Re: Installing Win2K after XP - Does it work?
From: Matthew Jared Koester (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/22/04
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Date: Sat, 22 May 2004 15:00:45 -0700
Thanks for the replies!
Anyway, I don't care what Sony thinks about this, because
I can handle most of the problems with my computer
software-wise, and I have a 4 year extended warranty from
Best Buy which I imagine will cover any failures related
to the original hardware. I have had the new XP style
turned off for a long time now, and I like it much better
this way, but some things still differ from 2000. Mainly,
I like the way the Win2K Explorer is set up. In XP, I
like the Details part of the side panel in Explorer but I
have no need for everything else, so because I like to
have the Details, I can't turn everything completely off;
I can only collapse the other items.
My other reasons are mainly personal, and probably very
stupid. I do realize that XP is a better OS overall, but
I spent a lot of time on 2K when I was younger and I want
to have it on a computer once again. Also, there are some
things about 2K that make it feel more "Professional" to
me. First, I have 2K Pro, but only XP Home, which makes
me feel as if 2K is in some way better. I know this is
not the case, but I probably just have a mental disorder
that makes me feel attached to 2K :) Second, I have a few
games (like Aliens vs. Predators Gold Edition) that *Do
Not* work on XP, although they work on 2000. I can't
explain to you why this is, but Google can, although it
offers no solutions to the problem.
Finally, I would like to use 2K as an experimental
platform and also a multimedia center-type device. I want
to use it to test out some applications and stuff without
messing up my XP install. In addition to that, I would
like to try out some different configurations that I have
in mind to use it as a dedicated multimedia device.
I realize that XP is better in most aspects, but I have my
reasons for wanting 2000. Also, there are probably
software solutions for a lot of the things I have
mentioned here, but I would rather have a separate
installation of Windows for some of the things I want to
do, like the software testing. I don't see why my reasons
have anything to do with whether or not installing 2K will
work, although I can understand why you would think that I
am insane for wanting to do this. If no one can help me
out on this site, maybe I could be directed to another
community that may be able to provide me with more
information.
>-----Original Message-----
>You can disconnect 1st XP disk and setup W2k on the 2nd
disk, then reconnect
>1st disk back and adjust the boot.ini.file, i.e. add a
pointer to the W2k
>installation. You'll have to create the multiple
partitions on the 2nd disk
>if you want Linux after all and you'll get some troubles
setting a loader
>menu.
>Hardware emulators such as VMWare and VirtualPC are very
good on the
>powerful PC to create a multi-OS box and Google is your
friend.
>
>
>.
>
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