Hi! I am planning to install windows server 2003 in my window xp machine. I
have 3 partition; what i know is my window 2000 proferssional is on my drive
c; and window xp prof on my drive d; this is by boot loader.
[boot loader]
timeout=3
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional"
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional"

Can I format my drive c; and install window server 2003 in it? will my
window xp will not be affected?. Is it posible to have dual booting with xp
prof and window server 2003? thank for any help.

"bing" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:604C3596-C138-4CD2-821B-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi! I am planning to install windows server 2003 in my window xp machine.
I
> have 3 partition; what i know is my window 2000 proferssional is on my
drive
> c; and window xp prof on my drive d; this is by boot loader.
> [boot loader]
> timeout=3
> default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
> [operating systems]
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
> Professional"
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000
> Professional"
>
> Can I format my drive c; and install window server 2003 in it? will my
> window xp will not be affected?. Is it posible to have dual booting with
xp
> prof and window server 2003? thank for any help.
>
>

This should be OK. Just save the following files on drive D:,
in case you need them:
c:\boot.ini
c:\ntldr
c:\ntdetect.com

"Pegasus (MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
:
: "bing" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
: news:604C3596-C138-4CD2-821B-(E-Mail Removed)...
: > Hi! I am planning to install windows server 2003 in my window xp
machine.
: I
: > have 3 partition; what i know is my window 2000 proferssional is on my
: drive
: > c; and window xp prof on my drive d; this is by boot loader.
: > [boot loader]
: > timeout=3
: > default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
: > [operating systems]
: > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
: > Professional"
: > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000
: > Professional"
: >
: > Can I format my drive c; and install window server 2003 in it? will my
: > window xp will not be affected?. Is it posible to have dual booting with
: xp
: > prof and window server 2003? thank for any help.
: >
: >
:
: This should be OK. Just save the following files on drive D:,
: in case you need them:
: c:\boot.ini
: c:\ntldr
: c:\ntdetect.com
:
:
After installing windows server 2003, XP will not boot until you add
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" to the C:\boot.ini file.

You don't have any switches on either system entry?
--
Ronald Sommer

"Ron Sommer" added:
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" replied:
> :
> : "bing" asked:
> : > Hi! I am planning to install windows server 2003 in my
> : > window xp machine.
> : > I have 3 partition; what i know is my window 2000
> : > proferssional is on my drive c; and window xp prof
> : >on my drive d; this is by boot loader.
> : > [boot loader]
> : > timeout=3
> : > default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
> : > [operating systems]
> : > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS=
> : > "Microsoft Windows XP Professional"
> : > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT=
> : > "Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional"
> : >
> : > Can I format my drive c; and install window server 2003
> : > in it? will my window xp will not be affected?. Is it posible
> : > to have dual booting with xp prof and window server 2003?
> :
> : This should be OK. Just save the following files on drive D:,
> : in case you need them:
> : c:\boot.ini
> : c:\ntldr
> : c:\ntdetect.com
> :
> :
> After installing windows server 2003, XP will not boot until
> you add multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS=
> "Microsoft Windows XP Professional" to the C:\boot.ini file.
>
> You don't have any switches on either system entry?


Currently, partition 2 is marked "active", and that is why
booting is controlled by the boot.ini file in partition 2.
Presumably, Windows Server 2003 will be installed in partition 1
and that partition will be marked "active" and the installer will see
WinXP and thus include it for dual-booting in the boot.ini file of
partition 1. Why won't the boot.ini file in partition 1 be accessed
and why won't that boot.ini file have the entry for WinXP that is
in partition 2?

*TimDaniels*

"Timothy Daniels" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:45e85c7d$0$1351$(E-Mail Removed)...
: "Ron Sommer" added:
: >
: > "Pegasus (MVP)" replied:
: > :
: > : "bing" asked:
: > : > Hi! I am planning to install windows server 2003 in my
: > : > window xp machine.
: > : > I have 3 partition; what i know is my window 2000
: > : > proferssional is on my drive c; and window xp prof
: > : >on my drive d; this is by boot loader.
: > : > [boot loader]
: > : > timeout=3
: > : > default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
: > : > [operating systems]
: > : > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS=
: > : > "Microsoft Windows XP Professional"
: > : > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT=
: > : > "Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional"
: > : >
: > : > Can I format my drive c; and install window server 2003
: > : > in it? will my window xp will not be affected?. Is it posible
: > : > to have dual booting with xp prof and window server 2003?
: > :
: > : This should be OK. Just save the following files on drive D:,
: > : in case you need them:
: > : c:\boot.ini
: > : c:\ntldr
: > : c:\ntdetect.com
: > :
: > :
: > After installing windows server 2003, XP will not boot until
: > you add multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS=
: > "Microsoft Windows XP Professional" to the C:\boot.ini file.
: >
: > You don't have any switches on either system entry?
:
:
: Currently, partition 2 is marked "active", and that is why
: booting is controlled by the boot.ini file in partition 2.
: Presumably, Windows Server 2003 will be installed in partition 1
: and that partition will be marked "active" and the installer will see
: WinXP and thus include it for dual-booting in the boot.ini file of
: partition 1. Why won't the boot.ini file in partition 1 be accessed
: and why won't that boot.ini file have the entry for WinXP that is
: in partition 2?
:
: *TimDaniels*

