dual boot

Hello,

I was wondering if it would be possible to create a dual boot with Windows
XP Pro and Windows 98 SE. The problem is that Windows XP Pro is already
installed and I now want to create the dual boot with Windows 98 SE. Most
sites however seem to recommend to install Windows 98 SE first and then
Windows XP Pro. And I don't feel like spending the whole day, at least,
taking backups and reinstalling programs.

Greets,

Joris

"Joris Compernolle" <joris.compernolle@chello.be> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I was wondering if it would be possible to create a dual boot with Windows
> XP Pro and Windows 98 SE. The problem is that Windows XP Pro is already
> installed and I now want to create the dual boot with Windows 98 SE. Most
> sites however seem to recommend to install Windows 98 SE first and then
> Windows XP Pro. And I don't feel like spending the whole day, at least,
> taking backups and reinstalling programs.
>
> Greets,
>
> Joris
>

What's your WinXP system partition, FAT32 or NTFS?

Joris Compernolle wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I was wondering if it would be possible to create a dual boot with
> Windows XP Pro and Windows 98 SE. The problem is that Windows XP Pro
> is already installed and I now want to create the dual boot with
> Windows 98 SE. Most sites however seem to recommend to install
> Windows 98 SE first and then Windows XP Pro. And I don't feel like
> spending the whole day, at least, taking backups and reinstalling
> programs.
>
> Greets,
>
> Joris

You will need third party bootmanager software to accomplish installing 98
SE after XP is installed.
Click on or copy and paste the link below into your web browser address box.
Boot manager Links
BootIT NG from Terabyte
http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/
BootMagic that ships with PartitionMagic
http://www.powerquest.com/
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"Michael Stevens" <xpnews@notmvps.org> wrote in message
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>
>
> Joris Compernolle wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I was wondering if it would be possible to create a dual boot with
> > Windows XP Pro and Windows 98 SE. The problem is that Windows XP Pro
> > is already installed and I now want to create the dual boot with
> > Windows 98 SE. Most sites however seem to recommend to install
> > Windows 98 SE first and then Windows XP Pro. And I don't feel like
> > spending the whole day, at least, taking backups and reinstalling
> > programs.
> >
> > Greets,
> >
> > Joris
>
> You will need third party bootmanager software to accomplish installing 98
> SE after XP is installed.

Not necessarily. If the OP's system partition is FAT32
then he can easily install Win98. He must then fix up
the boot process.

Greetings --

It may be possible, providing that the WinXP partition is using
the unsecure FAT32 file system.

MS-MVP Doug Knox has provided instructions:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_repair_9x.htm


Bruce Chambers

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"Joris Compernolle" <joris.compernolle@chello.be> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I was wondering if it would be possible to create a dual boot with
> Windows
> XP Pro and Windows 98 SE. The problem is that Windows XP Pro is
> already
> installed and I now want to create the dual boot with Windows 98 SE.
> Most
> sites however seem to recommend to install Windows 98 SE first and
> then
> Windows XP Pro. And I don't feel like spending the whole day, at
> least,
> taking backups and reinstalling programs.
>
> Greets,
>
> Joris
>
>

File system is NTFS. Tried using Partition Magic 8.0 to create the dual
boot. It didn't work out as planned. So now I have my dual boot with Win 98
SE and Win XP, but at the cost of all my data. Luckily I had a backup of the
most important data. Problem solved, I guess. :-)

"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@nospamcableone.net> wrote in message
news:108nkvk6tqhtka5@corp.supernews.com...
> Greetings --
>
> It may be possible, providing that the WinXP partition is using
> the unsecure FAT32 file system.
>
> MS-MVP Doug Knox has provided instructions:
> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_repair_9x.htm
>
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> --
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>
> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
> having both at once. -- RAH
>
>
> "Joris Compernolle" <joris.compernolle@chello.be> wrote in message
> news:N5Lic.148345$s9.44503@amsnews02.chello.com...
> > Hello,
> >
> > I was wondering if it would be possible to create a dual boot with
> > Windows
> > XP Pro and Windows 98 SE. The problem is that Windows XP Pro is
> > already
> > installed and I now want to create the dual boot with Windows 98 SE.
> > Most
> > sites however seem to recommend to install Windows 98 SE first and
> > then
> > Windows XP Pro. And I don't feel like spending the whole day, at
> > least,
> > taking backups and reinstalling programs.
> >
> > Greets,
> >
> > Joris
> >
> >
>
>

In my first reply to this post, I asked if your file system
was FAT or NTFS. If you had taken the time to reply
then I would have suggested a non-destructive method
of dual-booting in an NTFS environment.

The overall issue, of course, is that you must back up
your important files to an independent medium on a
weekly basis. Many people ignore this fundamental
rule until they get a really big incentive, such as losing
their hard disk.

