FC6/XP dual boot vs. seperate machines

Warning! Newbie here. I've posted a few questions on dual booting FC6/XP on
another newsgroup and have been able to get a good idea of how/what to do.
However, as I further investigate, it appears that a dual boot configuration
isn't what I really want. My goal is to have a Liunx test server for web
pages to use with Dreamweaver.

I was under the impression that with a dual boot you had both systems
running, but you chose one to be the primary one you are working in. Then I
noted in some online tutorials/lessons that in fact both systems won't be
running - only one at a time - therefore negating the usefulness of the
server. Can anyone fill in the gaps/details about how to use a dual boot
system for a test server?

My other options are either:
1. An old laptop (would need to upgrade the memory otherwise FC6 hangs on
install - tried this already) and attach it to my local network via a PC
NIC.

2. The old desktop (also would need a memory upgrade) and a KVM switch so I
can access FC to adjust parameters while testing if needed. I'm hesitant to
use this -it would take up more space and I had already removed the hard
drive to put in my new desktop for the dual boot - so I'd have to do another
uninstall/reinstall -argghhh.

Any recommendataions/suggestions?

Thanks,
Christina

Cinnamon wrote:
> Warning! Newbie here. I've posted a few questions on dual booting FC6/XP on
> another newsgroup and have been able to get a good idea of how/what to do.
> However, as I further investigate, it appears that a dual boot configuration
> isn't what I really want. My goal is to have a Liunx test server for web
> pages to use with Dreamweaver.
>
> I was under the impression that with a dual boot you had both systems
> running, but you chose one to be the primary one you are working in. Then I
> noted in some online tutorials/lessons that in fact both systems won't be
> running - only one at a time - therefore negating the usefulness of the
> server. Can anyone fill in the gaps/details about how to use a dual boot
> system for a test server?
>
> My other options are either:
> 1. An old laptop (would need to upgrade the memory otherwise FC6 hangs on
> install - tried this already) and attach it to my local network via a PC
> NIC.
>
> 2. The old desktop (also would need a memory upgrade) and a KVM switch so I
> can access FC to adjust parameters while testing if needed. I'm hesitant to
> use this -it would take up more space and I had already removed the hard
> drive to put in my new desktop for the dual boot - so I'd have to do another
> uninstall/reinstall -argghhh.
>
> Any recommendataions/suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Christina
>
>
Christian,


Other alternative: run vmware server on FC6 or WinXP and put the other
OS in a Virtual Machine.


Best regards,


Jan Gerrit