two OS running on one system at the same time ??

[iinfi]

hi

is it possible to have two OS running on one system at the same time ??
i v heard it is possible i dunno exactly how.
i want linux/Sun Solaris and windows XP running at the same time on my system.
my system specs
ms windows xp sp2
intel pentium D cpu 2.66 Ghz
512MB RAM(mite need 1gb i think)

[desiibond]

1) Microsoft Virtual Machine
2) VMWare workstation
3) Sun VirtualBox

[goobimama]

And you will definitely need more RAM. 2GB would be ideal. 4GB awesome.

[iinfi]

plz look the abv config of my machine and let me know if an 2GB/4GB upgrade is possible and if possible also let me know the cost.

thank you

[dreamsalive]

add 1gb more & it would b fine an smooth ,if u want to upgrade to vista later on then go for 2gb.

[MetalheadGautham]

you will need minimum 1.5GB of ram. Solaris recommended to have 1GB atleast. And Windows XP needs 512MB.

[iinfi]

k ... i v to buy DDR2 1GB and frequency sud b 266Mhz?? correct??
i m gona buy frm lamington so want to be sure!!

[hellknight]

go for atleast 2-3 GB RAM.. windows xp 32-bit can't detect more than 3.2 GB RAM.. and try virtual box.. its the best

[pimpom]

Originally Posted by iinfi

k ... i v to buy DDR2 1GB and frequency sud b 266Mhz?? correct??

Not really. 266 MHz is the basic clock frequency. DDR (1 or 2) effectively operates at twice the clock freq., so your memory is usually called DDR2 533 MHz.

You can buy and install 667 or 800 DDR2 RAMs, but they will run only at 533 speed for two reasons : Your motherboard supports only up to 533 MHz type memory. Even if your mobo supported faster memory, it will still run at the speed of the slowest memory installed unless you remove your present 512MB/533 RAM.