Dual Boot Win/Linux: Change from Linux to Win without Reboot?

[JRyanCon]

If I had a dual Partition setup with Windows XP and Linux Fedora Core 3 (I would be willing to use any popular version of Linux). Is there a way to be in Linux and then boot to, or change to Windows without a full reboot? A way to maybe Call Lilo or Grub from in linux? Similar to how tiny.exe can be executed and go from DOS to Linux without a reboot.


Thanks

-r

 

[BobMCT]

One way is to install onto Linux a product such as VMWare or Win4Lin which are facilities that actually load and run the Win OS as a task within Linux. It also allows simple click access from one to the other.

 

[JRyanCon]

Ya, I have used VMWare. This actually would have to be into an actual windows partition, not a virtual one. Its for testing so that wouldnt work. Good thought though thanks...


anyone else?

 

[jstreich]

WINE - Wine Is Not an Emulator - which is actually a windows emulator for Windows.

Cygwin - Linux emulator for windows -- problem is that it can't access the ext2/ext3 partions.

Lindows (now Linspire) - a Linux distro that has a built in emulator (haven't used it in an eon -- don't know how it works these days).

Run two boxen, and use Cygwin or Win32 to use the Linux from the windows box (Samba or AFS to file share).

Run two boxen, and use VNC to connect the windows box from the linux box (Samba or AFS to file share).

PuppyLinux (I think it uses a VM though, not sure).

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