[Spastic Computer Guru]

I was wondering I am running windows 2000 Pro. I have a few apps that will not run on it, due to being older apps. I want to dual boot win 98, is this possible w/ out having to reinstall 2K again. If so what is the best way to go about doing that?

Any help would be greatly appreciated
Thanks

[Spastic Computer Guru]

I just looked through the archives and found my answer. No need to reply.

Thanks

[EddiE314]

use the win98 boot disk and boot to dos, install win98 like you would if you just formatted, win2k will see that theres another OS and add win98 accordingly

[YuppieScum]

Which apps don't work?

[Spastic Computer Guru]

The problem is 2K is installed on my primary boot drive c:\, this drive is NTFS, windows says it can not find a drive it can write to on the primary boot drive, and quits. How can I install windows on my D: drive.

[EddiE314]

Hmm, never tried that, you could switch your hard drives, make the d: the c: . then you would have to manually edit the boot.ini which isn't a problem.

[This message has been edited by EddiE314 (edited 09 April 2000).]

[CUViper]

Yeah, the Win9x installation has to be able to write on the primary partition. I don't think you'll be able to just switch the drives around though (assuming they're separate physical drives). If you did that, you would basically have to reinstall everything to get the paths right, and you said already that you don't want to reinstall. If your two drives are really just two partitions, then you will definitely have to reinstall to get Win9x.

I think your only sane option here is to reinstall, doing the Win9x and then Win2k

[Spastic Computer Guru]

I think you are right, I have tried everything I can think of. I would like 2K to be installed on a NTFS drive, can 2K be on the secondary drive and still boot, or will I have to settle w/ a fat32 partition?

[Spastic Computer Guru]

Actually it is just a partioned drive, so swapping is out of the question, but I am planning on buying another drive. Now when I install that new drive, could I put 98 on that drive, w/ out causing any issues, and avoiding a complete format and reinstall. And if so what is the best way?

[Spastic Computer Guru]

If I do decide to format and reinstall, in your opinion's should I just leave the drive as is, 8.3 Gig, or should it be partioned.
Same scenario, I will be dual booting 2K and 98SE

[CUViper]

Actually, here's something i just found that may save you from reinstalling:

BootStar
http://www.star-tools.com/bootstar/english/

With this program, you could set it up so that when you boot to 2k, it shows your primary partition normally, and when you boot to 98, it shows the other partition as the primary partition.

Just something to check out anyway... the author only wants $20 for it. I have a friend that uses it and he says it works great!

[Shrink]

An intrepid web surfer might be able to even find a little something at www.astalavista.box.sk to permit the use of the demo of Bootstar (the current version even) to work on a more, ahem... permanent basis :-)



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92% of the things we worry about don't happen - but the other 8% DO!

PIII 450@504
Soltek SL67B Mobo with 128 mb pc100
20 gig Quantum KX 8 gig Quantum CR
SBlive Value
Voodooo3 3000 AGP
... and a bunch of USB Stuff
Windows 2000 Pro Retail

[Spastic Computer Guru]

Will this allow me to install windows 98 onto my secondary partition, the only one that is fat32???????

[Shrink]

From the looking that I did at the program when I went searching for the crack, it appears so. How about taking a gander yourself?



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Shrink

92% of the things we worry about don't happen - but the other 8% DO!

PIII 450@504
Soltek SL67B Mobo with 128 mb pc100
20 gig Quantum KX 8 gig Quantum CR
SBlive Value
Voodooo3 3000 AGP
... and a bunch of USB Stuff
Windows 2000 Pro Retail

[Spastic Computer Guru]

Well that is what I shall do.....
Worse thing worse it will not work, and then I am in the boat I am in now.

[EddiE314]

well, if you do reformat, don't partition the drive at all, just havw win2k and win98se both on the same fat32 drive, that way you can install the same program under both OS's, to do that you have to install it under both and to the same location under both.

[Spastic Computer Guru]

I downloaded and installed teh program, however it still will not allow me to trick 98 into thinking my D drive is the primary boot drive, I tried booting the system w/ D onky, using the 98 bootdisk, and even dumping the bootdisk files onto D then booting that way. 98 still insist on installing on the C drive........Any other thoughts?

[EddiE314]

unhook your c: and hook the d: up as Master, boot the cdrom with cdrom support, start the setup, the d: will now be the c:

[Spastic Computer Guru]

T problem there is C:/ and D:/ are 2 partitions, I was actually thinnking of setting D:/ as the primary until 98 is on then setting C back to primary....

[EddiE314]

oh, i was under the impression that you had two hdd's, well you COULD try that, i never have though so i have no input