Windows 98 and Windows 2000?

[what now?]

Hi All,

I asked this before but I will try a different method. Any help is greatly
appreciated. I don't have anything but my registered version of Win98SE and
Windows 2000Pro. I have installed Windows 2000Pro into fat on a partition of
8gig which is C:\. I have a D:/ with 12Gig that I want to use for my kids
games which are older. It is formatted to Fat as well. What is my best
method of dual boot as I don't have Partition Magic or anything else. If you
have a Step-by-Step method, I will consider you a God. Others have shown me
some great ways, but I don't have third party software as I mentioned.


Sorry for sounding like such a novice, but I really am.

Thanks,
Sam

 

[Alias]

You have to install Win 98 first on C. Once you've done that, install Win 2K
on D by simply putting the W2K CD in your CDROM and following the
directions. You cannot do it the other way round.

Alias

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Hi All,

I asked this before but I will try a different method. Any help is greatly
appreciated. I don't have anything but my registered version of Win98SE and
Windows 2000Pro. I have installed Windows 2000Pro into fat on a partition of
8gig which is C:\. I have a D:/ with 12Gig that I want to use for my kids
games which are older. It is formatted to Fat as well. What is my best
method of dual boot as I don't have Partition Magic or anything else. If you
have a Step-by-Step method, I will consider you a God. Others have shown me
some great ways, but I don't have third party software as I mentioned.


Sorry for sounding like such a novice, but I really am.

Thanks,
Sam

You might get some respondents claiming that you must install
Win98 first. Ignore them - do this instead:

1. Boot your PC with your Win98 CD.
2. Install Win98, making sure that it goes to drive D:.
3. Reboot the machine into a DOS prompt (press F8 at boot time).
4. Get a copy of bootpart.exe from here:
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/gvollant/bootpart.htm
5. Run this command:
bootpart win95 c:\Win98.sys "Windows 98"
This will create a Win98 boot sector file. It will also
insert a new Win98 boot menu line into c:\boot.ini.
6. Run this command:
bootpart winnt boot:c:
This will restore the Win2000 boot ability.

That's all!

 

[Alias]

Wow, I didn't know that. Nice to know.

Alias

partition

You might get some respondents claiming that you must install
Win98 first. Ignore them - do this instead:

1. Boot your PC with your Win98 CD.
2. Install Win98, making sure that it goes to drive D:.
3. Reboot the machine into a DOS prompt (press F8 at boot time).
4. Get a copy of bootpart.exe from here:
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/gvollant/bootpart.htm
5. Run this command:
bootpart win95 c:\Win98.sys "Windows 98"
This will create a Win98 boot sector file. It will also
insert a new Win98 boot menu line into c:\boot.ini.
6. Run this command:
bootpart winnt boot:c:
This will restore the Win2000 boot ability.

That's all!

 

[what now?]

I installed Win98 as suggested. It is so far showing me that I need
vnetbios.vxd and to press any key to continue. When I try to run the
Internet, I as well get an error that says it has performed an illegal
operation and the title shows Msoobe. Am I out of luck and have done
something wrong. I have not performed the commands yet that you have
requested. The reason I was trying to get onto the internet, was to download
my Nvidia drivers as I can't get past 16 colours.

Thanks,
Sam

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

The same can be achieved using a documented
process in Command Console mode.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

If you now have Win98 problems then you have to resolve
them in a Win98 newsgroup.

 

[what now?]

Got everything up and going. I appreciate your assistance and the ease that
you made for me. Very well done.

Thanks,
Sam