Dual Booting - Possibly Tri-Booting?

I'm trying to "Dual Boot" using an older version of Win98 and a "newer"
version. I also have XP that I wish to install, along with the two
versions of 98, but I might not.
What is the best way to install each of these OS's and not have to have
a boot loader at startup? I know that when I install XP, it will
automatically install the boot loader, but I'd like to bypass that also.
Any help will be most appreciated.

Al

"AlleyCat" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Dual Booting - Possibly Tri-Booting?
>
> I'm trying to "Dual Boot" using an older version of Win98 and a "newer"
> version. I also have XP that I wish to install, along with the two
> versions of 98, but I might not.
> What is the best way to install each of these OS's and not have to have
> a boot loader at startup? I know that when I install XP, it will
> automatically install the boot loader, but I'd like to bypass that also.
> Any help will be most appreciated.

single hard drive?
how do you plan on switching b/w operating systems?

--
francis

Create the partitions then use a third party boot manger like BootIt NG ( do
a google search). Hide the partition(s) you don't want to install to and
make the partition you are installing on Active.
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Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


"AlleyCat" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Dual Booting - Possibly Tri-Booting?
>
> I'm trying to "Dual Boot" using an older version of Win98 and a "newer"
> version. I also have XP that I wish to install, along with the two
> versions of 98, but I might not.
> What is the best way to install each of these OS's and not have to have
> a boot loader at startup? I know that when I install XP, it will
> automatically install the boot loader, but I'd like to bypass that also.
> Any help will be most appreciated.
>
> Al

On Sat, 28 Aug 2004 01:33:15 GMT, AlleyCat <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>Dual Booting - Possibly Tri-Booting?
>
>I'm trying to "Dual Boot" using an older version of Win98 and a "newer"
>version. I also have XP that I wish to install, along with the two
>versions of 98, but I might not.
>What is the best way to install each of these OS's and not have to have
>a boot loader at startup? I know that when I install XP, it will
>automatically install the boot loader, but I'd like to bypass that also.
>Any help will be most appreciated.
>
>Al


Install 98 first, use the newer version 98se if you have it.
don't waist your time install 2 version of 98
Then install xp on another partion.
you will then get a menu as to which os you want to use when
you boot.

If you don't use a boot loader, how will you choose which operating system
you wish to use! Do you know something we don't?

--
Regards:

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)

"AlleyCat" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Dual Booting - Possibly Tri-Booting?
>
> I'm trying to "Dual Boot" using an older version of Win98 and a "newer"
> version. I also have XP that I wish to install, along with the two
> versions of 98, but I might not.
> What is the best way to install each of these OS's and not have to have
> a boot loader at startup? I know that when I install XP, it will
> automatically install the boot loader, but I'd like to bypass that also.
> Any help will be most appreciated.
>
> Al

In article <e12bp#(E-Mail Removed)>, (E-Mail Removed)
says...
>
> "AlleyCat" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Dual Booting - Possibly Tri-Booting?
> >
> > I'm trying to "Dual Boot" using an older version of Win98 and a "newer"
> > version. I also have XP that I wish to install, along with the two
> > versions of 98, but I might not.
> > What is the best way to install each of these OS's and not have to have
> > a boot loader at startup? I know that when I install XP, it will
> > automatically install the boot loader, but I'd like to bypass that also.
> > Any help will be most appreciated.
>
> single hard drive?
> how do you plan on switching b/w operating systems?
>
> --
> francis

I have 3 hard drives. The ability to switch between OS's without the
boot loader from XP is one of my problems. I have a peculiar way of
backing up... I use Norton Ghost. On most, if not all of my ghost
images, the boot loader files are there and I don't want them. I haven't
figured out which files I can safely delete without getting the message
that my computer cannot find the file "ntldr".
Do you know of a way to get rid of these boot loader files after
uninstalling XP and NOT get that message. Hope this helps.

Al

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
(E-Mail Removed) says...
> If you don't use a boot loader, how will you choose which operating system
> you wish to use! Do you know something we don't?

Hardly. I have a 3rd party boot loader called ChooseOS. I'm not sure if
it will work if I want to install a second version of Win98se AND XP on
different hard drives or partitions. I have 3 hard drives. Two are one
partition, and one is two partitions. Thanks.

Al

"AlleyCat" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Dual Booting - Possibly Tri-Booting?
>
> I'm trying to "Dual Boot" using an older version of Win98 and a "newer"
> version. I also have XP that I wish to install, along with the two
> versions of 98, but I might not.
> What is the best way to install each of these OS's and not have to have
> a boot loader at startup? I know that when I install XP, it will
> automatically install the boot loader, but I'd like to bypass that also.
> Any help will be most appreciated.

As harry suggested, BootIt NG works a treat, but it cost $35 dollars, and is 30 day fre trial. Personally, the utility as a whole is great, and worth the purchase for me.

If you want a free one XOSL works good too, and it has some nice features. You can get it here:
http://www.onlythebestfreeware.com/p...?program_id=76

If you don't mind spending the time, you can use a 98/ME bootdisk to accomplish this, but it is a hassle to keep using the disk as a bootloader, as it takes time.

Jeez AC, you have posted this message to five newsgroups and to at least two
other newsgroups via separate posts. By doing this, you create a lot of
work for us regulars who monitor many newsgroups. Please pick one
appropriate newsgroup (in this case, W98 setup would do) and then sit back
and wait for an answer. As noted in my response in gen_discussion: BootIt
NG will do exactly what you want--either all systems on one hard drive or a
system on each hard drive.

--
Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

"AlleyCat" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
> (E-Mail Removed) says...
> > If you don't use a boot loader, how will you choose which operating
system
> > you wish to use! Do you know something we don't?
>
> Hardly. I have a 3rd party boot loader called ChooseOS. I'm not sure if
> it will work if I want to install a second version of Win98se AND XP on
> different hard drives or partitions. I have 3 hard drives. Two are one
> partition, and one is two partitions. Thanks.
>
> Al

"Ron Badour" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:e%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Jeez AC, you have posted this message to five newsgroups and to at least
> two
> other newsgroups via separate posts. By doing this, you create a lot of
> work for us regulars who monitor many newsgroups. Please pick one
> appropriate newsgroup (in this case, W98 setup would do) and then sit back
> and wait for an answer.
[...]
or cross-post to no more than 5 groups, as per netiquette. cross-posting,
in contrast to mult-posting, is generally acceptable because a cross-posted
article to multiple groups will be flagged as *read* in all of those groups
after being read in any one of them. sometimes it is necessary to
cross-post to relevant groups, unfortunately, some people don't seem to know
how to properly configure their newsreader clients to flag cross-posted
articles (as being read), and you're always gonna get persnickety nitpickers
who'll give you a hard time for cross-posting, simply because it annoys
them. having said that, obviously the originator of the article should
exercise restraint and prudence, only cross-post to *relevant* groups. imo,
it is perfectly acceptable to cross-post an article, as long as it's
relevant to the groups it's being posted to, but *never* multi-post an
article, that will raise the ire of most readers and probably only serve to
get your article flamed or ignored.
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francis