Re: Two WIN versions on same computer?

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Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 01:14:30 -0800

"Bruce Chambers" wrote:
> Myrks wrote:
>> hi there!
>> I'm having lot's of problems on XP with applications that
>> worked fine on 98. (e.g. Autoexec.nt), I almost want to switch back to 98.
>> Is it possible to have both XP & 98 installed in the same time and choosing
>> which one to run each time you boot the computer? Thanks.
>
> The simplest way I've found to dual boot between Win9x/Me and WinXP
> would be to partition your drive(s) roughly as follows:
>
> C: Primary FAT32 Win9x/Me/Legacy Apps
> D: Extended NTFS WinXP/Modern Apps
>
> Adjust the partition sizes according to your actual hard drive(s)
> size and the amount of space you'd like to allocate to each OS and its
> applications.
>
> Create the partitions using Win9x's FDISK so you can enable large
> disk support (FAT32). (No need for 3rd party partitioning
> utilities/boot managers and their frequent complications.)
>
> Install Win9x/Me first, being sure to select "C:\Windows" (or
> D:\Windows, if you prefer) when asked for the default Windows
> directory. When you subsequently install WinXP, be sure to specify
> "D:\Winnt" (or "D:\Windows," "C:\Winnt" as referred/applicable) when
> asked for the default Windows directory, to place it in the other
> partition. The WinXP installation routine will automatically set up a
> Multi-boot menu for you. The default settings for this menu can be
> readily edited from within WinXP. NOTE: If you elect to place
> Win9x/Me on the "D:" drive, you'll _have_ to leave the "C:" drive as
> FAT32.
>
> This method can be adapted to using 2 physical hard drives by
> placing the boot partition (C:, which still must be FAT32) and either
> of the operating systems on the Primary Master hard drive, and the
> second operating system on the second hard drive.
>
> It is also possible to have a 3rd partition for shared
> applications, but it would be necessary for such a partition to be
> formatted in the common file format (FAT32). The applications would
> also have to be installed into each OS (to ensure proper system file
> placement and registry updates), one at a time, but the bulk of the
> program files could be located on this common partition. I do not,
> however, actually recommend doing this as, if you were to uninstall
> such an application from one OS, you may not be able to gracefully
> uninstall it from the second OS, having already deleted crucial
> installation data during the first uninstall action.
>
> Just about everything you need to know (URLs may wrap):
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q217/2/10.ASP
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/gettingstarted/multiboot.asp

    Will the WinXP boot manager really be found by the BIOS
    despite it not being in a primary partition?

*TimDaniels*

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