bing didn't say the boot.ini file was on partition 2.
Bing's information seems to indicate that he installed XP after 2000 and had
a dual boot.
Partition 1 would be active.
Bing was going to format partition 1, then install Server 2003.
--
Ronald Sommer

"Ron Sommer" corrected:
>
> "Timothy Daniels" wrote:
> : "Ron Sommer" added:
> : >
> : > "Pegasus (MVP)" replied:
> : > :
> : > : "bing" asked:
> : > : > Hi! I am planning to install windows server 2003 in my
> : > : > window xp machine.
> : > : > I have 3 partition; what i know is my window 2000
> : > : > proferssional is on my drive c; and window xp prof
> : > : >on my drive d; this is by boot loader.
> : > : > [boot loader]
> : > : > timeout=3
> : > : > default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
> : > : > [operating systems]
> : > : > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS=
> : > : > "Microsoft Windows XP Professional"
> : > : > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT=
> : > : > "Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional"
> : > : >
> : > : > Can I format my drive c; and install window server 2003
> : > : > in it? will my window xp will not be affected?. Is it posible
> : > : > to have dual booting with xp prof and window server 2003?
> : > :
> : > : This should be OK. Just save the following files on drive D:,
> : > : in case you need them:
> : > : c:\boot.ini
> : > : c:\ntldr
> : > : c:\ntdetect.com
> : > :
> : > :
> : > After installing windows server 2003, XP will not boot until
> : > you add multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS=
> : > "Microsoft Windows XP Professional" to the C:\boot.ini file.
> : >
> : > You don't have any switches on either system entry?
> :
> :
> : Currently, partition 2 is marked "active", and that is why
> : booting is controlled by the boot.ini file in partition 2.
> : Presumably, Windows Server 2003 will be installed in partition 1
> : and that partition will be marked "active" and the installer will see
> : WinXP and thus include it for dual-booting in the boot.ini file of
> : partition 1. Why won't the boot.ini file in partition 1 be accessed
> : and why won't that boot.ini file have the entry for WinXP that is
> : in partition 2?
> :
> : *TimDaniels*
>
> bing didn't say the boot.ini file was on partition 2.
> Bing's information seems to indicate that he installed XP after
> 2000 and had a dual boot. Partition 1 would be active.
> Bing was going to format partition 1, then install Server 2003.
> --
> Ronald Sommer


Then you imply that the partition of the last OS that is installed
will not get the dual-boot form of the boot.ini file, but that the
boot.ini file of the partition that is currently marked "active" will
have its boot.ini file ammended with the extra entry to make it
specify a dual-boot, and that its partition will remain as the "active"
partition. Thus, when the WinXP was added in partition 2 to the
existing Win2K in partition 1, the boot.ini file in partition 1 was
changed to the dual-boot form and partition 1 remained "active",
and what 'Bing' lists in his posting is taken from his partition 1
which is his "active" partition. Is that what you're saying?

