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chrisfitton
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5th Oct 03 at 21:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Im currently running 98SE and going ti instakk XP PRO.
How do i make it so that i can so i can choose which one i want to boot up in?

cheers chris
Nismo
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5th Oct 03 at 21:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
you need to create a ghost disk. but dont ask me how to do this.
Mikorsa16v
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5th Oct 03 at 21:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i would like to know this between XP and Linux (redhat/mandrake)
Rob R
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5th Oct 03 at 21:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
need to install it on a seperate partition i fink, then when both are installed it will give u the option of what 1 u want to run....cnt quite rememba
chris_uk
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5th Oct 03 at 21:42   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
motorspeed : you are correct.

i suggest u create 3 partitions,

1. C:\ (keep windows XP here) (20Gb)
2. D:\ (Keep windows 98 here) (20Gb)
3. E:\ (all your porn,games,movies) (watever u have left.)
Rob R
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5th Oct 03 at 21:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
LOL @ chris' 3rd partition!
chris_uk
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5th Oct 03 at 21:46   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i didnt know what to put so i had a quick look on my HDD
Rob R
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i like that idea coz i got a 120gb hard drive!
chris_uk
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5th Oct 03 at 21:55   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yup, well i got 80Gb hdd and i have dont is 20Gb for C:\ (xp pro) and 60Gb for D:\
Richie
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5th Oct 03 at 22:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
but without software like partition magic you wont be able to split your current full partition into several others on a FAT32 or NTFS drive.
Skinz
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u dont actually need seperate partions, it just makes it less messy.

If your dual booting Win98 and Xp you need to install 98 first and then Xp last.

If you don't want seperate partitions all you have to do is choose a different install directory insstead of the normal c:\windows directory for one of the installs.

When you install XP it will pick up that you have an 98 installation and create a menu when you first boot up so you can pcik which os you want to load.
Richie
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5th Oct 03 at 22:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
^^^ This is true but you wont be able to have two different types of file systems. XP runs on NTFS or FAT32 and ive found NTFS much more reliable.
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5th Oct 03 at 22:52   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
^^^ this is true, i would reccomend fdisking if you want to set it out like i suggested it and formating C:\ as fat32 and D:\ as NTFS. then E:\ as.......erm, does 98 pick up NTFS
Richie
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6th Oct 03 at 00:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
no 98 or millenium is not capable of reading or using the NTFS file system.
Sims
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6th Oct 03 at 00:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Mate just start up windows 98 and run the XP pro instal. Instal it to another drive. Once its all installed and you reboot your pc, you get the choice of what OS u want to start-up.

Just a suggestion but i would leave the partition you instal XP to as FAT32, this is so you can explore your XP partition when running win98. Makes transfering of files easier.

I like my setup. 40gb drive with two partitions for win98 and XPpro and a 80gb drive for movies/programs/games.
CRB 553
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6th Oct 03 at 00:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
partition magic

 
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