Two primary partitions. XP on 2nd partition mangled 1st partion... why?

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From: Noozer (postmaster_at_127.0.0.1)
Date: 03/20/04 

Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2004 07:04:17 GMT

Hi!

For testing purposes I wanted a 2 gig partition with Windows ME installed on
my computer. I normally use Windows XP SP1.

I created two primary partitions on my drive, first 2 gig being for ME and
then the rest for XP. I set the first partion as active and installed ME,
got it all working, software I normally use, drivers, etc. and all was good.

I then set the other partition as active and installed Windows XP SP1. It
all installed fine and my applications and drivers are all humming along.

Tonight I needed to test a network adapter in ME. I booted from a floppy
disk and ran FDISK. I set the first partition as active and then restarted
the computer... It says "Starting Windows Millenium..." and then the next
line has about 10 ASCII/ANSI characters and the computer just stops.

What did XP do to me ME installation and how can I get it working???

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