Hiding Windows 98 Partition from XP Pro

[John A. Irwin]

I have an unusual installation configuration problem. I
have a client who uses an old 16 Bit application that
will not run reliably under Windows XP (It hangs
randomly). Therefore I set them up with a Dual boot
option of '98 and XP Pro for all their new apps. The
problem is this.. Some of their new applications
designed for XP Pro will not run properly with XP being
on Drive D: (A result of XP Seeing the '98 Partition).
Is there a way to Hide the '98 Partition so that when XP
is loaded it is on Drive C and Not Drive D ?

May seem basic, but I've scoured the blogs and just can't
seem to find this solution.

Thanks
John

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I have an unusual installation configuration problem. I
have a client who uses an old 16 Bit application that
will not run reliably under Windows XP (It hangs
randomly). Therefore I set them up with a Dual boot
option of '98 and XP Pro for all their new apps. The
problem is this.. Some of their new applications
designed for XP Pro will not run properly with XP being
on Drive D: (A result of XP Seeing the '98 Partition).
Is there a way to Hide the '98 Partition so that when XP
is loaded it is on Drive C and Not Drive D ?

May seem basic, but I've scoured the blogs and just can't
seem to find this solution.

Thanks
John

This is the standard approach taken by most third-party
boot loaders such as XOSL: Install each OS on its own
partition, and hide all the other partitions (except for a
shared data partition). I warmly recommend it!