Re: Dual Boot

John

I agree you should install the oldest first if you are NOT using a third
party
partitioning tool but using BootIt NG it is not neccessary. The video
about
installing Windows 98 in the following link shows how much easier it can
be:
http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/examples.html

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"John Barnett MVP" <freelanceit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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It isn't that simple, Andrew. With older versions of Windows the
'oldest' version has to be installed first followed by the next
newest. In other words you need to install Windows 98 first on the C:
partition, then XP on your next partition, presumably D or E.

Obviously, if you only have recovery disks for XP you are not going to
be able to do this, because installing XP from the recovery disk will,
effectively, wipe out the windows 98 installation which you would have
installed on drive C:.

There is an option to install 98 after XP has been installed but it
does require changing registry entries. Visit this site:
http://www.dougknox.com/ Click the Win XP Tips option on the left of
the screen. When this window opens look for the link 'Install 98/ME
After XP is Installed' You should find it on the right of the screen
near the 3rd from the top of the list.


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"Andrew E." <eckrichco@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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You would need to re-partition the hd,3rd party software would be
needed.Or
purchase another hd,use as storage for xp & 98,and put 98 on it
also....

"Thomas Frost" wrote:

My pc came preinstalled with xp home and came with the restore
disks, is
there any way for me dual boot it with 98 on the same machine?






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