Install Win98 on f: drive of XP computer

[John Abraham]

I have four ntfs drives C: D: E and F:. WinXp Pro Sp2 installed on drive C:
Is it possible to install Win98Se or WinME on F: drive If I convert F: drive
to fat32?

Thanks for any replies and help.

John

 

[Haggis]

I have four ntfs drives C: D: E and F:. WinXp Pro Sp2 installed on drive
C:
Is it possible to install Win98Se or WinME on F: drive If I convert F:
drive
to fat32?

Thanks for any replies and help.

John

if you change F: to FAT32 and boot with a win98 floppy ...you will only see
F: partition (win98 can't see NTFS)

and since it is the only partition it will see ...win98 will consider it C:

you may need to use a boot manager ..

 

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| I have four ntfs drives C: D: E and F:. WinXp Pro Sp2 installed on drive C:
| Is it possible to install Win98Se or WinME on F: drive If I convert F: drive
| to fat32?
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| Thanks for any replies and help.
|
| John
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[Guest]

I have four ntfs drives C: D: E and F:. WinXp Pro Sp2 installed on drive C:

Is it possible to install Win98Se or WinME on F: drive If I convert F: drive
to fat32?

Since your C drive is NTFS and not FAT16/FAT32, you have a bit of an issue
trying to install Windows ME. The partition sector has parition C setup as
the active partition, and chances are your F drive is a logical drive in an
extended parition, and I'm not sure it can be set to be an active partition
without using some type of boot manager.

In response to the normal sequence where C is FAT16/FAT32.

Looking at the microsoft instructions for installing Windows ME after XP
with C as FAT16/FAT32, it could be done easier:

Boot up WINME floppy

Run these DEBUG commands:
DEBUG
L 100 2 0 1
N C:\BOOTSECT.ORG
R BX
0
R CX
200
W
Q

Install Windows ME
From windows me run debug again:

DEBUG
L 100 2 0 1
N C:\BOOTSECT.DOS
R BX
0
R CX
200
W
Q

lastly run debug again to "repair" C:

debug C:\BOOTSECT.ORG
W 100 2 0 1
Q

 

[Kelly]

How to Install Windows 98 or ME after Installing Windows XP
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_repair_9x.htm

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[Jon]

I have four ntfs drives C: D: E and F:. WinXp Pro Sp2 installed on drive
C:
Is it possible to install Win98Se or WinME on F: drive If I convert F:
drive
to fat32?

Thanks for any replies and help.

John

Copy the setup files to the partition you want from the installation cd from
within windows / set the partition as active, / boot to a floppy and run the
setup from the hard drive. Know how to switch active partitions back (eg by
editing the active flag in the partition table via a floppy). Also backup
your current mbr beforehand, since it may be modified (eg using mbrtool -
you can google for that)

Jon

 

[Guest]

Why not set up a virtual machine with Win 98 on the VHD. Virtual Server 2005
R2 is now a free download.

 

[Jonny]

No. You have 4 partitions formatted in NTFS. Where they (partitions)
reside physically is of no consequence if none are SATA.

 

[Guest]

Copy the setup files to the partition you want from the installation cd from

within windows / set the partition as active, / boot to a floppy and run the

Can you setup a logical drive within an extended partition as "active"
without using special software?

 

[Jon]

Can you setup a logical drive within an extended partition as "active"
without using special software?

Good question. Certainly makes life easier if it's a primary partition.

You could set the extended partition (containing the logical drives) as
'active' within the main mbr for the disk, and then also set the logical
drive within the extended partition table as active, eg using a free
partition editor (that allows you also to edit extended partition tables)

eg ptedit32
http://www.geocities.com/thestarman3/tool/FreeTools.html#PARTINFO
(put 80 in the boot column for the active partition / drive + click on "Goto
EPBR" (until you reach the relevant logical drive) to also edit the relevant
extended partition table)

There may be more involved to making it completely bootable, though. I don't
have a spare logical drive to experiment with at the moment but if you try
it and get it working, let us know.

Jon