Dual Boot Help

Question

I have windows xp installed on one drive. Can I install windows 98 on a second drive? Both drives are set to master connected to a Promise ATA100 TX2 card. Is there anything I should know before I do this so I don't screw up a great running system? Thanks for your help.

inxcess · Answer

Thanks for the info and your help. Do you know if I have to uninstall xp and then install windows98....and then re-install xp as the latest operating system even if I'm using two different drives for each operating system and not just one drive?

Thanks again

Skybird · Answer

Inxcess, Read this link…… http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q306559

Kanuk001 · Answer

Unless you purchase some third party software, such as Partition Magic, in a Windows multi-boot arena, 98 must be installed before XP and 98 must be installed on the C drive. Xp can be installed on your second drive or on a secondary partition on your primary drive.

In a nutshell, deinstall XP, install 98, install XP

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