Windows NT / XP dual boot problems

[Beefy_SAFC]

I've got a PC at work that is dual boot between Windows NT and Windows
XP. The configuration is C: drive Windows NT boot drive (Service Pack
6a), D: drive data only (and created using Windows NT), F: drive
Windows XP.

The configuration seems to work (though I know it's not recommended)
bar problems with the Recycle Bin in Windows XP. On emptying the
Recycle Bin with Windows XP booted, it reports that the Recycle Bins on
C: and D: are corrupt. If an attempt has been made to use the Recycle
Bin during the NT session, then the Recycle Bin on F: (the XP
partition) is also reported as corrupt but will empty. It may be
linked to the use of NTFS 4 by NT and NTFS 5 by XP.

The next boot of XP then results in CHKDSK launching on boot up to
repair the Recycle Bin files. However, general operation is not
affected.

I can't ditch NT due to some of the software (used to control an
external device) being used on it (we're still testing it on XP before
we decide to switch). Can anyone help?

Ian (Beefy)

 

[Dave Mills]

I wonder if the NT software would run in a VM running on XP. You could
try downloading VMWare Workstation eval to XP and installing NT4 and
it's APPs. If it works you could run the VM as long as you want and no
need to dual boot.

 

[Guy Harrison]

I've got a PC at work that is dual boot between Windows NT and Windows
XP. The configuration is C: drive Windows NT boot drive (Service Pack
6a), D: drive data only (and created using Windows NT), F: drive
Windows XP.

The configuration seems to work (though I know it's not recommended)
bar problems with the Recycle Bin in Windows XP. On emptying the
Recycle Bin with Windows XP booted, it reports that the Recycle Bins on
C: and D: are corrupt. If an attempt has been made to use the Recycle
Bin during the NT session, then the Recycle Bin on F: (the XP
partition) is also reported as corrupt but will empty. It may be
linked to the use of NTFS 4 by NT and NTFS 5 by XP.

The next boot of XP then results in CHKDSK launching on boot up to
repair the Recycle Bin files. However, general operation is not
affected.

I can't ditch NT due to some of the software (used to control an
external device) being used on it (we're still testing it on XP before
we decide to switch). Can anyone help?

Disable recycling of F: under NT and of C: & D: under XP. Under NT
Administrator right click on the trash. Dunno about XP, hopefully the same.