Author Topic: Win2K pro (Read 626 times)

MrBill · « **on:** March 29, 2001, 01:01:00 PM »

Anyone know right off hand if you can load this on other than the c drive and run a dual boot with winME? "ON A DAM DELL!!"

TIA

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Lephturn · « **Reply #1 on:** March 29, 2001, 01:31:00 PM »

Yes.

Just fire the CD in and go, it will guide you through. 2k will even detect the 9x install and give you a boot menu so you can pick on boot.

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qts · « **Reply #2 on:** March 29, 2001, 02:07:00 PM »

Just be sure to load Win ME first.

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MrBill · « **Reply #3 on:** March 29, 2001, 03:44:00 PM »

Thanks for the reply, I knew that

Now that I have calmed down (Dell Tech support infuriated me) "yes kids but don't try this at home" and M$ support was their normally helpful selves.
What I have to work with is Dell full oem winME and win2K pro upgrade version, and a dell, I also have a full version of 98se engineering mod. on cd.

What I am going to attempt is to partition the drive with partition magic, install system commander, ghost the c drive to the new d drive and then upgrade ME on the d drive, to 2Kpro, un-install everything ghost brought over that is not oriented to her business and reinstall/update her business software (which according to the author will run on win2K but not ME). This leaves Her kids games and toys on the c drive where they can play with them without messing with her business soft ware.
Have I left out anything before I take the trip up there? (she is 80 miles away)

Thankz again

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Sancho · « **Reply #4 on:** March 29, 2001, 07:08:00 PM »

You don't need system commander. Win2k comes with it's own boot loader which will give you the option of booting WinME or Win2k. (Heck, it'll even boot Linux if you want it to so you wouldn't need LILO... but that's another subject.) You shouldn't have any problem with Partition Magic... it's a great program. Not sure why you are using Ghost in there... it would be better just to do a clean install of Win2k. I'd recommend:

C: WinME (all your old stuff/games)
D: Win2k

SOB · « **Reply #5 on:** March 31, 2001, 05:05:00 AM »

I'm running a dual boot of Win2k and Win98. As I recall, your boot drive has to be Win32. Not sure if it makes a difference for Windows ME or not. Also, you can install Win2k and Win98 in whatever order you want to...I'd assume it's the same deal with WinME.

SOB

qts · « **Reply #6 on:** April 01, 2001, 04:18:00 AM »

SOB, I am told that Win ME will not support dual-booting if installed after W2000.

W2000 will dual boot with most MS OS (DOS, Win 9x, NT) except OS/2 1.x, as long as you install W2000 second. Do note that if you install W2000 alongside NT then it silently upgrades your NTFS partitions such that NT4 can't fix them.

You can make W2000 share with *nix or OS/2 or whatever by using 3rd party boot managers like LILO

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