dual boot windows which first?

[Gabriel Knight]

Hi all

im going to install win 98se and win xp home on one hdd with two partitions
on it. I know I have to install one first to get the option at boot to
select wich one to boot to but I have forgotten wich os to install first. is
it 98se first then xp home?

Thanks
GK

 

[peter]

the older operating system gets installed first

peter

 

[Don Phillipson]

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306559 advises:
" Install the operating systems in the following order:
1. MS-DOS
2. Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows Me
3. Windows NT
4. Windows 2000
5. Windows XP"

 

[Sjouke Burry]

Hi all

im going to install win 98se and win xp home on one hdd with two partitions
on it. I know I have to install one first to get the option at boot to
select wich one to boot to but I have forgotten wich os to install first. is
it 98se first then xp home?

Thanks
GK

Always install the oldest first.(W98)

 

[Flasherly]

Hi all

im going to install win 98se and win xp home on one hdd with two partitions
on it. I know I have to install one first to get the option at boot to
select wich one to boot to but I have forgotten wich os to install first. is
it 98se first then xp home?

Thanks
GK

Easiest to hide drive partitions or extensions from one another until
you get the interactions right -- partition boot arbitrators do that.
I've Ranish in mind.