Dual boot Windows 98 w/ XP?

[gamehead200]

Is it possible to install Windows 98 on the same drive, but on a different partition after Windows XP has been installed? Can someone post a guide or something?

[amdphr3@kXP]

U can, but u would hav to do a repair install of windows xp after u install 98 cuz it will overwrite the winxp bootloader.

For example, install windows 98 first, then run winxp setup and do an installation over the top of the existing xp installation, that way u wont hav to reinstall your progs as u would if u formatted.

[gamehead200]

Yea, I just realized that by using Google ...How about Windows 2000? I think it does the same way, but it does less "damage"...

[Aaron]

It can be done, I've done it before, so as Rufo said:

If you've installed XP first on one partition, and then want to install 2000 or 98 on another partition, you should run the XP Boot data Repair from the CD so it fixes the boot loader data.

But when I did that, I think I had XP as a FAT32 filesystem. It's important that win98's boot data is on the first primary partition so that it can boot. If your first partition is in NTFS, then you're gonna have a couple of problems, since 98 can't read its boot data off NTFS

[gamehead200]

I also heard that Windows 98 has to be on the first 8GBs of the drive, so, screw that idea...So Windows 2000 setup is almost the same as XP, except I have to replace its MBR with XP's MBR?

I've never seen a boot repair option on the XP CD...Can't I just use the fdisk /mbr command from a Win98 boot disk, or will that just screw it up?

Edit: I found the website that tells you how to properly do the 2000/XP multi-boot...: http://www.theeldergeek.com/add_w2k_to_xp_...nstallation.htm

Edited June 15, 2003 by gamehead200

[amdphr3@kXP]

Yes thats right, you will need to replace winxp's mbr. You may be able to use fdisk /mbr, however you may hav to reinstall winxp anyway cuz win2k will replace files that winxp needs to boot properly. Try fdisk /mbr first, then if that fails, u will hav to reinstall winxp

[rik]

Guys, correct me please if I'm wrong but he should run the fdisk /mbr from the XP recovery console and not from the 98 boot disk...if I'm not mistaken they are 2 different versions of fdisk...

[amdphr3@kXP]

I believe ur right, rik, but im not sure that the fdisk command is in the recovery console, as ive never had to use it, if it is u should use that gamehead

[gamehead200]

I think my Windows 2000 CD is corrupt, cuz it wouldn't copy all of the files...

[Computer Commando]

Is it possible to install Windows 98 on the same drive, but on a different partition after Windows XP has been installed?  Can someone post a guide or something?

http://www.powerquest.com/

Partition Magic/Boot Magic does it all.

[CBay]

You can also use a pure boot manager to go between os' I would suggest www.osloader.com or http://www.v-com.com/product/pc8_ind.html

[ps2rules2002]

Ya theres a guide:

Here it is:

Necessary Criteria

This procedure assumes that Windows XP is installed on drive C: No support is offered for other drive letters.

Drive C: must be FAT16 or FAT32 to be able to install Windows 98/Me after XP is already installed. The 98/Me installation routine cannot write to an NTFS partition.

If your C: drive is not FAT or FAT32, you CANNOT complete this procedure. You will need a 3rd party boot manager. I recommend BootIt Next Generation, www.bootitng.com.

You must have a second hard disk or partition formatted for FAT16/32 in order to be able to install Windows 98/Me. Installing 98/Me to the same partition as Windows XP is NOT RECOMMENDED!

I recommend the use of a Windows 98/Me Startup disk for this procedure. If you don't have one, you can download the necessary files from http://www.bootdisk.com You should ensure that DEBUG.EXE is on your Startup disk. If it isn't, it can be copied from the Windows\Command folder. On a 98/Me Startup disk, created from Add/Remove Programs, its in the EBD.CAB file on the Startup disk. For a 98 Startup disk created from FAT32EBD.EXE its on the floppy

Installing Windows® 98

1) Use a Win98/Me Startup disk (with CD support) to boot your computer.

2) Insert your Win98/Me CD into the CD Rom drive.

3) At the A: prompt type X:\Win98\Setup.exe (for Win98) or X:\Win9x\Setup.exe (for Win Me) where X: is your CD-ROM drive.

4) Proceed with the install. When prompted for the install location, you'll see C:\Windows.000. Choose Other directory and change this to the drive you wish to install 98/Me to and name the folder Windows (or something else if you prefer).

5) Complete the Win98/Me install. Allow the computer to boot into Win98/Me.

Repairing the Windows® XP Boot Loader

1) Create a Win98/Me Startup Disk

2) Create a Notepad file with the following entries, exactly as shown:

L 100 2 0 1

N C:\BOOTSECT.DOS

R BX

0

R CX

200

W

Q

3) Save the file to the Win98/Me Startup Disk as READ.SCR

4) Boot the computer with the Win98/Me Startup Disk and at the A: prompt type

DEBUG <READ.SCR

Steps 1 - 4 create the BOOTSECT.DOS file needed to boot Win98/Me. For your convenience, you can download READ.SCR here. I suggest you use right click and Save As. You may need to use the ATTRIB C:\BOOTSECT.DOS -S -H -R command if BOOTSECT.DOS already exists and you get an error when trying to recreate it.

5) Configure your computer to boot from the CD drive. This is done in the BIOS, or your computer may offer the option at startup if it detects a bootable CD. Consult your computer's manual for more information. If your computer does not support booting from CD-Rom, you should also be able to boot with a 98/Me Startup disk, and run WINNT.EXE from the I386 folder of your XP CD.

6) Insert your XP CD and boot from it.

7) You'll see some files being copied, then you'll be presented with a choice of installing or

repairing an existing installation. Choose Repair.

8) You'll be asked which XP installation you want to log into. Enter 1. There is usually only

one installation.

9) You'll be prompted for the Administrator password. For Home, the default password is blank, so just hit Enter. For Pro, enter the same password you did during setup for the Administrator account (this is not the same as the password for an Admin level account. It must be the Administrator account password).

10) At the C:\Windows prompt, type FIXBOOT. You'll be prompted to confirm. Do so.

11) When FIXBOOT is finished, remove the XP CD and type EXIT and the machine will reboot.

Reconfigure your computer to boot from the hard drive if necessary.

You will now get the XP Boot loader with your choice of operating systems.