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greypound
I have a dual boot setup with Win2000Pro on D and Win 98SE on C. D is a
separate 30Gb drive, C is a partition on an 80Gb drive.
I wish to replace 98 with XP Home but I know that 2000 had to be
installed after 98 to avoid overwriting the 2000 boot sector and the
2000 startup files.
Would using XP Upgrade software simply replace 98 and maintain the
dual-boot capability?
Is it simpler to format C and install a full version of XP? Could I
then restore the dual boot 2000/XP?
I do not wish to lose any of the info or programs on drive D, nor risk
damaging the data on the other partitions on the 80Gb drive. I can
make images of partitions if necessary (or prudent).
I have searched google groups to attempt to identify possible problems
but could not find the 98/XP swap scenario.
separate 30Gb drive, C is a partition on an 80Gb drive.
I wish to replace 98 with XP Home but I know that 2000 had to be
installed after 98 to avoid overwriting the 2000 boot sector and the
2000 startup files.
Would using XP Upgrade software simply replace 98 and maintain the
dual-boot capability?
Is it simpler to format C and install a full version of XP? Could I
then restore the dual boot 2000/XP?
I do not wish to lose any of the info or programs on drive D, nor risk
damaging the data on the other partitions on the 80Gb drive. I can
make images of partitions if necessary (or prudent).
I have searched google groups to attempt to identify possible problems
but could not find the 98/XP swap scenario.