I have my computer set up to dual boot Win98SE and Win2k. The OSes are on
their own, individual partitions, win98SE on C and win2K on G. I have done
this to make sure that everything works properly for me under Win2k before
getting rid of Win98SE.

Once I get everything set up the way I like it on Win2K, is there some way I
can clone or image of Win2k on the G partition and make it the main OS on the
C partition? Or do I have to do a complete reinstall on the C partition
after erasing the earlier install on the G partition? I would really like to
avoid the time expense of doing a complete reinstall of Win2k on the C
partition if possible. I know there are the boot loader files for win98SE
and win2K on the boot sector of the C partition now.

I have access and use powerquest drive image 5.01 to image my partitions now,
so I have that available to use.

TIA and I hope the above is clear ....

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"SAG" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have my computer set up to dual boot Win98SE and Win2k. The OSes are on
> their own, individual partitions, win98SE on C and win2K on G. I have
done
> this to make sure that everything works properly for me under Win2k before
> getting rid of Win98SE.
>
> Once I get everything set up the way I like it on Win2K, is there some way
I
> can clone or image of Win2k on the G partition and make it the main OS on
the
> C partition? Or do I have to do a complete reinstall on the C partition
> after erasing the earlier install on the G partition? I would really like
to
> avoid the time expense of doing a complete reinstall of Win2k on the C
> partition if possible. I know there are the boot loader files for win98SE
> and win2K on the boot sector of the C partition now.
>
> I have access and use powerquest drive image 5.01 to image my partitions
now,
> so I have that available to use.
>
> TIA and I hope the above is clear ....
>
> --
> SAG
>
> Please remove spam block to reply by email

Unfortunately, the answer is "no". Since Win2000 saw the light
of the day on drive G:, it also has to end its life there. You cannot
graft it onto drive C:. While DriveImage can make a perfect copy,
it cannot change the countless references that point to G:.

To avoid this issue next time, use a third-party boot loader
such as XOSL (free!). It lets you install any number of OSs,
and allows each and every one to be visible on drive C: even
though they are installed on separate partitions.

"Pegasus \(MVP\)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:(E-Mail Removed):

> Unfortunately, the answer is "no". Since Win2000 saw the light
> of the day on drive G:, it also has to end its life there. You cannot
> graft it onto drive C:. While DriveImage can make a perfect copy,
> it cannot change the countless references that point to G:.
>
> To avoid this issue next time, use a third-party boot loader
> such as XOSL (free!). It lets you install any number of OSs,
> and allows each and every one to be visible on drive C: even
> though they are installed on separate partitions.
>

Thanks for the reply Pegasus, I guess I will keep both OS'es for now ...

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> "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> news:(E-Mail Removed):
>
> > Unfortunately, the answer is "no". Since Win2000 saw the light
> > of the day on drive G:, it also has to end its life there. You cannot
> > graft it onto drive C:. While DriveImage can make a perfect copy,
> > it cannot change the countless references that point to G:.
> >
> > To avoid this issue next time, use a third-party boot loader
> > such as XOSL (free!). It lets you install any number of OSs,
> > and allows each and every one to be visible on drive C: even
> > though they are installed on separate partitions.
> >
>
> Thanks for the reply Pegasus, I guess I will keep both OS'es for now ...
>
> --
> SAG
>
> Please remove spam block to reply by email

You can, of course, remove Win98 (by deleting c:\Windows), in
order to free up space on drive C:. Doing so will not affect your
ability to boot into Win2000.

In this situation, would there be a way to have setup boot directly to 'G'
so that a person would be able to F Disk the C drive and format it to
NTFS? I don't understand this very well but I am thinking that somewhere, G
drive would have to have a Boot.ini file....

Thanx

Wayne


"Pegasus (MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "SAG" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:Xns945F989A880Cgreybhotmailcom@207.46.248.16...
> > "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> > news:(E-Mail Removed):
> >
> > > Unfortunately, the answer is "no". Since Win2000 saw the light
> > > of the day on drive G:, it also has to end its life there. You cannot
> > > graft it onto drive C:. While DriveImage can make a perfect copy,
> > > it cannot change the countless references that point to G:.
> > >
> > > To avoid this issue next time, use a third-party boot loader
> > > such as XOSL (free!). It lets you install any number of OSs,
> > > and allows each and every one to be visible on drive C: even
> > > though they are installed on separate partitions.
> > >
> >
> > Thanks for the reply Pegasus, I guess I will keep both OS'es for now ...
> >
> > --
> > SAG
> >
> > Please remove spam block to reply by email
>
> You can, of course, remove Win98 (by deleting c:\Windows), in
> order to free up space on drive C:. Doing so will not affect your
> ability to boot into Win2000.
>
>

These files MUST reside on C:\ -
- c:\ntldr
- c:\ntdetect.com
- c:\boot.ini

Furthermore, drive C:\ must contain a Win2000
boot sector.

