardware is obviously nothing like what Windows or Linux can support because Apple obviously are not going to bust their humps providing driver support for a system config that couldn't possibly arise on their own kit.

My Geforce FX 5200 is not supported. :'( -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Robert Moir" wrote in message

John Jay Smith wrote: Andre... you mean that OSX x86 can run now on any pc and you can actually dual boot with windows?
I thought that Apple would convert to intel CPUs but the OS wouldnt run on a pc....!
It works on some PCs. It isn't legal, of course, and the list of supported hardware is obviously nothing like what Windows or Linux can support because Apple obviously are not going to bust their humps providing driver support for a system config that couldn't possibly arise on their own kit.

how about running it on VMWARE?
"Robert Moir" wrote in message

John Jay Smith wrote: Andre... you mean that OSX x86 can run now on any pc and you can actually dual boot with windows?
I thought that Apple would convert to intel CPUs but the OS wouldnt run on a pc....!
It works on some PCs. It isn't legal, of course, and the list of supported hardware is obviously nothing like what Windows or Linux can support because Apple obviously are not going to bust their humps providing driver support for a system config that couldn't possibly arise on their own kit.

John Jay Smith wrote:

how about running it on VMWARE?

The position with legalilty and supportability won't change either way with VMWare or Virtual PC/Server in the mix. That's obvious. Any problems you run into will force you ask the question about whether or not the hardware is simply incompatible or whether you're seeing an issue with the virtual machine.
If you can get it to run in a virtual machine that'll be very cool and a great hack, but I don't think it'll be easy.
-- -- Rob Moir, Microsoft MVP Blog Site - http://www.robertmoir.com Virtual PC 2004 FAQ - http://www.robertmoir.co.uk/win/VirtualPC2004FAQ.html I'm always surprised at "professionals" who STILL have to be asked "Have you checked (event viewer / syslog)".