[Boatanchors] FORMAT PROBLEM

[Jim Haynes]

On Thu, 21 Nov 2013, james.liles at comcast.net wrote:

> Hi Eugene,
>
> Simply boot the Install CD and partition the drive.  Then install the old 
> version 7 then boot the version 8 CD and install it in the other partition. 
> You can install as many systems as you wish.
>
> The ROM system does not control the operating system that is installed.
>
Well now there is this new style of BIOS (that I have only read a little
about, not experienced) where Microsoft has it rigged so you can only boot
software with their signature.  This came up in a discussion of Linux,
and Microsoft's efforts to make it impossible to install on a PC.