Dual boot Xp with win2000 query

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Hi !

I have two hard disks

IDE1 : Disk 1 : winxp professional
IDE2 : Disk 2 : windows 2000

To choose OS ; I currently hit del at startup ; select the boot order
of the HDD's

Is there a way to get dual boot option in disk1 - winxp ?

My hardware guy is sure it cannot be done... I am not so sure ...is
there a way ??

Please help if you can

Thanks a lot

Cedric Dennis -
(e-mail address removed)
 
Yes, absolutely. Edit the boot.ini file on the Windows XP disk and add
an ARC path to the Windows 2000 installation.

The file probably looks like this now:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect


After you add the ARC path to Windows 2000 it will look something like this:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional" /fastdetect

The Boot.ini file is a hidden system file in the root folder of the
system partition, usually C:\.

You can edit the file via the System Properties\Advanced\Startup and
Recovery and then click on the "Edit" button at "To edit the startup
options...

John
 
Ooops! In my haste to copy & paste lines for the new boot.ini file I
forgot that the default location for Windows 2000 is WINNT. The new
boot.ini file should look more like this:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional" /fastdetect

John
Yes, absolutely. Edit the boot.ini file on the Windows XP disk and add
an ARC path to the Windows 2000 installation.

The file probably looks like this now:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect


After you add the ARC path to Windows 2000 it will look something like
this:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional" /fastdetect

The Boot.ini file is a hidden system file in the root folder of the
system partition, usually C:\.

You can edit the file via the System Properties\Advanced\Startup and
Recovery and then click on the "Edit" button at "To edit the startup
options...

John

Hi !

I have two hard disks

IDE1 : Disk 1 : winxp professional
IDE2 : Disk 2 : windows 2000

To choose OS ; I currently hit del at startup ; select the boot order
of the HDD's

Is there a way to get dual boot option in disk1 - winxp ?

My hardware guy is sure it cannot be done... I am not so sure ...is
there a way ??

Please help if you can

Thanks a lot

Cedric Dennis -
(e-mail address removed)
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