Installing Windowx XP and 9X

[Allan]

Hi!!

I'm trying to install windows XP and 98 on the same
computer, but I don't know how, I try to install Windows
98 first and then install Windows XP Pro, but I't doesn't
work, can anyone help me?

 

[Gordon Burgess-Parker]

Hi!!

I'm trying to install windows XP and 98 on the same
computer, but I don't know how, I try to install Windows
98 first and then install Windows XP Pro, but I't doesn't
work, can anyone help me?

You need to install each OS to a different partition - you can't run both on
the same partition.

 

[My Name]

Here are a couple of pages that may get you into the right direction
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/gettingstarted/multiboot.asp\

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q306559

 

[David McDonald]

Personally I like System Commander. You can download it
for about $69 or so. It will re-partition your HD and
guide you through the process of having both OS on the
same PC. Actually, with system commander, you can run
virtually all OS on one pc.
Dave

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

The simplest way I've found to dual boot between Win9x and WinXP
would be to partition your drive(s) roughly as follows:

C: Primary FAT32 Win9x/Legacy Apps
D: Extended NTFS WinXP/Modern Apps

Adjust the partition sizes according to your actual hard drive(s)
size and the amount of space you'd like to allocate to each OS and its
applications.

Create the partitions using Win9x's FDISK so you can enable large
disk support (FAT32). (No need for 3rd party partitioning
utilities/boot managers and their frequent complications.)

Install Win9x first, being sure to select "C:\Windows" (or
D:\Windows, if you prefer) when asked for the default Windows
directory. When you subsequently install WinXP, be sure to specify
"D:\Winnt" (or "D:\Windows," "C:\Winnt" as referred/applicable) when
asked for the default Windows directory, to place it in the other
partition. The WinXP installation routine will automatically set up a
Multi-boot menu for you. The default settings for this menu can be
readily edited from within WinXP. NOTE: If you elect to place Win98
on the "D:" drive, you'll _have_ to leave the "C:" drive as FAT32.

This method can be adapted to using 2 physical hard drives by
placing the boot partition (C:, which still must be FAT32) and either
of the operating systems on the Primary Master hard drive, and the
second operating system on the second hard drive.

It is also possible to have a 3rd partition for shared
applications, but it would be necessary for such a partition to be
formatted in the common file format (FAT32). The applications would
also have to be installed into each OS (to ensure proper system file
placement and registry updates), one at a time, but the bulk of the
program files could be located on this common partition. I do not,
however, actually recommend doing this as, if you were to uninstall
such an application from one OS, you may not be able to gracefully
uninstall it from the second OS, having already deleted crucial
installation data during the first uninstall action.

Just about everything you need to know (URLs may wrap):

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q217/2/10.ASP

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/gettingstarted/multiboot.asp

Bruce Chambers

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[Alex Nichol]

I'm trying to install windows XP and 98 on the same
computer, but I don't know how, I try to install Windows
98 first and then install Windows XP Pro, but I't doesn't
work, can anyone help me?

You need separate partitions fro them. Then install Win98 in one of
them. Once it is running, run the XP CD from it; Install, change
Upgrade to New install, and when it asks you to confirm where, th ESC
and select the other partition. This will automatically set up a dual
boot of the two