Re: Fresh install of WinXP Pro and Dual boot

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From: Jerry (NoSpamChiefZeke_at_MSN.com)
Date: 09/23/04


Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 21:23:18 -0700

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"Frank Pulsucki Jr." <frankpjr@spamsucks.prodigy.net> wrote in message
news:Rxq4d.7592$Qv5.6061@newssvr33.news.prodigy.com...
>I currently am running dual boot of Win98 (C:) and WinXP Pro (D:) and am
> installing a new hard drive and install a fresh copy of WinXP Pro on it
> while preserving the Dual boot configuration to Win98 SE. Question I have
> is what is the best way to accomplish this and preserve my current
> installs
> of 98 (keep after done) and XP (delete after I have fresh install up and
> running) and still keep the Win98 bootup option? Please give step by step
> directions! My goal is to install fresh copy on E: get it up and running
> then install all my programs (to much garbage in current one from 3 years
> of
> installs and removals). Can I then edit the boot file to just use the E;
> install then be able to format d: and have only Win98 se and WinXP pro
> fresh? Do I make sense?? I do not use Win98 very often but when I had D:
> drive crash I was able to use Win98 for web help and such until I got the
> drive back up but want to replace it as it is on way out . My goal is to
> have C: Win98 SE (FAT 32), D: saved files and documents (FAT 32), E: fresh
> WinXP Pro (NTFS). I also was wondering if it is possible to put new drive
> as C: drive and moving it to d, or e. can I put WIN XP Pro on that and
> still have dual boot? Any constructive thoughts would be great!
> --
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> please remove spamsucks from address
>
>



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