Re: Re: Dualboot between xp and 98se

See below.


"ianw1974" <UseLinkToEmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "swat" wrote:
> > Thanks gerry, if that the case, meaning i have to reinstall xp
> > inorder to
> > have it dualboot with 98se, is there anyway i can edit
> > bootini?
> >
> > "gerryR" wrote:
> >
> > > You can not install 98 on an NTFS partition,
> > > You should install 98 before XP (always install the older OS
> > first)
> > >
> > > Not sure about triple boot I'm afraid.
> > > "swat" &lt;swat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx&gt; wrote in message
> > > news:61C17FB9-E2C0-4768-B532-4725EA2D8B1D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > &nbsp;> > Should i install xp or 98se first inorder to create
> > a dualboot and is it
> > &nbsp;> > necessary to use fat32 for xp or ntfs would do. FYI,
> > currently i'm having
> > &nbsp;> > dualboot between xp and fc3 on my pc, actually i
> > intend to create a triple
> > &nbsp;> > boot, is that anyway to do that without removing the
> > two OS which is
> > &nbsp;> > already
> > &nbsp;> > on my system? Note: xp currently is on ntfs.
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
> The problem you have is that Windows 98 has to be on first. Then XP
> will install, overwrite the MBR so that it can be controlled through
> the menu that's driven by boot.ini.

The MBR is the same for Win98 and WinXP.

> If you installed Windows 98 afterwards, you wouldn't be able to boot
> XP anymore because it would overwrite the MBR.

It's WinXP boot sector that gets overwritten by the Win98 installation.

> General rule is install the older OS first, rather than the other way
around.

Indeed. However, if the order is reversed then the Win98 boot sector
can easily be replaced by the WinXP boot sector, using Recovery
Console tools.

> So, if you want the dual boot, you'll have to reinstall XP afterwards.
> If you have Partition Magic, you could always experiment with
> resizing XP partition, and moving it so that you can install a FAT32
> partition for W98 before the XP partition, but I doubt you'd be able
> to get it to work successfully. I've always had problems when
> attempting things such as this.

The issue with having the Win98 FAT32 partition ***before***
the WinXP NTFS partition is that it will cause the drive letter for
the WinXP system partition to change. This is bad news.


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