Pegasus (MVP) said:
If you install WinXP on the second disk then it will appear
under drive D:. This will be a drawback later on: You will
never be able to run it under drive C:, e.g. if you decide to
remove Win98.
A far more flexible solution would go like this:
- Download and install XOSL on drive C:. It will co-exist with Win98.
- Test it.
- Remove the Win98 disk and install the new disk.
- Install WinXP on the new disk.
- Make the old disk the master disk and the new disk the
slave disk.
- Add WinXP to the XOSL boot menu.
- Configure XOSL so that it hides the Win98 partition when
booting into WinXP.
- Instruct XOSL to swap disks when booting into WinXP.
You now have two completely independent OSs, each
using drive C: as its system drive.
marzinp:
It's been a long time since we had some experience with the XOSL program (I
can't recall working with that program in an XP environment). I know we
weren't exactly thrilled with that program when we tested it out with
multi-booting Win9x/Me operating systems, but I honestly can't recall the
specifics. Perhaps is was an earlier version of the XOSL program we were
working with at the time. But since Pegasus recommends it re a Win98/WinXP
multi-boot configuration, perhaps it's worth a try. I take it the program is
still free.
Let me recommend another course of action for you to consider. Assuming you
have available two 5 1/4" bays on your desktop computer's case, why not use
two "mobile racks" to house your two drives? Using this hardware
configuration, each HD will serve as a removable drive, so you can boot to
whichever OS you desire in an instant. And each can be effectively isolated
from each other by a simple turn of the mobile rack's keylock. And if you
want to boot to one drive while the other is connected, you can do that
also. And with additional removable trays (caddies) that contain the HD that
slide in and out of the mobile rack, you can use an *unlimited* amount of
drives for any purpose, e.g., backups of your working drives, another OS,
additional ones dedicated to photos and/or video files -- the list is
*endless*!
In your present case, one mobile rack would be connected as Primary Master;
the other as Secondary Master. A simple turn of the rack's keylock will
allow you to boot to whichever OS you desire. Simple & effective.
The mobile racks are designed to be installed in a desktop case's 5 1/4"
bay. They're no more difficult to install than an optical drive. As I
mentioned, they're two-piece affairs - the rack itself and its removable
tray that contains the HD. They're available in all-plastic or all-aluminum
or a combination of both. They're relatively inexpensive - from about $15 to
$45 from online vendors. If you're interested do a Google search for "mobile
racks".
Anna
