Installing Windows 2000 Professional on my other partiton

[Guest]

I have 2 properly fomated(NTFS) partitons. One contains Windows XP
Professional and the other is empty. Is it possible for me to install Windows
2000 Professional on the empty partiton by selecting the option of installing
on the empty partiton when I boot from the Windows 2000 Professional CD?

 

[Patti MacLeod]

Hi xxx_,

Yes, it is possible, but you might want to give this a read before doing so:

How do I install Windows 2000 after I've installed Windows XP?
(without 3rd party software)
http://dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_repair_2k.htm



Regards,

 

[Guest]

The guide that you have provided says

<<"Backup NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM

<<1) In Windows XP, open Windows Explorer and locate NTLDR and
<<NTDETECT.COM in the root directory of your boot drive. These are usually
<<Hidden files, so you'll have to adjust your Explorer options to show them.
<<2) Copy these files to a blank, formatted floppy, or other location that
will be <<available after the Win2K install.

May i know where is the folder that contains NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM? I know
I have to adjust Windows Explorer settings to view hidden files. Also, my
floppy frive is faulty. Does "other locations" means that I can copy the two
files into a CD?

The guide alos says:

<<When the Windows 2000 installation is done, boot the computer into Windows
2000, not Windows XP.

<<1) Insert the floppy disk that you used earlier (or access the location
you used), to backup NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM
<<2) Copy NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM back to the root directory of your boot
drive. Again, you may have to adjust your Explorer Options.

Now that both are boot drives, should I copy NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM to the
root directory or Windows 2000 or Windows XP's drives?

 

[Patti MacLeod]

May i know where is the folder that contains NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM? I

know
I have to adjust Windows Explorer settings to view hidden files. Also, my
floppy frive is faulty. Does "other locations" means that I can copy the
two
files into a CD?

NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM are in the root directory of the boot drive,
typically C: drive. Open the icon for C: drive via My Computer or Windows
Explorer. You will need to adjust the settings not only to Show hidden files
and folders but also to uncheck the checkbox beside Hide protected operating
system files and click on Yes in the Warning dialogue box.

Yes, you can copy the two files to CD or to USB drive, it does not have to
be a floppy disk that they're copied onto.

Now that both are boot drives, should I copy NTLDR and NTDETECT.COM to the
root directory or Windows 2000 or Windows XP's drives?

You would copy the files to the root directory of the boot drive, typically
C: drive, no matter if it's XP or 2000.



Regards,

 

[Guest]

It looks like I can confidently install Windows 2000 Professional in adition
to my Windows XP Professional but Windows 2000 requires WGA validation too.
Will I get into trouble with Mircrosoft regarding licencing problems?

 

[Patti MacLeod]

You would only have a licencing problem if you have a single licence for
each operating system and have them installed on more than one computer.
There is no problem with having two different operating systems installed on
a single computer.



Regards,