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how to install a dual operating system
Name: Junaid Bholat Date: January 18, 2002 at 17:00:44 Pacific
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How can i install windows xp and still be able to keep windows 98. I have 2 harddrives installed on my system.
Name: Budda Date: January 18, 2002 at 19:50:17 Pacific
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If you install 98 on the primary master you should be ok.. during the installation you can tell xp to use the other hard drive.. it will write a new boot record containing both os's and the mbr for both will be on your c drive.. i have the same setup at home.. it is a pretty painless installation.. email me with any questions..
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Response Number 2
Name: gr Date: January 19, 2002 at 18:48:33 Pacific
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Get partition magic and boot magic...a must..
If win98 installed first, XP must be installed before 98. All is explained in .pdf files on partition/boot magic software.
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Response Number 3
Name: Dark Angel Date: January 20, 2002 at 04:32:44 Pacific
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Install the OS in different partition. First u install win98 in one partition and then u install XP in another partition. When boot up time, the screen will prompt u which os u want to boot. CHoose the want u want and voila.. the os start up. BTW, u can set which OS to start up by default within a certain period of time, and also u can change the time(seconds), let say in how many seconds the things will automatically start if u don't select either 1 OS, then it will go to the default one.
Hope this can help u.
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Response Number 4
Name: Shamim Date: March 20, 2002 at 22:17:49 Pacific
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How to install Windows NT.Already installed Novell/5 with 2GB and remaning 2GB keep raw.
Summary: Is the boot record on C: somehow different on a dual boot system then on a single boot system? I'm thinking it's different since it needs to load the ntloader program. If the boot record is different ...
Summary: If you are trying to do a clean install, you should have bought the full version of XP, not the upgrade. To do a clean upgrade install, you would have to format the hard drive and either install your ...
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