Windows98SE and Windows2000 in the same PC.

[Guest]

Do anybody know how to install Windows98SE and Windows2000 in the same PC ??

I could install Windows and WindowsXP in a PC, and I can select which Windows I want to use

For this I first install Windows2000 in one partition and after that I install WindowsXP in other partition

But Windows98SE and Windows2000 ... ??

Thank you
Luis R.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

It depends.

If your Win2000 system partition is NTFS then you need a third-party boot
loader, e.g. XOSL. If it is FAT32 then you can install Win98 on drive D:.
Please supply more details.

Do anybody know how to install Windows98SE and Windows2000 in the same PC ???

I could install Windows and WindowsXP in a PC, and I can select which Windows I want to use.

For this I first install Windows2000 in one partition and after that I

install WindowsXP in other partition.

 

[Head Hunter]

Just install Win98SE, then install Win2000, preferably to a separate
partition. When you boot, you will get an option of which OS to boot to.
Just make sure to install Win98SE first. If you install Win2000 first, then
install Win98SE, you will kill your Win2000. There is a way to do that, but
it is a pain. It is much easier to simply install Win98 THEN Win2000.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Just install Win98SE, then install Win2000, preferably to a separate
partition. When you boot, you will get an option of which OS to boot to.
Just make sure to install Win98SE first. If you install Win2000 first, then
install Win98SE, you will kill your Win2000. There is a way to do that, but
it is a pain. It is much easier to simply install Win98 THEN Win2000.

It's actually not too bad to restore the boot process for
a Win2000 machine if Win98 gets added later on. It takes
about two minutes.

 

[Greedo]

It's actually not too bad to restore the boot process for
a Win2000 machine if Win98 gets added later on. It takes
about two minutes.

Pegasus -

Do you think you could jot down what the steps would be, please? I've nosed
round the Web a bit for this dual-boot set-up procedure, but everywhere says
to make sure you start with Win98 then add 2000, which is not where I'm at!
(Of course, I *could* reformat, start over...) Got Win2k on C:, C - F =
NTFS, G = FAT 32 which is where I'd like to stick Win98SE.

TIA.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Pegasus -

Do you think you could jot down what the steps would be, please? I've nosed
round the Web a bit for this dual-boot set-up procedure, but everywhere says
to make sure you start with Win98 then add 2000, which is not where I'm at!
(Of course, I *could* reformat, start over...) Got Win2k on C:, C - F =
NTFS, G = FAT 32 which is where I'd like to stick Win98SE.

TIA.

Your case is different. In the OP's situation, drive C: was FAT32 - yours
is NTFS. This means that you won't be able to use the native Win2000
boot loader. You'll have to install a third-party boot loader, e.g. XOSL
(free!).

Here is a rough road map:
1. Get XOSL
2. Buy Acronis PartitionExpert
3. Create a small boot partition for XOSL.
4. Load & configure XOSL.
5. Load Win98
6. Adjust XOSL

It would be preferable for you to practise with XOSL on some
old hard disk (2 GBytes will do!) before tackling the real thing,
if only to avoid deleting an existing partition inadvertently.

Post again for further details if you're comfortable going down
this road. If you do then state exactly what partition you have
where and what size it is.

Note that XOSL is so flexible that you can load 10 or 20 OSs
if you so desire. You are NOT limited by the number of primary
partitions (=4).