5. At the very least, running in dual-boot mode (both BB OS and Android OS) could open the BlackBerry to a growing array of apps which it may not be able to attract to its own platform.
6. One of the most straightforward ways is to create dual-boot setups, where multiple OSes are installed on a single machine, with a choice being made at startup as to which one to load.
7. If all else fails and you simply can't get used to Vista's quirks, you can always install Windows XP on your pre-installed Vista PC, either as a dual-boot, or completely replacing Vista.
8. Tip: If you want to dual-boot between Linux and an older operating system that requires cylinder alignment, try aligning the starts of all your partitions on multiples of eight cylinders.
9. Then, once you decide you like it, you can either install it in dual-boot fashion, so that both Linux and Windows are available to you all the time, or you can install Linux instead of Windows.
14. Dualbooting has historically been associated with Linux and other open source distributions, but the advent of x86-based Macs mean that many machines can now dual boot Windows and OS x.