i have a harddrive with xp installed on it, i have got
another hard drive with nothing on it yet, i want to make
it so i can boot to either hard drive ( i will install 98
on the other hard drive), but some people say that you
need to install xp AFTER 98, is this right? if so is
there anyway i don't have to becuase i want to keep all
the stuff on the xp hard drive, but i would like 2.

Please point me in the right direction!

Thanks,

Pete.

Ok, now i know that i need to install 98 before xp is
there anyway i could do it without having to reinsalling
xp???

>-----Original Message-----
>Hello
>
>See link below and should be able to assist you
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;Q217210
>
>Alvin
>
>
>Peter wrote:
>
>> i have a harddrive with xp installed on it, i have got
>> another hard drive with nothing on it yet, i want to
make
>> it so i can boot to either hard drive ( i will install
98
>> on the other hard drive), but some people say that you
>> need to install xp AFTER 98, is this right? if so is
>> there anyway i don't have to becuase i want to keep all
>> the stuff on the xp hard drive, but i would like 2.
>>
>> Please point me in the right direction!
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Pete.
>
>.
>

Hi Peter,

How about disconnecting the XP HD. Connect the new HD, use
your Win98 boot disk to boot up, format the disk and
install Win98. Once that is done, shut down the computer,
reconnect your WinXP HD, make it Master, make Win98 Slave,
Voila!! Dual boot, I think, . Post your results so we
can all learn, thanks.

Good luck,

Sleepless
>-----Original Message-----
>Ok, now i know that i need to install 98 before xp is
>there anyway i could do it without having to reinsalling
>xp???
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Hello
>>
>>See link below and should be able to assist you
>>
>>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
>us;Q217210
>>
>>Alvin
>>
>>
>>Peter wrote:
>>
>>> i have a harddrive with xp installed on it, i have got
>>> another hard drive with nothing on it yet, i want to
>make
>>> it so i can boot to either hard drive ( i will install
>98
>>> on the other hard drive), but some people say that you
>>> need to install xp AFTER 98, is this right? if so is
>>> there anyway i don't have to becuase i want to keep all
>>> the stuff on the xp hard drive, but i would like 2.
>>>
>>> Please point me in the right direction!
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Pete.
>>
>>.
>>
>.
>

Hi, Blues.

I don't think that will work - unless Pete wants to unplug the first HD (or
disable it in the BIOS) each time he wants to boot to Win98. With the WinXP
HD in place, the computer will boot from it - to WinXP. He'll be able to
SEE Win98 from there, but won't be able to boot into Win98. And, drive
letters can get awfully confused when plugging and unplugging drives. :>(

See my other post for a better way to do it. Voice of experience; I've been
dual-booting various combinations of Windows for about 5 years and have made
many of the common mistakes. I've not tried the several third-party
solutions, such as Partition Magic or BootItNG, but I'm pretty familiar with
the native Microsoft dual-boot system.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
(E-Mail Removed)
Microsoft Windows MVP

"WinXP Blues" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:02e401c33f3d$5edfb520$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi Peter,
>
> How about disconnecting the XP HD. Connect the new HD, use
> your Win98 boot disk to boot up, format the disk and
> install Win98. Once that is done, shut down the computer,
> reconnect your WinXP HD, make it Master, make Win98 Slave,
> Voila!! Dual boot, I think, . Post your results so we
> can all learn, thanks.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Sleepless
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Ok, now i know that i need to install 98 before xp is
> >there anyway i could do it without having to reinsalling
> >xp???
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>Hello
> >>
> >>See link below and should be able to assist you
> >>
> >>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
> >us;Q217210
> >>
> >>Alvin
> >>
> >>
> >>Peter wrote:
> >>
> >>> i have a harddrive with xp installed on it, i have got
> >>> another hard drive with nothing on it yet, i want to
> >make
> >>> it so i can boot to either hard drive ( i will install
> >98
> >>> on the other hard drive), but some people say that you
> >>> need to install xp AFTER 98, is this right? if so is
> >>> there anyway i don't have to becuase i want to keep all
> >>> the stuff on the xp hard drive, but i would like 2.
> >>>
> >>> Please point me in the right direction!
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>>
> >>> Pete.

Hi RC,

Thanks for the tip. I hope Peter gets everything to work.
I've learned so much ever since I've frequented this site
the last few weeks. Keep up the good work, ).

Sleepless

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi, Blues.
>
>I don't think that will work - unless Pete wants to unplug
the first HD (or
>disable it in the BIOS) each time he wants to boot to
Win98. With the WinXP
>HD in place, the computer will boot from it - to WinXP.
He'll be able to
>SEE Win98 from there, but won't be able to boot into
Win98. And, drive
>letters can get awfully confused when plugging and
unplugging drives. :>(
>
>See my other post for a better way to do it. Voice of
experience; I've been
>dual-booting various combinations of Windows for about 5
years and have made
>many of the common mistakes. I've not tried the several
third-party
>solutions, such as Partition Magic or BootItNG, but I'm
pretty familiar with
>the native Microsoft dual-boot system.
>
>RC
>--
>R. C. White, CPA
>San Marcos, TX
>(E-Mail Removed)
>Microsoft Windows MVP
>
>"WinXP Blues" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message
>news:02e401c33f3d$5edfb520$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi Peter,
>>
>> How about disconnecting the XP HD. Connect the new HD,
use
>> your Win98 boot disk to boot up, format the disk and
>> install Win98. Once that is done, shut down the
computer,
>> reconnect your WinXP HD, make it Master, make Win98
Slave,
>> Voila!! Dual boot, I think, . Post your results so
we
>> can all learn, thanks.
>>
>> Good luck,
>>
>> Sleepless
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Ok, now i know that i need to install 98 before xp is
>> >there anyway i could do it without having to
reinsalling
>> >xp???
>> >
>> >>-----Original Message-----
>> >>Hello
>> >>
>> >>See link below and should be able to assist you
>> >>
>> >>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
>> >us;Q217210
>> >>
>> >>Alvin
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>Peter wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> i have a harddrive with xp installed on it, i have
got
>> >>> another hard drive with nothing on it yet, i want to
>> >make
>> >>> it so i can boot to either hard drive ( i will
install
>> >98
>> >>> on the other hard drive), but some people say that
you
>> >>> need to install xp AFTER 98, is this right? if so is
>> >>> there anyway i don't have to becuase i want to keep
all
>> >>> the stuff on the xp hard drive, but i would like 2.
>> >>>
>> >>> Please point me in the right direction!
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks,
>> >>>
>> >>> Pete.
>
>
>.
>