Dual boot with Win2k and XP problem, checking on solution

[RE]

Greetings. I have a Win2k installation that's fine, but I need to install
XP in order to run some games. I've heard that XP is respectful of Win2k if
you install XP last. However, when I installed xp -- putting it on its own
small partition -- selecting Win 2k from the boot options prompted a missing
file message. XP would load ok.

I've looked around and it seems that the solution is to keep the XP-produced
boot.ini file, but replace the ntldr and ntdetect.com files that XP
installed with the same files from the pre service pack 1 XP. I've done
this and it seems to work. Is this the best solution? Am I running any
risks? Thanks.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

if it's working, don't fix it. Frankly, it shouldn't matter which version of
ntldr and ntdetect.com are used so long as they are from XP and not W2K.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org