Dual OS

[Norm Cook]

Currently, only Win2K (SP4) installed.

I have an old 16bit app that works OK in Win2k but croaks in some
situations.

On another box with Win98SE, it works flawlessly.

I have the Win98SE install disk. How do I set up to install Win98SE
on this Win2k box & boot up Win98 when needed?

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Currently, only Win2K (SP4) installed.

I have an old 16bit app that works OK in Win2k but croaks in some
situations.

On another box with Win98SE, it works flawlessly.

I have the Win98SE install disk. How do I set up to install Win98SE
on this Win2k box & boot up Win98 when needed?

The exact method depends on your disk structure. Please post
full details of all installed disks, their partitions and what file
system each partition uses.

 

[Norm Cook]

Two physical drives:
C: 30 GB, NTFS
D: 80 GB, NTFS

No partitions on either drive

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

You have exactly one partition on each drive. If you had
none then your PC would be inoperative!

To run Win98 on your PC, you have a couple of choices:
1. Create a 2 GByte FAT32 partition at the far end of the
30 GByte disk and install Win98 there. You must then
adjust the Win2000 boot environment.
2. Create a 2 GByte FAT32 partition on the 80 GByte disk and
install Win98 plus a third-party boot loader (e.g. XOSL) there.

To create a FAT32 partition non-destructively you need
a partition manager such as the one from Acronis.

If you indicate your preference for one of the two options
then someone will post further details.