Win 98/2000 professional

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I have a portable mp3 player that only has software
support for win 95/98 operating system (OS). However I am
running win 2000 OS on my computer.
I want to know basically if it is okay to install win 98
and have the choice of which OS to use when booting up my
computer. Will this corrupt any of my files that run on
win 2000?
 
You should be asking this of the manufacturer/vendor of your MP3 player -- not here !

You didn't even bother to state the make and model of said MP3 player.

Dave



| I have a portable mp3 player that only has software
| support for win 95/98 operating system (OS). However I am
| running win 2000 OS on my computer.
| I want to know basically if it is okay to install win 98
| and have the choice of which OS to use when booting up my
| computer. Will this corrupt any of my files that run on
| win 2000?
 
His question really didn't pertain to the mp3 player itself. He was asking
about setting up a dual boot system.

You can setup a dual boot system but it's generally recommended to install
Win9x first, primarly because Win2k will be able to see Win98 and configure
the dual boot options for you, but not the other way around. There are ways
to do it the other way around but can lead to headaches.

But more importantly have you tried to find out if the mp3 player's software
will work on Win2k. The manufacturer may not support it but it still may be
possibly to get in running on Win2k. And as Dave mentioned, you might want
to provide the make/model of the mp3 player (and the software used).
Somebody here may have experience with getting it to run on Win2k.


Greg
 
Thank you for your reply, but this has nothing to do
with my portable mp3 player itself. I already know what OS
it uses to add/remove files on it.
My Question was if you can have both Windows 98 OS and
Windows 2000 OS on the same COMPUTER can it operate
safely. Would I have the choice of choosing which OS to
use when I boot up my COMPUTER and if so will this harm
files I already have on my COMPUTER if I choose 0ne versus
the other. The manufacturer of the mp3 player doesn't have
anything to do with what I am asking! Take time to read my
question before you make.. anyway thanks.
 
The make of the MP3 player is an Audiovox Mp-1000. I've
called them and gone to their site but they do not have
any updates for their software to run on Win 2000. Thank
you
 
If you had posted the information on the MP3 player direct drivers may be ascertained rather
that the draconic possibility of having to need TWO operating systems in a dual boot
configuration. Your question may have to do with dual booting Win2k/Win9x but...the real
question should be "how to get the MP3 player to work with Win2K (or maybe even WinXP) and
that is why I stated what I did.

Dave



| Thank you for your reply, but this has nothing to do
| with my portable mp3 player itself. I already know what OS
| it uses to add/remove files on it.
| My Question was if you can have both Windows 98 OS and
| Windows 2000 OS on the same COMPUTER can it operate
| safely. Would I have the choice of choosing which OS to
| use when I boot up my COMPUTER and if so will this harm
| files I already have on my COMPUTER if I choose 0ne versus
| the other. The manufacturer of the mp3 player doesn't have
| anything to do with what I am asking! Take time to read my
| question before you make.. anyway thanks.
| >-----Original Message-----
| >You should be asking this of the manufacturer/vendor of
| your MP3 player -- not here !
| >
| >You didn't even bother to state the make and model of
| said MP3 player.
| >
| >Dave
| >
| >
| >
| message
| >| >| I have a portable mp3 player that only has software
| >| support for win 95/98 operating system (OS). However I
| am
| >| running win 2000 OS on my computer.
| >| I want to know basically if it is okay to install win
| 98
| >| and have the choice of which OS to use when booting up
| my
| >| computer. Will this corrupt any of my files that run on
| >| win 2000?
| >
| >
| >.
| >
 
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