"Joris Compernolle" <joris.compernolle@chello.be> wrote in message
news:rCJjc.156473$s9.136310@amsnews02.chello.com...
> File system is NTFS. Tried using Partition Magic 8.0 to create the dual
> boot. It didn't work out as planned. So now I have my dual boot with Win
98
> SE and Win XP, but at the cost of all my data. Luckily I had a backup of
the
> most important data. Problem solved, I guess. :-)
>
> "Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@nospamcableone.net> wrote in message
> news:108nkvk6tqhtka5@corp.supernews.com...
> > Greetings --
> >
> > It may be possible, providing that the WinXP partition is using
> > the unsecure FAT32 file system.
> >
> > MS-MVP Doug Knox has provided instructions:
> > http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_repair_9x.htm
> >
> >
> > Bruce Chambers
> >
> > --
> > Help us help you:
> > http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> >
> >
> > You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
> > having both at once. -- RAH
> >
> >
> > "Joris Compernolle" <joris.compernolle@chello.be> wrote in message
> > news:N5Lic.148345$s9.44503@amsnews02.chello.com...
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I was wondering if it would be possible to create a dual boot with
> > > Windows
> > > XP Pro and Windows 98 SE. The problem is that Windows XP Pro is
> > > already
> > > installed and I now want to create the dual boot with Windows 98 SE.
> > > Most
> > > sites however seem to recommend to install Windows 98 SE first and
> > > then
> > > Windows XP Pro. And I don't feel like spending the whole day, at
> > > least,
> > > taking backups and reinstalling programs.
> > >
> > > Greets,
> > >
> > > Joris
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Michael Stevens" <xpnews@notmvps.org> wrote in message
> news:OP$l$3sKEHA.1312@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >
> >
> > Joris Compernolle wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I was wondering if it would be possible to create a dual boot with
> > > Windows XP Pro and Windows 98 SE. The problem is that Windows XP Pro
> > > is already installed and I now want to create the dual boot with
> > > Windows 98 SE. Most sites however seem to recommend to install
> > > Windows 98 SE first and then Windows XP Pro. And I don't feel like
> > > spending the whole day, at least, taking backups and reinstalling
> > > programs.
> > >
> > > Greets,
> > >
> > > Joris
> >
> > You will need third party bootmanager software to accomplish installing
98
> > SE after XP is installed.
>
> Not necessarily. If the OP's system partition is FAT32
> then he can easily install Win98. He must then fix up
> the boot process.
>
>

Thanks for clarifying, I should have and usually do include that
information.

Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP Shell
xpnews@notmichaelstevenstech.com
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com

"bellasson" <bellasson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Noticed this thread... I have the same problem, XP installed (NTFS) and in
use, want to install Win98 on another HD partition (to enable me to run
older hardware device). How can this be done w/o reinstalling XDP & w/o
destroying my data?
> bellasson
>

Instead of building on a stale thread, let's start this thing properly.
State exactly what you current disk structure is, then describe what you
want to achieve.

Example:
Master disk, drive C: (primary partition), NTFS, 10 GBytes, WinXP
Professional
Master disk, drive D: (logical drive), FAT32, 10 GBytes, ???
Master disk, drive E: (logical drive), FAT32, 5 GBytes, ???

Slave disk: unpartitioned, 4 GBytes, ???

etc.

OK:

Master disk, drive C: (primary partition), NTFS, 40 GBytes, running WinXP
Master disk, drive D: (logical drive), FAT32, 17 GBytes, no important data
Objective: install Win98SE on D: safely and without reinstalling WinXP. Purpose - to run older software that is incompatible with XP and is no longer supported by manufacturer.

Note: I also have an optional external HD, drive E: formatted, as yet unpartitioned, 30 GBytes.

bellasson


"Pegasus" wrote:

>
> "bellasson" <bellasson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:288944EA-FFD0-4078-8B28-D21714ABEEE7@microsoft.com...
> > Noticed this thread... I have the same problem, XP installed (NTFS) and in
> use, want to install Win98 on another HD partition (to enable me to run
> older hardware device). How can this be done w/o reinstalling XDP & w/o
> destroying my data?
> > bellasson
> >
>
> Instead of building on a stale thread, let's start this thing properly.
> State exactly what you current disk structure is, then describe what you
> want to achieve.
>
> Example:
> Master disk, drive C: (primary partition), NTFS, 10 GBytes, WinXP
> Professional
> Master disk, drive D: (logical drive), FAT32, 10 GBytes, ???
> Master disk, drive E: (logical drive), FAT32, 5 GBytes, ???
>
> Slave disk: unpartitioned, 4 GBytes, ???
>
> etc.
>
>
>