I have a program that they quit making. It worked for a while on XP
but now, for some reason it isn't working dependably. I was told it
was designed for 98 after all, not XP.

I've got a partition I recently made for back ups which I really don't
need since I have a separate external back up drive to install for
that. So can I install 98 on this free partition? If so, would I be
able to run that program on that drive, while working on the other XP
drives?? I'm rather clueless on running two operation systems at once.

Trixie

Trixie <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I have a program that they quit making. It worked for a while on XP
>but now, for some reason it isn't working dependably. I was told it
>was designed for 98 after all, not XP.
>
>I've got a partition I recently made for back ups which I really don't
>need since I have a separate external back up drive to install for
>that. So can I install 98 on this free partition? If so, would I be
>able to run that program on that drive, while working on the other XP
>drives?? I'm rather clueless on running two operation systems at once.

You can only have one operating system running at a time... unless you
setup a virtual machine which uses your RAM to run another one.

Don't ask me... I've never done it.

How to create a multiple-boot system in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306559/en-us

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience

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"Trixie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:1ceeba2a-e770-4f42-baf2-(E-Mail Removed)...
I have a program that they quit making. It worked for a while on XP
but now, for some reason it isn't working dependably. I was told it
was designed for 98 after all, not XP.

I've got a partition I recently made for back ups which I really don't
need since I have a separate external back up drive to install for
that. So can I install 98 on this free partition? If so, would I be
able to run that program on that drive, while working on the other XP
drives?? I'm rather clueless on running two operation systems at once.

Trixie

yes, you can, however do you really want to?

the problem comes in with finding drivers for all the hardware for windows 98.

"Trixie" wrote:

> I have a program that they quit making. It worked for a while on XP
> but now, for some reason it isn't working dependably. I was told it
> was designed for 98 after all, not XP.
>
> I've got a partition I recently made for back ups which I really don't
> need since I have a separate external back up drive to install for
> that. So can I install 98 on this free partition? If so, would I be
> able to run that program on that drive, while working on the other XP
> drives?? I'm rather clueless on running two operation systems at once.
>
> Trixie
>

"Trixie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:1ceeba2a-e770-4f42-baf2-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have a program that they quit making. It worked for a while on XP
> but now, for some reason it isn't working dependably. I was told it
> was designed for 98 after all, not XP.
>
> I've got a partition I recently made for back ups which I really don't
> need since I have a separate external back up drive to install for
> that. So can I install 98 on this free partition? If so, would I be
> able to run that program on that drive, while working on the other XP
> drives?? I'm rather clueless on running two operation systems at once.
>
> Trixie

There's many ways to run 98 directly if your PC's bios maps SATA to ide, or
you're running ide hard drives. 98 can be run off an ide drive connected to
a PCI ide card, if your bios can be set to boot from that. If not, you can
always get an older 98 compatible PC or laptop to run it on. As sgopus
said, you'll need 98 compatible hardware drivers in either case. 98 can
also be run virtually within the XP environment, you still need the hardware
drivers.

Tell us what is best for you, before asking for more information. Thanks.
--
Dave

On Nov 21, 7:49*am, "Lil' Dave" <spamyours...@virus.net> wrote:
> "Trixie" <trixiedix...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1ceeba2a-e770-4f42-baf2-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> >I have a program that they quit making. It worked for a while on XP
> > but now, for some reason it isn't working dependably. I was told it
> > was designed for 98 after all, not XP.
>
> > I've got a partition I recently made for back ups which I really don't
> > need since I have a separate external back up drive to install for
> > that. So can I install 98 on this free partition? If so, would I be
> > able to run that program on that drive, while working on the other XP
> > drives?? I'm rather clueless on running two operation systems at once.
>
> > Trixie
>
> There's many ways to run 98 directly if your PC's bios maps SATA to ide, or
> you're running ide hard drives. *98 can be run off an ide drive connected to
> a PCI ide card, if your bios can be set to boot from that. *If not, youcan
> always get an older 98 compatible PC or laptop to run it on. *As sgopus
> said, you'll need 98 compatible hardware drivers in either case. *98 can
> also be run virtually within the XP environment, you still need the hardware
> drivers.
>
> Tell us what is best for you, before asking for more information. *Thanks.
> --
> Dave

Where is it that you go that brings up all your hardware profiles? I
forgot.

Trixie

In article <1ceeba2a-e770-4f42-baf2-(E-Mail Removed)>,
Trixie <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>I have a program that they quit making. It worked for a while on XP
>but now, for some reason it isn't working dependably. I was told it
>was designed for 98 after all, not XP.
>
>I've got a partition I recently made for back ups which I really don't
>need since I have a separate external back up drive to install for
>that. So can I install 98 on this free partition? If so, would I be
>able to run that program on that drive, while working on the other XP
>drives?? I'm rather clueless on running two operation systems at once.



Run your Win98 and the application as a virtual machine on your machine.



--
Al Dykes
News is something someone wants to suppress, everything else is advertising.
- Lord Northcliffe, publisher of the Daily Mail

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> How to create a multiple-boot system in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306559/en-us
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Desktop Experience
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
The OP wants to run WP and Win98 simutaneously. This can
only be done by setting up a virtual Win98 session under XP.

On Nov 21, 7:49*am, "Lil' Dave" <spamyours...@virus.net> wrote:
> "Trixie" <trixiedix...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1ceeba2a-e770-4f42-baf2-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> >I have a program that they quit making. It worked for a while on XP
> > but now, for some reason it isn't working dependably. I was told it
> > was designed for 98 after all, not XP.
>
> > I've got a partition I recently made for back ups which I really don't
> > need since I have a separate external back up drive to install for
> > that. So can I install 98 on this free partition? If so, would I be
> > able to run that program on that drive, while working on the other XP
> > drives?? I'm rather clueless on running two operation systems at once.
>
> > Trixie
>
> There's many ways to run 98 directly if your PC's bios maps SATA to ide, or
> you're running ide hard drives. *98 can be run off an ide drive connected to
> a PCI ide card, if your bios can be set to boot from that. *If not, youcan
> always get an older 98 compatible PC or laptop to run it on. *As sgopus
> said, you'll need 98 compatible hardware drivers in either case. *98 can
> also be run virtually within the XP environment, you still need the hardware
> drivers.
>
> Tell us what is best for you, before asking for more information. *Thanks.
> --
> Dave

Hi:

This is my system setup:
----
OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name TRIX-AMD-5200
System Manufacturer NVIDIA
System Model AWRDACPI
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 67 Stepping 2 AuthenticAMD ~2612 Mhz
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 67 Stepping 2 AuthenticAMD ~2612 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date Award Software International, Inc. F4, 7/18/2006
SMBIOS Version 2.3
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume2
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.
040803-2158)"
User Name -AMD-5200\trix
Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Total Physical Memory 2,048.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 1.22 GB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 3.85 GB
----
Would I have any problem with RAM to have this other program running
tests on the virtual PC environment on windows 98 while I have the XP
running on the physical computer?

Trixie

On Nov 21, 11:10*am, "Ian D" <tau...@nowhere.com> wrote:
> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfri...@nospamgmail.com> wrote in messagenews:(E-Mail Removed)...> How to create a multiple-boot system in Windows XP
> >http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306559/en-us
>
> > --
> > Carey Frisch
> > Microsoft MVP
> > Windows Desktop Experience
>
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> The OP wants to run WP and Win98 simutaneously. This can
> only be done by setting up a virtual Win98 session under XP.

That's what I'll do then. I just posted my system info. Will I still
have to find different drivers to use 98 on the virt. PC?

trixie