Re: New hard disk

Sorry for the overquote.


In one really wants to do as you propose, then the procedure might
be to create a dual-boot between Win98SE and Windows XP with FAT32
partitions, and separate partitions for each OS. A complete copy of
XP can be made via the Win98SE copy command, and vice versa.

Okay, let me understand. I create a separate partition and install Win98SE. (I'll have to get it somehow). Then I restore the files to a directory on the external hard disk. I then use Win98SE copy to copy /windows from the
external to the XP partition.

Is it possible to copy \Windows from the external to a directory c:\external\Windows, and then use DR DOS or whatever to copy it back to Windows? Or use some software to create a bootable CD which would have /Windows. I would
then restore all my files from the external hard disk, and then insert the CD and restore /windows (including the registry).

Thanks.


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