I have Win XP home installed as OEM software on the C drive of my PC.
I also have this OS as a Norton Ghost file supplied with the PC as a
"Recovery CD".
I have installed a second hard drive designated "D"
This all works fine.
I wish to install Win 2000 (which I have on a Microsoft cd) on the second HD.
I would then hope at boot - up to be given the choice of which OS to load.
Can anyone tell me what is the simplest way to do this.
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donwb

Typically the way you would do this is to install XP last so you have XP
handling the boot process. So you would want to install Win2K first on the
D drive and then install XP on the C drive. After this process you will get
a menu at startup which will ask you what OS to start.

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"donbowyer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I have Win XP home installed as OEM software on the C drive of my PC.
> I also have this OS as a Norton Ghost file supplied with the PC as a
> "Recovery CD".
> I have installed a second hard drive designated "D"
> This all works fine.
> I wish to install Win 2000 (which I have on a Microsoft cd) on the second
> HD.
> I would then hope at boot - up to be given the choice of which OS to load.
> Can anyone tell me what is the simplest way to do this.
> --
> donwb

How do I install Windows 2000 after I've installed Windows XP?
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_repair_2k.htm

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...xp/choose.mspx

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"donbowyer" wrote:

| I have Win XP home installed as OEM software on the C drive of my PC.
| I also have this OS as a Norton Ghost file supplied with the PC as a
| "Recovery CD".
| I have installed a second hard drive designated "D"
| This all works fine.
| I wish to install Win 2000 (which I have on a Microsoft cd) on the second HD.
| I would then hope at boot - up to be given the choice of which OS to load.
| Can anyone tell me what is the simplest way to do this.
| --
| donwb

The link makes no mention of altering the boot.ini.
Does Win 2000 alter the boot.ini when it is installed?
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Ron Sommer

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%23$N2sJ$(E-Mail Removed)...
> How do I install Windows 2000 after I've installed Windows XP?
> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_repair_2k.htm
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
> Microsoft Newsgroups
>
> Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...xp/choose.mspx
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "donbowyer" wrote:
>
> | I have Win XP home installed as OEM software on the C drive of my PC.
> | I also have this OS as a Norton Ghost file supplied with the PC as a
> | "Recovery CD".
> | I have installed a second hard drive designated "D"
> | This all works fine.
> | I wish to install Win 2000 (which I have on a Microsoft cd) on the
> second HD.
> | I would then hope at boot - up to be given the choice of which OS to
> load.
> | Can anyone tell me what is the simplest way to do this.
> | --
> | donwb

The above process will take care of the boot.ini file for you. If you get a
problem with the boot.ini you should post back then.

If you would like to look more into it find out more info at the
following...

The purpose of the Boot.ini file in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;314081

How to edit the boot.ini file in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;289022

Read this to see what to do for Boot.ini related errors:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;330184


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"Ron Sommer" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> The link makes no mention of altering the boot.ini.
> Does Win 2000 alter the boot.ini when it is installed?
> --
> Ron Sommer
>
> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%23$N2sJ$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> How do I install Windows 2000 after I've installed Windows XP?
>> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_repair_2k.htm
>>
>> --
>> Carey Frisch
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows XP - Shell/User
>> Microsoft Newsgroups
>>
>> Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...xp/choose.mspx
>>
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> "donbowyer" wrote:
>>
>> | I have Win XP home installed as OEM software on the C drive of my PC.
>> | I also have this OS as a Norton Ghost file supplied with the PC as a
>> | "Recovery CD".
>> | I have installed a second hard drive designated "D"
>> | This all works fine.
>> | I wish to install Win 2000 (which I have on a Microsoft cd) on the
>> second HD.
>> | I would then hope at boot - up to be given the choice of which OS to
>> load.
>> | Can anyone tell me what is the simplest way to do this.
>> | --
>> | donwb
>
>