The Multi-Boot Configuration Handbook

Avoiding Potholes on the Road to Multi-Boot

I've just outlined some of the reasons you might want to install multiple OSs. Even with good reasons to do so, however, many people encounter problems, become frustrated, and either give up or settle for something less than they should. As I mentioned earlier, installing and maintaining multiple OSs can be difficult. If you go about the task properly, you can have several operating systems up and running in a reasonable period of time and have few problems maintaining your multi-OS system. If you go about it the wrong way, though, you'll have nothing but trouble—hardware won't work correctly in some OSs, one or more OSs might be unstable, you might be confused by strange commands and procedures, and ...