*TimDaniels*

"Timothy Daniels" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:45e8996b$0$8980$(E-Mail Removed)...
:
: "Ron Sommer" corrected:
: >
: > "Timothy Daniels" wrote:
: > : "Ron Sommer" added:
: > : >
: > : > "Pegasus (MVP)" replied:
: > : > :
: > : > : "bing" asked:
: > : > : > Hi! I am planning to install windows server 2003 in my
: > : > : > window xp machine.
: > : > : > I have 3 partition; what i know is my window 2000
: > : > : > proferssional is on my drive c; and window xp prof
: > : > : >on my drive d; this is by boot loader.
: > : > : > [boot loader]
: > : > : > timeout=3
: > : > : > default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
: > : > : > [operating systems]
: > : > : > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS=
: > : > : > "Microsoft Windows XP Professional"
: > : > : > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT=
: > : > : > "Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional"
: > : > : >
: > : > : > Can I format my drive c; and install window server 2003
: > : > : > in it? will my window xp will not be affected?. Is it posible
: > : > : > to have dual booting with xp prof and window server 2003?
: > : > :
: > : > : This should be OK. Just save the following files on drive D:,
: > : > : in case you need them:
: > : > : c:\boot.ini
: > : > : c:\ntldr
: > : > : c:\ntdetect.com
: > : > :
: > : > :
: > : > After installing windows server 2003, XP will not boot until
: > : > you add multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS=
: > : > "Microsoft Windows XP Professional" to the C:\boot.ini file.
: > : >
: > : > You don't have any switches on either system entry?
: > :
: > :
: > : Currently, partition 2 is marked "active", and that is why
: > : booting is controlled by the boot.ini file in partition 2.
: > : Presumably, Windows Server 2003 will be installed in partition 1
: > : and that partition will be marked "active" and the installer will see
: > : WinXP and thus include it for dual-booting in the boot.ini file of
: > : partition 1. Why won't the boot.ini file in partition 1 be accessed
: > : and why won't that boot.ini file have the entry for WinXP that is
: > : in partition 2?
: > :
: > : *TimDaniels*
: >
: > bing didn't say the boot.ini file was on partition 2.
: > Bing's information seems to indicate that he installed XP after
: > 2000 and had a dual boot. Partition 1 would be active.
: > Bing was going to format partition 1, then install Server 2003.
: > --
: > Ronald Sommer
:
:
: Then you imply that the partition of the last OS that is installed
: will not get the dual-boot form of the boot.ini file, but that the
: boot.ini file of the partition that is currently marked "active" will
: have its boot.ini file ammended with the extra entry to make it
: specify a dual-boot, and that its partition will remain as the "active"
: partition. Thus, when the WinXP was added in partition 2 to the
: existing Win2K in partition 1, the boot.ini file in partition 1 was
: changed to the dual-boot form and partition 1 remained "active",
: and what 'Bing' lists in his posting is taken from his partition 1
: which is his "active" partition. Is that what you're saying?
:
: *TimDaniels*

That is almost what I am saying.
If the installed OS has a boot.ini on partition 1, then yes, the boot.ini
will be altered to create a dual boot.
If the installed OS had been Win 98, there would not have been a boot.ini to
alter.
XP puts boot.ini, ntldr, ntdetect.com on the active partition.
The ntdetect from XP replaces the Win2000 ntdetect.

Bing's boot.ini is from partition 1.
--
Ronald Sommer

Thank you Ronald! So you mean to say that I can format my c: drive and
install window server 2003 without affecting my window xp prof partition. If
supposing after installing Window server 2003 on my c: drive and Window Xp
prof will not boot can I just run repair my window xp OS?

"Ron Sommer" wrote:

