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Title: Dual boot?
Post by: -lynx- on April 23, 2001, 10:29:00 AM

Just wondering if it's possible to have Win98SE for AH only (Saitek X36 USB) and run the rest under Win2000Pro? Space is not the issue - 45GB IBM HD provides plenty. I was wondering how to set the system up so that it would selectively boot Win98 or Win2000?

Title: Dual boot?
Post by: MrBill on April 23, 2001, 11:29:00 AM

with 98 installed and running start a win2k install.  it will ask you if you want to upgrade or do a new install if you choose new install it will create a boot partition with the choises of which os to boot to durring the install. You would do well to create 4 partitions 3 fat32, one for 98, one for programs, and one for swap space, and 1 NTFS partition for the win2k.
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PS if you just buy the win2k upgrade email me and I'll tell you how to do a full install with it.  

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Title: Dual boot?
Post by: SOB on April 23, 2001, 11:36:00 AM

I'm running this configuration now, and it works great.  Just make sure that your boot partition is Fat32 and it doesn't matter if you install Win2k or Win98 first.


SOB

Title: Dual boot?
Post by: Soulyss on April 23, 2001, 05:35:00 PM

There used to be some software that I had years back so I dunno if it's been updated and is current but it was called system commander which let you run multiple operating system on one machine.