Dual boot Win98 and WinXP

[Bojidar Markov]

I have WinXP Pro now, and I want to install Win98 too (on separate partition
of course).
Will Win98 overwrite the MBR and if yes how to make the both Windows to be
bootable (winthout corrupting WinXP)?

Regards,
Bojidar Markov

 

[Jan Kåre]

I suggest you have a look at :
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;306559
Bottom line here is: Install newest OS last - and each at to a separate
volume .
Best of luck!

 

[Bojidar Markov]

Thanks for the rapid answer

I suggest you have a look at :
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;306559
Bottom line here is: Install newest OS last - and each at to a separate
volume .
Best of luck!

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

If WinXP is already installed:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_repair_9x.htm


Bruce Chambers

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[Alex Nichol]

I have WinXP Pro now, and I want to install Win98 too (on separate partition
of course).
Will Win98 overwrite the MBR and if yes how to make the both Windows to be
bootable (winthout corrupting WinXP)?

See Doug Knox's page on doing this (provided the XP is on a FAT 32
partition)
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_repair_9x.htm

Or use a third party boot manager, eg the Boot Magic that comes with
Partition Magic, or I use BootIT NG, from http://www.BootitNG.com ($35
shareware - 30 day full functional trial)