Simultaneous installation of Windows 2000 and Windows 98 SE

[Vikram]

Hi,

I first installed Windows 2000 and then on another
partition I installed Windows 98 SE. After the completion
the option for choosing an operating system out of the two
did not appear.

Someone told me that Installing Windows 98 SE first and
then Windows 98 SE will solve the problem.

Is this method correct and if possible is their any other
method?

Thanks.

Vikram.

 

[Rick]

Hi,

I first installed Windows 2000 and then on another
partition I installed Windows 98 SE. After the completion
the option for choosing an operating system out of the two
did not appear.

Someone told me that Installing Windows 98 SE first and
then Windows 98 SE will solve the problem.

Is this method correct and if possible is their any other
method?

Thanks.

Vikram.

To get a proper multiboot menu, always install Microsoft
operating systems in chronological order, i.e. oldest OS
first. Install Win98 first and then Win2K.

Rick

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Hi,

I first installed Windows 2000 and then on another
partition I installed Windows 98 SE. After the completion
the option for choosing an operating system out of the two
did not appear.

Someone told me that Installing Windows 98 SE first and
then Windows 98 SE will solve the problem.

Is this method correct and if possible is their any other
method?

Thanks.

Vikram.

Your problem is easily fixed, but the method depends on
the type of file system you chose for the Win2000
installation. Is it FAT32 or NTFS?

 

[Alan Illeman]

To get a proper multiboot menu, always install Microsoft
operating systems in chronological order, i.e. oldest OS
first. Install Win98 first and then Win2K.

I was aware of that. I want to use a scanner that is only
supported in Win98. Can I format the Win2K partition
in NTFS (for security) and move files from the Win98
partition to the Win2K partition? If not, would separate
hard drives accomplish this?

 

[Vikram]

It is FAT32

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

Hi,

I first installed Windows 2000 and then on another
partition I installed Windows 98 SE. After the completion
the option for choosing an operating system out of the two
did not appear.

Someone told me that Installing Windows 98 SE first and
then Windows 98 SE will solve the problem.

Is this method correct and if possible is their any other
method?

Thanks.

Vikram.

Hi


Some of the tips in the link below might be relevant:

How do I install Windows 98/Me after I've installed XP?
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_repair_9x.htm


More links:

Description of Supported Dual-Boot Configurations Between Windows 2000 and
Other Windows-Based Operating Systems
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=289283


How to Multiple Boot WinXP, Win2K, WinNT, Win95, Win98, WinMe,
and MSDOS
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=217210


WinXP, but relevant for Win2k as well:

Multibooting with Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/gettingstarted/multiboot.asp

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

It is FAT32

Here is a quick method:

1. Boot your machine into DOS (press F8 early during
the boot phase).
2. Get a copy of bootpart.exe from
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/gvollant/bootpart.htm
3. Run this command to make a Win98 boot sector file:
bootpart win95 c:\Win98.sys "Windows 98".
4. Run this command to restore the Win2000 boot sector:
bootpart winnt boot:c:

You can now boot into either OS.

 

[Rick]

I was aware of that. I want to use a scanner that is only
supported in Win98. Can I format the Win2K partition
in NTFS (for security) and move files from the Win98
partition to the Win2K partition? If not, would separate
hard drives accomplish this?

If by "files" you mean your scanned image files, sure. Win2K
can see and use both NTFS and FAT16/FAT32.

Rick

 

[Alan Illeman]

If by "files" you mean your scanned image files, sure. Win2K
can see and use both NTFS and FAT16/FAT32.

Rick

Thanks