Dual Boot XP and Win 98

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Borrox

Hi

I wish to have a dual boot system on my computer. I currently have XP as
Drive C and want to have 98 on Drive D. My drive D is 120Gb but want to have
only 20 or so Gb for Win 98, therefore leaving around 100 or so for storage.
I have tried using the cmd to partition the drive deleting the old one
first, no success. I have tried using the Win XP interface to do so, no
success.
Can someone please tell me the best and easiest way to do this. Perhaps it
would be easier to just fdisk drive D. If this is the case can this be done
direct through XP? If so, how, please?

TIA

Nig
 
I wish to have a dual boot system on my computer. I currently have XP as Drive
C and want to have 98 on Drive D. My drive D is 120Gb but want to have only 20
or so Gb for Win 98, therefore leaving around 100 or so for storage.
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I have tried using the cmd to partition the drive deleting the old one first,
no success. I have tried using the Win XP interface to do so, no success.
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What exactly are you doing within XP and what exactly happens ?

Its very easy to delete what partitions are on the 120G
drive as long as they are something that XP recognises.

If XP cannot make any sense of the 120G drive, try wiping it with clearhdd
and just create the partitions you want in XP Disk Management. Be careful
you wipe just the 120G drive, usually best to physically unplug the boot drive
and run clearhdd from a bootable floppy etc.
Can someone please tell me the best and easiest way to do this.
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See above.
Perhaps it would be easier to just fdisk drive D.
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fdisk will refuse to delete partitions it doesnt understand.
 
Borrox said:
Hi

I wish to have a dual boot system on my computer. I currently have XP as
Drive C and want to have 98 on Drive D. My drive D is 120Gb but want to have
only 20 or so Gb for Win 98, therefore leaving around 100 or so for storage.
I have tried using the cmd to partition the drive deleting the old one
first, no success. I have tried using the Win XP interface to do so, no
success.
Can someone please tell me the best and easiest way to do this. Perhaps it
would be easier to just fdisk drive D. If this is the case can this be done
direct through XP? If so, how, please?

TIA

Nig
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I recommend you buy Symantac Partition Magic. Sometimes it is free or very
cheap at CompUSA with rebates.

Using PM to partition your hard drive. I will have four partitions for XP,
98, general data and large data (Image and video). Create a 1.44" disk. Use
that disk to set either the XP or 98 active. (The computer boots from the
active partition.)
 
Rod Speed said:
What exactly are you doing within XP and what exactly happens ?

Its very easy to delete what partitions are on the 120G
drive as long as they are something that XP recognises.

If XP cannot make any sense of the 120G drive, try wiping it with clearhdd
and just create the partitions you want in XP Disk Management. Be careful
you wipe just the 120G drive, usually best to physically unplug the boot
drive
and run clearhdd from a bootable floppy etc.


See above.


fdisk will refuse to delete partitions it doesnt understand.
Click to expand...
Thanks for that. One prob, I don't have a floppy drive. I will have to be
careful. :)

Nig
 
Hi

I wish to have a dual boot system on my computer. I currently
have XP as
Drive C and want to have 98 on Drive D. My drive D is 120Gb
but want to have
only 20 or so Gb for Win 98, therefore leaving around 100 or
so for storage.
I have tried using the cmd to partition the drive deleting the
old one
first, no success. I have tried using the Win XP interface to
do so, no
success.
Can someone please tell me the best and easiest way to do
this. Perhaps it
would be easier to just fdisk drive D. If this is the case can
this be done
direct through XP? If so, how, please?

TIA

Nig
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First use the windows XP disk.....make 2 partitions. u dont need to
format either yet... then....insert the windows 98 disk into the cd
drive, install on drive c.....ofcorse using fat32.....as it cannot be
installed on NTFS..... after you complete installation... place xp
cd into drive and install xp on other partition. use ntfs...but
know that 98 cannot read ntfs...so you will not be able to access from
98..though u will be able to acces 98 from XP... u can install xp on
fat32, but you get no compression or security abilities...


since you want xp on c.....it may not be possible... as 98
automatically installs to c.... it wont hurt to have xp on other
partition....but use xp disk where u want partitions... or leave
space to partition later....using xp...but remember... 98 can NOT
read NTFS..... so be careful...
 
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