>
> "Timothy Daniels" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:45e8996b$0$8980$(E-Mail Removed)...
> :
> : "Ron Sommer" corrected:
> : >
> : > "Timothy Daniels" wrote:
> : > : "Ron Sommer" added:
> : > : >
> : > : > "Pegasus (MVP)" replied:
> : > : > :
> : > : > : "bing" asked:
> : > : > : > Hi! I am planning to install windows server 2003 in my
> : > : > : > window xp machine.
> : > : > : > I have 3 partition; what i know is my window 2000
> : > : > : > proferssional is on my drive c; and window xp prof
> : > : > : >on my drive d; this is by boot loader.
> : > : > : > [boot loader]
> : > : > : > timeout=3
> : > : > : > default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
> : > : > : > [operating systems]
> : > : > : > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS=
> : > : > : > "Microsoft Windows XP Professional"
> : > : > : > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT=
> : > : > : > "Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional"
> : > : > : >
> : > : > : > Can I format my drive c; and install window server 2003
> : > : > : > in it? will my window xp will not be affected?. Is it posible
> : > : > : > to have dual booting with xp prof and window server 2003?
> : > : > :
> : > : > : This should be OK. Just save the following files on drive D:,
> : > : > : in case you need them:
> : > : > : c:\boot.ini
> : > : > : c:\ntldr
> : > : > : c:\ntdetect.com
> : > : > :
> : > : > :
> : > : > After installing windows server 2003, XP will not boot until
> : > : > you add multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS=
> : > : > "Microsoft Windows XP Professional" to the C:\boot.ini file.
> : > : >
> : > : > You don't have any switches on either system entry?
> : > :
> : > :
> : > : Currently, partition 2 is marked "active", and that is why
> : > : booting is controlled by the boot.ini file in partition 2.
> : > : Presumably, Windows Server 2003 will be installed in partition 1
> : > : and that partition will be marked "active" and the installer will see
> : > : WinXP and thus include it for dual-booting in the boot.ini file of
> : > : partition 1. Why won't the boot.ini file in partition 1 be accessed
> : > : and why won't that boot.ini file have the entry for WinXP that is
> : > : in partition 2?
> : > :
> : > : *TimDaniels*
> : >
> : > bing didn't say the boot.ini file was on partition 2.
> : > Bing's information seems to indicate that he installed XP after
> : > 2000 and had a dual boot. Partition 1 would be active.
> : > Bing was going to format partition 1, then install Server 2003.
> : > --
> : > Ronald Sommer
> :
> :
> : Then you imply that the partition of the last OS that is installed
> : will not get the dual-boot form of the boot.ini file, but that the
> : boot.ini file of the partition that is currently marked "active" will
> : have its boot.ini file ammended with the extra entry to make it
> : specify a dual-boot, and that its partition will remain as the "active"
> : partition. Thus, when the WinXP was added in partition 2 to the
> : existing Win2K in partition 1, the boot.ini file in partition 1 was
> : changed to the dual-boot form and partition 1 remained "active",
> : and what 'Bing' lists in his posting is taken from his partition 1
> : which is his "active" partition. Is that what you're saying?
> :
> : *TimDaniels*
>
> That is almost what I am saying.
> If the installed OS has a boot.ini on partition 1, then yes, the boot.ini
> will be altered to create a dual boot.
> If the installed OS had been Win 98, there would not have been a boot.ini to
> alter.
> XP puts boot.ini, ntldr, ntdetect.com on the active partition.
> The ntdetect from XP replaces the Win2000 ntdetect.
>
> Bing's boot.ini is from partition 1.
> --
> Ronald Sommer
>
>

Formatting partition 1 and installing 2003 Server will not affect the XP
partition.
You will not be able to start XP, because the
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS= "Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" line will not be in boot.ini. You will have to add the line
to C:\boot.ini .

Do not Repair install XP.
--
Ronald Sommer

"bing" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:60FD5138-60AE-4614-8E14-(E-Mail Removed)...
: Thank you Ronald! So you mean to say that I can format my c: drive and
: install window server 2003 without affecting my window xp prof partition.
If
: supposing after installing Window server 2003 on my c: drive and Window Xp
: prof will not boot can I just run repair my window xp OS?
:
: "Ron Sommer" wrote:
:
: >
: > "Timothy Daniels" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
: > news:45e8996b$0$8980$(E-Mail Removed)...
: > :
: > : "Ron Sommer" corrected:
: > : >
: > : > "Timothy Daniels" wrote:
: > : > : "Ron Sommer" added:
: > : > : >
: > : > : > "Pegasus (MVP)" replied:
: > : > : > :
: > : > : > : "bing" asked:
: > : > : > : > Hi! I am planning to install windows server 2003 in my
: > : > : > : > window xp machine.
: > : > : > : > I have 3 partition; what i know is my window 2000
: > : > : > : > proferssional is on my drive c; and window xp prof
: > : > : > : >on my drive d; this is by boot loader.
: > : > : > : > [boot loader]
: > : > : > : > timeout=3
: > : > : > : > default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
: > : > : > : > [operating systems]
: > : > : > : > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS=
: > : > : > : > "Microsoft Windows XP Professional"
: > : > : > : > multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT=
: > : > : > : > "Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional"
: > : > : > : >
: > : > : > : > Can I format my drive c; and install window server 2003
: > : > : > : > in it? will my window xp will not be affected?. Is it
posible
: > : > : > : > to have dual booting with xp prof and window server 2003?
: > : > : > :
: > : > : > : This should be OK. Just save the following files on drive D:,
: > : > : > : in case you need them:
: > : > : > : c:\boot.ini
: > : > : > : c:\ntldr
: > : > : > : c:\ntdetect.com
: > : > : > :
: > : > : > :
: > : > : > After installing windows server 2003, XP will not boot until
: > : > : > you add multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS=
: > : > : > "Microsoft Windows XP Professional" to the C:\boot.ini file.
: > : > : >
: > : > : > You don't have any switches on either system entry?
: > : > :
: > : > :
: > : > : snipped

Bing:

You say your WinXP is on D: drive (presumably
partition 2).

1) Which partition contains the boot.ini file that you listed
in your original post?

2) Which partition is marked "active" (rt-clk My Computer/
clk Manage/clk Disk Management)?

3) Did you install WinXP after Win2K had been installed?

*TimDaniels*