"Wayne" <waynebrown'nospam'@accesscomm.ca> wrote in message
news:3fef1f5b$(E-Mail Removed)...
> In this situation, would there be a way to have setup boot directly to 'G'
> so that a person would be able to F Disk the C drive and format it to
> NTFS? I don't understand this very well but I am thinking that somewhere,
G
> drive would have to have a Boot.ini file....
>
> Thanx
>
> Wayne
>
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> > "SAG" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:Xns945F989A880Cgreybhotmailcom@207.46.248.16...
> > > "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> > > news:(E-Mail Removed):
> > >
> > > > Unfortunately, the answer is "no". Since Win2000 saw the light
> > > > of the day on drive G:, it also has to end its life there. You
cannot
> > > > graft it onto drive C:. While DriveImage can make a perfect copy,
> > > > it cannot change the countless references that point to G:.
> > > >
> > > > To avoid this issue next time, use a third-party boot loader
> > > > such as XOSL (free!). It lets you install any number of OSs,
> > > > and allows each and every one to be visible on drive C: even
> > > > though they are installed on separate partitions.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Thanks for the reply Pegasus, I guess I will keep both OS'es for now
....
> > >
> > > --
> > > SAG
> > >
> > > Please remove spam block to reply by email
> >
> > You can, of course, remove Win98 (by deleting c:\Windows), in
> > order to free up space on drive C:. Doing so will not affect your
> > ability to boot into Win2000.
> >
> >
>
>

Are you saying then, that it would not be possible to have the computer boot
directly to G, bypassing C completely???

Wayne


"Pegasus (MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> These files MUST reside on C:\ -
> - c:\ntldr
> - c:\ntdetect.com
> - c:\boot.ini
>
> Furthermore, drive C:\ must contain a Win2000
> boot sector.
>
> "Wayne" <waynebrown'nospam'@accesscomm.ca> wrote in message
> news:3fef1f5b$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > In this situation, would there be a way to have setup boot directly to
'G'
> > so that a person would be able to F Disk the C drive and format it to
> > NTFS? I don't understand this very well but I am thinking that
somewhere,
> G
> > drive would have to have a Boot.ini file....
> >
> > Thanx
> >
> > Wayne
> >
> >
> > "Pegasus (MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > >
> > > "SAG" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:Xns945F989A880Cgreybhotmailcom@207.46.248.16...
> > > > "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> > > > news:(E-Mail Removed):
> > > >
> > > > > Unfortunately, the answer is "no". Since Win2000 saw the light
> > > > > of the day on drive G:, it also has to end its life there. You
> cannot
> > > > > graft it onto drive C:. While DriveImage can make a perfect copy,
> > > > > it cannot change the countless references that point to G:.
> > > > >
> > > > > To avoid this issue next time, use a third-party boot loader
> > > > > such as XOSL (free!). It lets you install any number of OSs,
> > > > > and allows each and every one to be visible on drive C: even
> > > > > though they are installed on separate partitions.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for the reply Pegasus, I guess I will keep both OS'es for now
> ...
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > SAG
> > > >
> > > > Please remove spam block to reply by email
> > >
> > > You can, of course, remove Win98 (by deleting c:\Windows), in
> > > order to free up space on drive C:. Doing so will not affect your
> > > ability to boot into Win2000.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

Correct.

However, if you employ a third-party boot loader then
you can boot directly off any drive you chose. This is
not an option with the OP, because he must maintain
drive letter G: for his Win2000 installation.


"Wayne" <waynebrown'nospam'@accesscomm.ca> wrote in message
news:3fef3b2d$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Are you saying then, that it would not be possible to have the computer
boot
> directly to G, bypassing C completely???
>
> Wayne
>
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > These files MUST reside on C:\ -
> > - c:\ntldr
> > - c:\ntdetect.com
> > - c:\boot.ini
> >
> > Furthermore, drive C:\ must contain a Win2000
> > boot sector.
> >
> > "Wayne" <waynebrown'nospam'@accesscomm.ca> wrote in message
> > news:3fef1f5b$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > In this situation, would there be a way to have setup boot directly to
> 'G'
> > > so that a person would be able to F Disk the C drive and format it
to
> > > NTFS? I don't understand this very well but I am thinking that
> somewhere,
> > G
> > > drive would have to have a Boot.ini file....
> > >
> > > Thanx
> > >
> > > Wayne
> > >
> > >
> > > "Pegasus (MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > >
> > > > "SAG" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > > news:Xns945F989A880Cgreybhotmailcom@207.46.248.16...
> > > > > "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> > > > > news:(E-Mail Removed):
> > > > >
> > > > > > Unfortunately, the answer is "no". Since Win2000 saw the light
> > > > > > of the day on drive G:, it also has to end its life there. You
> > cannot
> > > > > > graft it onto drive C:. While DriveImage can make a perfect
copy,
> > > > > > it cannot change the countless references that point to G:.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > To avoid this issue next time, use a third-party boot loader
> > > > > > such as XOSL (free!). It lets you install any number of OSs,
> > > > > > and allows each and every one to be visible on drive C: even
> > > > > > though they are installed on separate partitions.
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks for the reply Pegasus, I guess I will keep both OS'es for
now
> > ...
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > SAG
> > > > >
> > > > > Please remove spam block to reply by email
> > > >
> > > > You can, of course, remove Win98 (by deleting c:\Windows), in
> > > > order to free up space on drive C:. Doing so will not affect your
> > > > ability to boot into Win2000.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>