WIN 98SE in New Partition

[Lou]

If I establish an new partition, can I install WIN 98SE in that partition
and then run with WIN 98 SE as my operating system?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

No. Windows 98 can only be installed first before
any newer operating system is ever installed.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

If I establish an new partition, can I install WIN 98SE in that partition
and then run with WIN 98 SE as my operating system?

Yes, but only under certain conditions:
a) If your system partition uses FAT32 rather than NTFS and
if you subsequently repair the WinXP boot environment, or
b) If you use a third-party boot manager.

Neither method is simple. Installing Microsoft Virtual PC might
be an easier solution:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtualpc/default.mspx

 

[Gordon]

No. Windows 98 can only be installed first before
any newer operating system is ever installed.

Rubbish as usual Carey.

Look here:
http://www.petri.co.il/install_windows_98_after_windows_xp.htm

 

[Gordon]

If I establish an new partition, can I install WIN 98SE in that partition
and then run with WIN 98 SE as my operating system?

yes you can. Have a look here:
http://www.petri.co.il/install_windows_98_after_windows_xp.htm

 

[Gordon]

If I establish an new partition, can I install WIN 98SE in that partition
and then run with WIN 98 SE as my operating system?

yes you can. Have a look here:
http://www.petri.co.il/install_windows_98_after_windows_xp.htm

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

If I establish an new partition, can I install WIN 98SE in that partition
and then run with WIN 98 SE as my operating system?

You've already gotten answers to your question, but may I ask why you
want to do this?

Are you trying to run a particular program that XP doesn't like? What
program? Have you tried running it in compatibility mode?

 

[Lou]

You've already gotten answers to your question, but may I ask why you
want to do this?

Are you trying to run a particular program that XP doesn't like? What
program? Have you tried running it in compatibility mode?

I have a Visioneer copier that works fine with WIN 98SE.
When I try to run it with XP I receive the following message: Paperport
cannot load the file C:\PAPRPORT\MAXLINKS.DLL and the program will not run.
The file refereed to exists. Visioneer no longer supports this model.
I have changed the computability by right clicking on the icon but that has
no effect.
I don't know if installing the program on the WIN98SE partition will help or
not but I was going to give it a try.