Re: How to also run Win98?

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John wrote: 
Don Culp wrote:

I have a computer with Win XP installed. How can I also run Win 98 on this
computer (preferably without having to either reformat the hard drive or
reinstall XP)? [I know about XP's Compatibility Mode but this won't work for
the application that I need to run under Win 98, which requires low level
hardware access.]

Thanks,
Don Culp



If C: is NTFS it will be difficult if not impossible. If C: is FAT32 then its possible but W98 should be in its own partition and XP will need repaired. If C: is just a boot partition (XP is installed elsewhere) and not NTFS it will be even easier but XP will still need repaired.

John 

Correction:

In the latter case it doesn't matter if C: is NTFS. As long as you don't touch the MBR the files can be backed up, C: formatted, and the files copied back.

John
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